Earlier in December 2014, Australian Food News reported that food manufacturing was one of four manufacturing sub-sectors to expand in November 2014, according to the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...
Tags: Food, Beverage, Agriculture
With falling home prices and slowing growth, Beijing already has plenty on its plate. Such challenges are now fueling concerns about how the current Russian currency turmoil will impact the world’s second largest economy, and ...
Tags: Currency Depreciation, home prices, rubble
Dropping Chinese demand for imported thermal coal will likely have the biggest impact on US producers who sell into markets across the Atlantic, global research firm Wood Mackenzie said Wednesday, December 17. That is because the ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Mining
Belgium based materials technology company Umicore is planning to construct a new facility in Hemaraj, Thailand which will produce emission control catalysts for light duty vehicles. The company is expected to invest around €20m at ...
Brazilian poultry meats exporter and dairy products processor BRF is planning to further expand its operations to Asian markets with partnerships or potential acquisitions. The company mentioned India, Malaysia and Indonesia as ...
Tags: chicken, turkey, pork, Agriculture
The Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) participated in the recently held business mission ‘Italy to Vietnam 2014’, to meet Vietnamese textile manufacturers and promote Italian textile machineries and ...
Several Asian markets have decided to restrict the import of Canadian poultry following the detection of avian influenza on two farms in British Columbia. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of H5 avian ...
Tags: H5 avian influenza, Agriculture
Danone Nutricia Early Life Nutrition has opened its extended infant formula production line in Wexford, Ireland. The expansion forms part of the company's €180m investment programme in its Irish operations in Macroom and Wexford. ...
Tags: Infant Formula, Production Line, Danone, Agriculture
Brazil’s JBS buys Primo Smallgoods Australia’s largest meat processor, marketer and export JBS Australia has signed a $1.45 billion deal to acquire ham, bacon and smallgoods producer Primo Smallgoods. The brands of the Primo ...
Tags: ham, bacon, smallgoods, Agriculture
New Zealand and the Republic of Korea have entered into a free trade agreement, which will provide the former's wine producers tariff-free access into South Korean wine industry. The agreement is expected to boost New Zealand's export ...
New UK drinks brand, Simplee Aloe, is hoping to get Brits hooked on the health benefits of aloe vera through the launch of its first aloe vera drink in Whole Foods Market and Sainsbury's stores across the UK. Simplee Aloe founders, Alex ...
Tags: Aloe Vera Drink, Agriculture
Liqui-Box, a world leader in flexible liquid packaging solutions celebrated the grand opening of their new facility in Taizhou, China with a public opening ceremony. The ceremony marks the grand opening of the Liqui-Box site that will ...
Adidas AG reported third-quarter profits slid 11 percent due to negative currency effects and a continuing slide at its golf division. Currency-neutral (c-n) sales increased 9 percent. In currency-neutral (c-n) terms, sales increased 9 ...
Tags: Adidas, Sporting Goods
Netherlands based – Tanatex Chemicals, a producer of innovative textile processing solutions, has started production at its new plant in Thailand. Tanatex says with the opening of this new Thai plant, it will be able to better focus ...
Tags: Tanatex, Chemicals, textile processing
LED bulb prices over the past quarter, with price declines most markedly in the German market for both 40W and 60W equiv. LED bulbs last month.Prices for 60W equiv. LED bulb have dropped more than 40W equiv. LED bulbs in September. Bulb ...
Tags: LED Bulb, LED Lighting