The difference between the healthiest diets and the least healthy diets is $1.50 a day, U.S. researchers found. Lead author Mayuree Rao, a junior research fellow in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Health, Medicine
Driving for Profit returns Jan. 21, featuring Tom Kretsinger Jr., Truckload Carriers Association chairman and president of American Central Transport. Kretsinger will take part in the popular 'How We Did It' segment, in which he'll be ...
Tags: Driving for Profit, truck news
The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) reported today that economic activity in the manufacturing sector was strong for the sixth straight month. The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, headed up 0.9 ...
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Organic waste from pigs on a farm in Leicestershire, UK, is helping to power an estimated 700 homes and reduce landfill waste by 18,000 tonnes each year. The pig waste, combined with other food waste, is being used to produce biogas ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
China’s weakening demand for domestic diesel for transportation and industrial use has fueled a spike in exports, according to Platts, the international commodities information provider. China’s diesel exports in October ...
In pursuance of the Jute Packaging Material Act, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved mandatory use of jute in packaging for the jute year 2013-14, which runs from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. As per the ...
Tags: Jute, Jute Packaging
US-based Archer Daniels Midland's (ADM) proposed acquisition of grain handler GrainCorp for A$3.4bn ($3.1bn) has been rejected by the Australian Government over concerns that the deal would go against the national interest. The move comes ...
According to report of Macquarie Commodities Research last week, the output of stainless steel is expected to increase to 21.6 million tons, up by 12.5% in 2014. It indicated the net exports of stainless steel in China were strong growth to ...
At the recently held China Commodities Expo (Nigeria) China Pavilion, Sinotruk together local distributors displays its HOWO truck, which is regarded as an important measure to explore Nigerian and West African market. Sinotruk HOWO light ...
Massive oversupply and downward price pressure have created the misconception that the solar industry suffered from industry-wide commoditization. But not all solar modules are created equal, and profit margins can rise to double-digits for ...
Proper packaging is the key thing to keep any product safe. Pharma related products, food, different kinds of commodities, and some other heavy goods require different techniques to pack the material appropriately. Sometimes it becomes ...
The current volatility of crude oil spreads like Brent/WTI and Brent/LLS are a sign that, when it comes to light, sweet crude in the US, refining capacity limits are being reached, Ed Morse, head of commodities research at Citigroup, said ...
Tags: Chemicals
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has commemorated its first anniversary in South Australia having carried in excess of 2.5 million kg of cargo from the state since inauguration in November 2012. South Australian ...
When a Chinese engineering firm sets off to build a road or a dam in a distant country, a Chinese bank is usually not far behind them. Bank branches bearing Chinese characters can be found on the streets of Lima and Warsaw, as well as Paris ...
UPM was announced as the sector leader for the materials industry at the launch of CDP’s forests annual report. CDP’s forests program asks companies to disclose their exposure to deforestation risks through their use of five ...
Tags: materials industry, Textile