Press Release: Fairtrade International has launched a public consultation on its standard for gold and associated precious metals for artisanal and small-scale mining to explore how Fairtrade can best tackle new regulation and legislation ...
The total wholesale value of the branded athletic footwear market reached $46,515 million in 2013 compared to $44,462 million the prior year, considerably aided by the big boost in Nike’s U.S. basketball business. That helped overcome ...
Medtronic isn’t the only medtech company facing criticism over potentially moving its headquarters overseas. Hospira is also taking flak—even though it is only rumored so far to be in talks with French company Danone for a ...
The US posted a second consecutive year of record oil production growth in 2013 with its surging shale industry balancing out supply disruptions to underpin an unprecedented period of stable global oil prices, BP said Monday. US output ...
Tags: oil production, oil supply
Hydroponics and organics expected blossom in a thriving agricultural sector Hydroponics, organic farming and recently secured free trade agreements are expected to deliver increased revenue for agriculture over the next five years, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Despite its many advantages, natural gas is losing ground globally to its rivals while buyers and sellers struggle to agree on what constitutes a fair price, the International Energy Agency said in a report published Tuesday. In its ...
Tags: Natural Gas, Coal
At least 38.4 GW of solar electricity was connected to the grid globally in 2013, but new policies in Europe have seen the technology slip back behind wind energy in terms of new deployments. Those are two of the key findings in an ...
Tags: solar electricity
The International Energy Agency said Thursday OPEC would need to boost its output in the third quarter by some 900,000 b/d from April's level to meet rising global demand, and warned that OECD oil stocks remained tight by historical ...
Tags: OPEC, oil supply
The global economy will strengthen over the coming two years, but urgent action is still required to further reduce unemployment and address other legacies from the crisis, according to the OECD's latest Economic Outlook. According to the ...
Tags: global economy, unemployment
Transport Certification Australia (TCA) and Trafikverket (Swedish Transport Administration) have announced, at this week's inaugural meeting of the new OECD Workshop for High Capacity Vehicles in Paris, that the operational pilot of the ...
Tags: Service
By 2020, the global middle class will almost double to 3.2 billion people, and as the middle class grows, particularly in emerging markets, so will their demand for high-tech gadgets, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, economy
The IAF was invited to be present at a Ministerial meeting of the Dutch Trade and Development Minister, Lilianne Ploumen, with her French counterpart, Minister Nicole Bricq. The meeting, held in Paris, produced a common statement by ...
Tags: Apparel Sector, IAF&OECD
With US refineries expanding their capacity to process more domestic light oil in the coming years, the US Energy Information Administration on Tuesday said it expects refinery crude inputs to reach 15.52 million b/d this year and 15.61 ...
Tags: US Refinery, Domestic Production, light oil
Wholistic Future Finishing system maintains fiber strength with zero add-on formaldehyde First resin finishing system to meet highest consumer safety standards BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, continues to drive ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Non-Iron Solution
In order to develop the garment industry of Kyrgyzstan, apparel enterprises operating in the sector need to expand business contacts with international firms and need to increase competitiveness amongst them, for competing in global ...
Tags: Kyrgyz Garment, Apparel, Accessories