Guy Carpenter & Company, a provider of risk and reinsurance intermediary services, has released version 7.2 of its risk and capital management decision-making tool, MetaRisk. The enhanced tool, which features several new catastrophe ...
UK-based insurance services provider Howden Broking Group has acquired Tel Aviv-based insurance broker Bar-Ziv Ravid Insurance Group for an undisclosed amount to expand its operations in Israel. Founded in 1976, Bar-Ziv Ravid Insurance ...
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Global yarn production increased in Q2/2013 in comparison to the previous one as a result of higher output in Asia, North and South America while production remained practically unchanged in Europe. Year-on-year global yarn production was ...
Honduras-based Grupo Karim's — a vertical manufacturer of private-label products with yarn spinning, chemicals and apparel manufacturing operations in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean — has acquired Cone Denim Mills ...
Tags: Textile, cotton, synthetic sportswear, jeans, twill bottoms
OrSense, a developer of solutions for non-invasive measurements of various blood parameters, announced that it has received the US Food and Drug Administration clearance for its NBM-200MP, noninvasive hemoglobin (Hb) and pulse oximetry ...
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Germany-based biomedical technology company Biotronik has obtained CE Mark approval for its PK Papyrus covered coronary stent system for use in the treatment of acute coronary artery perforation. According to Biotronik, the company's PK ...
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Shell Rotella in inducting 10 "iconic tours" from the music industry into its Haul of Fame, and will announce at the Billboard Tour Conference and Awards Nov. 13-14 a Live Music Hauler of the Decade. The first inductees from the music ...
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EOS imaging, a developer of medical imaging systems, has announced the signing of the acquisition agreement of OneFit Medical, publisher of knee and hip surgery planning software and manufacturer of patient-specific cutting guides for ...
The German city of Düsseldorf is hosting another edition of the A+A Fair, which ends on 8 November and which is being attended by six Portuguese companies - A. Sampaio e Filhos Têxteis, S.A. -Axfilia -Endutex -Gulbena -Idepa ...
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), Government of Paraguay, has issued recommendations to cotton growers in the country, according to a Ministry press release. Ubaldo Britos, the Cotton Program Coordinator at the MAG, ...
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Sigvaris Inc., Peachtree City, Ga., part of Switzerland-based medical device group Sigvaris AG, has launched the Zurich Colllection, a luxury line of natural-fiber graduated compression socks for men and women. According to the company, the ...
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Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials—is pleased to announce the appointment of B T Nagesh as ...
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TenCate Advanced Composites, United Kingdom — formerly known as Amber Composites — has launched the TenCate AmberTool? thermoset prepreg range comprising composites tooling products from the original Amber Composites tooling ...
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Mipso, the leading developer of eCommerce solutions for fashion, recently announced the expansion of their proprietary FiT technology to include the entire range of men’s apparel. The technology has already been utilized for menswear ...
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JDA Software Group, Inc., The Supply Chain Company, announced the release date for JDA In-Store Picking, a solution designed to enable retailers to accurately and efficiently pick e-commerce orders in a store (in-store). The solution will ...
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