Food continues to outshine clothing at posh retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S), according to the firm's first quarter results, covering the 13 weeks to June 29 2013. Food sales continues to outshine general merchandise at M&S Total UK food ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The Italian wood processing machinery sector suffered a major setback last year after business recovered in the years 2010 and 2011. According to an annual report for 2012, released by the industry association Acimall on 2 July, total ...
OPEC's collective oil export earnings rose 8.5% to $1.24 trillion in 2012 from $1.14 trillion in 2011, the oil producer group said Friday in its latest annual report. It stressed that the 2012 figure was a preliminary estimate. The group ...
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IFCO Systems, a global leader in reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for fresh products, recently released a study confirming RPCs as a sustainable packaging option. The report shows the IFCO solution generates 82% less solid waste, consumes ...
Tags: Reusable Plastic Containers, Containers, Industrial Equipment, Components
We rely on our cars every day to get us where we need to go, but what do you do when your primary mode of transportation disappears? A motor vehicle is stolen every 44 seconds in the United States and July and August are the top two months ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Car, car safety
In the 17 weeks ended 29 June 2013 total N Brown Group plc revenue increased by 8.0% and like-for-like revenue was up by 7.8% after excluding sales from stores opened in the last year. Contributions to the revenue growth have come from ...
Tags: N Brown Group, Apparel
Indonesian Industry Minister M.S, Hidayat said on Monday that the country has set furniture export target at 2 billion U.S. dollars this year along with recovery in global economy. "The wood-based industry in the country is estimated to ...
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THE sharemarket recovered strongly from a six-month low,with the resources sector leading gains after the People's Bank of China vowed to prevent a credit crunch in Australia's biggest trading partner and the world's second-largest economy. ...
Tags: sharemarket, trading partner, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto
North American recycled paper provider, FutureMark Paper has signed ten long-term purchase agreements worth more than $20m annually, to secure about 50% of the recovered paper needed to run its business. The agreements will help the ...
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Consumer packaging company Sonoco is all set to increase the price for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) products. Effective with shipments in the US and Canada beginning 8 July 2013, the prices will be increased by $40 per ...
The necessity to purchase utilized plant and hardware never goes less and out of movement. Very nearly each sort of association should purchase equipped and well-performing plant and hardware. With a specific end goal to produce high ...
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US demand to rise 8.2% annually through 2017 Demand for high performance flat glass products in the US is forecast to rise 8.2 percent per year to $9.2 billion in 2017, equivalent to 910 million square feet. This will represent a ...
Tags: US, Flat Glass, Construction&Decoration
Hints that the Federal Reserve could pull back on its easing efforts later this year sent stocks broadly lower, with high-dividend-yielding stock sectors leading declines. After falling modestly in the initial minutes following the ...
Pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has decided to commence a feasibility study with the aim of converting the Varkaus Mill fine paper machine in Finland to produce virgin-fiber-based containerboard. Expected to be completed in the ...
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Sony's gaming division pulled its latest firmware update for the PlayStation 3 Wednesday, after widespread reports that installing it could render the console useless. Gamers took to Twitter and online forums such as Reddit to spread word ...
Tags: Sony, PS3, Bricks Consoles