On October 4, 2015, Ministers of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries announced conclusion of their negotiations. The summary of the TPP Agreement is as follows: Disclaimer: The Following Summary of the Trans-Pacific ...
Tags: goods, services, trad, investment
Around 1,000 suppliers from 36 countries will be showcasing 1,600 collections of fabrics at Munich Fabric Start which kicks off the A/W season beginning from September 1-3, 2015. Renowned suppliers participating for the first time ...
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The TIA has opened its doors to nominations for next year's Toy of the Year Awards. The North American 2016 Toy of the Year Awards are now open for entry. The toy Industry Association is now accepting toy, game and property submissions ...
Tags: toy, toy award, International Toy Fair
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) has announced the finalists for the 2015 Polyurethane Innovation Award, selecting innovations created by Dow Chemical, Honeywell and Novomer. Since its inception in 2005, the Polyurethane ...
Axalta Coating Systems has announced its support for the 46th Annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals Plus at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky on August 6-9. Five cars on display include: Rudy Laris, Jr.’s 1955 ...
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has taken to task Hyundai Motor India for not conforming to the provisions of Competition Act, 2002, slapping fines worth $66m on the South Korean automaker. Two other automakers, namely, Mahindra ...
Tags: Hyundai Motor, Electric Car
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing landmark green chemistry technologies developed by industrial pioneers and leading scientists that turn climate risk and other environmental problems into business opportunities, ...
Tags: chemicals, coating, paint pigment, EPA, Hybrid Coating Technologies
XSpark, BASF’s Coatings division has developed a color effect that has now been honored in one of the world’s most prestigious design competitions: the Red Dot Award: Product Design. For the first time in the 60-year history ...
Tags: XSpark, Coatings, automotive industry
LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®) 2015 broke all registration and trade-show records with double-digit growth marking the largest staging in its 26-year history, according to Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., vice chairman, president and chief ...
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The HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press - a web-fed version of HP Indigo's wider press platform – was one of 20 products awarded by the European Digital Press (EDP) Association last week. Bringing home the trophy for 'best packaging ...
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The upcoming Performance Days functional fabric fair in Munich this month will have two awards this time. Apart from coveted Performance Award for the best innovation, the brand new Eco Performance Award for the best sustainable development ...
This started as a blog post about creative exhibit design, but turned into a post about creative exhibit designers, because without the designers, you don’t get the creative design. It’s that simple. Creative exhibit ...
Removing parallel import restrictions would “promote competition and potentially lower prices for consumers”, according to one of the recommendations from the Harper Competition Review Final Report, released last week. ...
With the remit of finding and promoting the ‘very best educational and family orientated’ board and card games available in the UK market, entries to the awards will close on Friday, April 24th. The IG Game Awards is seeking ...
Recommendations by Harper Competition Review receive government fanfare but government promises ‘further consultation’ The Australian Government has released the Final Report of the Harper Competition Policy Review, which has ...
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