Fears of China moving to ban the import of lower grade coal have again resurfaced amid concern over the country's high pollution levels, with several market participants indicating that the government is seriously contemplating such a move ...
Chinese steelmakers cut their scrap purchase prices steadily this week, following the downward trend in futures and steelmaking raw materials markets, led by Shagang Group, the country's largest scrap consumer in eastern China's Jiangsu ...
Tags: Steelmakers, Iron Ore, raw materials
Technical reasons and rising interest to invest in cotton seemed to cause the movements on the futures market. The quotations on the European market were also influenced by better than expected shipping data from the world’s ...
Canada and the Republic of Korea have concluded negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) that will significantly boost trade and investment ties between the two countries. The negotiations were concluded during the visit of ...
Global Digital Solutions, Inc., a little-known technology company based in Palm Beach, FL, has reportedly made an unsolicited offer to purchase Freedom Group, Inc., also known as Remington Outdoor Company, Inc., for $1.082 billion in cash ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Canola farmers welcome today’s announcement on the successful conclusion to the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement negotiations. “South Korea is an important export market for canola and we applaud the Government of Canada for ...
Tags: Canola, Agriculture, Food
Today NRG eVgo, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG), announced that it has partnerships and agreements in place to have more than 200 fast-charging Freedom Station charging sites built throughout California. Currently, NRG has a total ...
Tags: electric vehicle, infrastructure, auto
Port Metro Vancouver's customers are starting to feel the pinch of the ongoing strike by over 1,000 container truckers demanding better wages and shorter wait times at terminals. "The impact of truckers walking off the job is in the order ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA), Franklin Furniture Institute and Mississippi Manufacturers Association have once again collaborated to present a Manufacturing Summit on the campus of Mississippi State University. ...
Tags: logistics issues, process automation, transportation needs
The U.S. textile industry has seen a surge in foreign direct investment over the past 8 months. No less than 8 foreign companies have made public announcements over that period to invest more than $700 million in new U.S. textile facilities ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Yarn-Forward Rule
As of the 1st of January 2014, the Fair Work Commission has jurisdiction to hear complaints about bulling in the workplace. Statistics released by the Commission has indicated that 44 applications for anti-bullying orders were made in ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Last month, a China’s official announced that the government has set the PV system installation target of 14GW in 2014, including 8GW of distributed generation (DG) PV system. However, the second target may be lower by at least 2GW to ...
Tags: PV System, PV Industry
Diversified miner trader Glencore Xstrata said Tuesday it sold 33.2 million mt of iron ore in 2013, a 68% annual rise in volumes, as it proceeds with studies for projects in Africa to gain marketing clout. As a relatively new entrant to ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Glencore Xstrata
Israeli technology firm Emblaze has signed a deal to takeover a controlling stake of 58% in Willi-Food Investments (WFI) for NIS268m. The deal was signed with Zwi Williger and Joseph Williger who are selling their whole interests in WFI, ...
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. announced the promotion of Eugene A. Castagna, previously the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Susan E. Lattmann, formerly the Company's Vice President – ...
Tags: Bed Bath, Textile, Management Team