The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has come out strongly in favour of extension of the Tariff Preference Level (TPL) for another 10 years at the request of the Nicaraguan textile and clothing industry. Jodi Hanson Bond, vice president of the ...
Tags: Extension, Apparel, Accessories
Two countries—Mexico and Canada—consume bulk of the textile and apparel exports made by the US, according to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. From January to April 2014, the US exported textiles and apparel worth ...
Tags: textile exports, apparel exports
Chicago Board of Trade May soybean oil futures were down 47 points to 41.63 cents/lb Thursday after the US Department of Agriculture's weekly report showed a decline in weekly net export sales. For the reporting week ended March 13, ...
Tags: Soybean Oil, physical exports, Soybean
Qiagen has announced the commercial launch in India of its careHPV test, the only molecular diagnostic for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) designed to screen women in settings with limited healthcare infrastructure, such as areas ...
Tags: CareHPV Test, Qiagen
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion for the use of Novartis’ Xolair (omalizumab) as an add-on therapy for the treatment of chronic spontaneous ...
Jockey International, Inc., announces a licensing partnership with global apparel supplier, Intradeco. Jockey - a leading manufacturer and marketer of apparel products –is partnering with Intradeco for their expertise in sleepwear and ...
Tags: Jockey, Intradeco, vertical manufacturer, El Salvador and Nicaragua
A new brown midrib (BMR) sorghum variety could give small dairies and livestock operations in Central America better forage quality without giving up yield. The variety – CI0947bmr – was developed by researchers at Texas A&M ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The European Commission has granted marketing authorization for GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix [Human papillomavirus bivalent (types 16 and 18) vaccine, recombinant] as a two-dose schedule for girls aged 9 to 14. ...
Tags: cervical cancer vaccine, Medicine
The trade barriers between the European Union and Guatemala, have been lifted with effect from December 1, 2013, which effectively means that the whole region of Central America can now benefit from the EU–Central America Association ...
Tags: trade barriers, Textile
Sharing experience for the promotion of green jobs can play a key role in helping countries to advance towards a greener and a more sustainable future. This is the aim of the ILO Solution Forum that’s taking place this week in ...
Tags: Green Projects, ILO
Mexico-based Casa Herradura’s tequila brand Tequila Herradura is set to release its second in a series of small-batch tequilas, Coleccion de la Casa, Reserva 2013 – Cognac Cask Finish Reposado. The new tequila has been put ...
Greif, Inc., a global industrial packaging products and services company, today announced the company will work with Habitat for Humanity International to distribute 100,000 PackH2O collapsible water backpacks in eight developing countries ...
Tags: Transportable Drinking Water Packaging, Packaging, Printing
Intradeco Apparel, Inc., is the recipient of Sears Holdings Corporation's 2013 Partner of the Year Award for Quality Assurance. Sears Holdings, an integrated retailer with over 3,900 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United ...
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Alfa, a Mexican conglomerate engaged in car parts and petrochemicals, is looking at options to launch an initial public offering (IPO) for its processed foods division Sigma Alimentos. Sigma produces dairy and meat products under Fud and ...
Tags: Sigma Food Unit, Food
Textile executives from 17 countries will visit the U.S. Cotton Belt during the biennial COTTON USA Orientation Tour. The participants will learn about U.S. cotton and how the fiber is produced, processed and marketed. The 35 ...
Tags: Cotton Belts, Cotton USA