The textile and garment makers of India are eyeing 15-20 percent growth in exports this year as the Textiles Minister K Sambasiva Rao has assured full support to the industry and the Indian Government is planning to implement some new ...
Tags: Indian Textile, Garment Makers
European benzene's premium to naphtha slipped to a 3.5-month low at the end of last week as benzene failed to keep pace with strengthening upstream markets. The spread between spot benzene and its feedstock naphtha was assessed at ...
Indian Textiles Minister K. Sambasiva Rao has urged apparel manufacturers in the country to increase their export target to US$ 20 billion for the current financial year 2013-14. The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has raised ...
Tags: Apparel
June exports from the three coal piers at Hampton Roads on the US East Coast declined for the month but are still tracking above last year's numbers on a year-to-date basis, according to figures released Wednesday by the Virginia Maritime ...
Tags: Coal Exports, Chemicals
THE Australian dollar is higher after bouncing back from losses caused by weaker than expected Chinese trade figures. At 5pm, the local unit was trading at 91.96 US cents, up from 91.83 cents yesterday. LTG Goldrock director Andrew ...
Tags: economy
Inspired by nature, conserved by our Conservation team: uncover the story behind this fragile Chinese artefact. Acquired in 1969, this delicate Chinese headdress is magnificently decorated with feathers from kingfisher birds. Centuries ...
Croatia, a country in Central Europe, could witness trigger in its textile and clothing investments as it is planning to utilize the financial and industrial development assistance by the EU to strengthen its manufacturing sector, including ...
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According to statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute and the Turkish Under secretariat of Customs, Turkey's steel import amount fell to US$1.5 billion in May, decreasing by 20.5% year on year and dipped by 16.2% from a ...
Tags: Steel Import, Mineral
Microsoft's Windows 8 is now a more popular operating system than the reviled Windows Vista, eliminating a source of embarrassment as Microsoft's latest OS slowly continues to gather steam. According to?Net Applications' NetMarketshare ...
Tags: Windows 8, Vista, Computer Products, software, Microsoft
It's reported that the Taiwanese rerolling mills including Quintain Steel and Yieh Hsing will release list prices for wire rods for July after China Steel Corp. (CSC) announced to remain its list prices for electric furnace (EF) Al-killed ...
Tags: taiwan, steel, rerolling mill, Construction, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Chelsea Football Club and adidas are delighted to announce an extension to their global partnership. This is the biggest deal to date Chelsea FC has signed with a partner and will see the sports brand continue to be the official sponsor and ...
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The US steel mills' shipments totaled 7,978,531 net tons in April, down by 0.7% from a month ago and falling by 3.2% year on year, according to report of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). Among them, the shipments of cod rolled ...
Tags: Construction, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Last week, India's export offer of hot dipped galvanized steel products (HDG) fell to US$835~US$839/ton, down by US$5~US$7/ton. However, most buyers are holding a cautious attitude to purchase and Chinese offer for HDG dropped dramatically. ...
Net income declined 11% to $34,515,000 from $39,860,000 for the period ended May 4 and included a $0.25 a share impact, largely related to inventory reserve, for the retailer’s foray into luxury merchandise. Revenues rose 8% to ...
Tags: DSW, Sporting Goods
Retail sales in April were down for a third consecutive month at independent bike shops, according to Leisure Trends’ RetailTrak IBD sales summary. Sales—bicycles and related parts and accessories—totaled $360 million for ...
Tags: Transportation, Leisure Trends, Sales