The Government of India must ensure raw material availability to the domestic spinning mills by devising a raw material protection policy, J. Thulasidharan, president of the Indian Cotton Federation (ICF), previously South India Cotton ...
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The global installed base of smart meters for distribution automation applications will grow from fewer than 10 million in 2013 to 143.2 million by 2020, according to new research. The study from Navigant Research says that "utilities are ...
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After trading to a low of 82.11 cents last week, downside momentum faded and the market was able to move slightly higher this week, with December closing today about 300 points above important long-term support at 81.72 cents. The lack of ...
Tags: NY Futures, Textile
Divine Cycling Group is less than a year old but seems to have produced more gray hairs across the industry than a teenager. On Thursday the group announced some more major changes as it tries to get its footing after a tumultuous summer ...
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The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has unveiled a four-year plan for Pakistan textile industry, and has set the target to double the export figure and reach US$ 26 billion from the current US$ 13 billion, by utilizing the ...
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The construction boom in Saudi Arabia is driving up prices of cement and steel. We have previously reported that the shortage in cement supply in Saudi Arabia has been a cause for concern, with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz issuing an order ...
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Leading Chinese insulin producer Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals is brought under the limelight due to a bribery scandal. People in the know disclosed in an interview on September 9 that it was established in Beijing in 1998 and as the sole ...
Refining capacity expansions in China have been largely on track this year although the country's relatively weaker growth in oil demand could delay some projects and result in lower utilization rates, analysts said this week. Up to 1.3 ...
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Indian e-commerce segment is witnessing boost in the apparel sector as more and more consumers are switching to online portals for buying garments. According to a recent report, 27.5 percent of the organized apparel retailers in India ...
The futures market cooled off further this week, as speculators and the trade continued to reduce their respective positions in the December contract. The spot month has now lost over 46’000 contracts in open interest since it peaked ...
Tags: Cotton Futures, Textile
State-owned Shougang, one of China's largest steel companies, resumed operations at its 300 mt/year gas-to-ethanol pilot plant in Jingtang, northern China, in August, following a halt in February due to a technical glitch, a spokesman at ...
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Experts have called for reforms of public hospitals and more legislation on the pharmaceutical industry, after police revealed more details on Tuesday of suspected financial violations by GlaxoSmithKline China. The British pharmaceutical ...
Panel makers expect to see increased vehicle display shipments in 2013. Innolux is expected to tackle the high-end vehicle industry in the US and Europe, with industry estimates stating the company is likely to ship at least 14 million of ...
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Navistar International announced today it will offer the Cummins ISB mid-range engine in its DuraStar medium-duty trucks. The ISB will represent the first mid-range engines to use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) within the Navistar ...
Tags: Transportation, duty trucks
Green Energy Technology (GET), Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Gigastorage, the three main Taiwan-based makers of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers, are expected to see their business operations improve in the second half ...