Methanex, the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets, has increased it regional contract methanol price for the North American region, while keeping it unaltered for Europe and Asia-Pacific ...
New York futures advanced this week, with December gaining 146 points to close at 64.50 cents/lb, while March moved up 114 points to close at 63.02 cents/lb. Persistent spec buying lifted the December contract to a high of 66.04 cents ...
Tags: grains markets, New York futures, Textile
The United States Department of Labour (DoL) has found widespread violations by employers in paying wages to workers in the Southern California garment industry. In fiscal year 2014, DoL’s Wage and Hour Division conducted 221 ...
Tags: unpaid wage, minimum wage, Apparel
Many of the more than 2,700 international exhibitors at Heimtextil, which runs from January 14-17, 2015, will have textile interior product ranges, also called contract furnishings, available, specifically for hotels. To further promote ...
Esprit, an international fashion brand, has selected Mindtree, a global technology solutions provider, to deliver IT solutions to support Esprit’s SAP applications suite. Esprit has selected Mindtree as its strategic partner to ...
Messe Frankfurt, organizers of Heimtextil said they are enlarging offering of digital printing products and information at the trade show which runs from January 14-17, 2015. In addition to an extended ‘Digital Print’ product ...
Tags: Digital textile printing, Textile
The man-made fibre (MMF) industry in India has demanded that the Union Government implement a fibre neutral excise policy and remove bias and anomalies against the MMF industry. The MMG producers, represented by the Association of ...
BKT introduced the Ridemax FL 693 M, a radial tire for those who frequently travel on the road with trailers or tank trucks. Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) and its Italian distributor Univergomma unveiled two tires and showcased ...
Indian online retailers may soon come under the surveillance of the Consumer Protection Law, following complaints for alleged unfair business practices, according to a cabinet proposal put forward by the consumer affairs department, ...
Tags: Consumer Protection Law, Consumer Protection Authority, Apparel
The Colour Carton Company (CCC) which is a part of the UPAC Group, will acquire the solid board and litho/lam division of the East Kilbride manufacturer, The Central Box Company (CBC). The CCC specialises in box manufacturing, print, ...
December lost 131 points to close at 63.19 cents/lb, while March dropped 74 points to close at 62.28 cents/lb, which pulled down New York cotton futures this week. “It was another uneventful week in the cotton market, as values ...
Tags: cotton futures, Textile
Contract logistics provider, DHL Supply Chain said Levi Strauss India (Pvt.) Ltd, moved into its new, multi-client site at Bengaluru, and is among the first customers to move in to the state-of-the-art DHL facility, which became operational ...
Tags: DHL Supply Chain, DHL's new multi-client site, Apparel
General Motors is planning to lay off around 510 workers from two of its Michigan assembly plants in the US. It includes around 160 workers from its Orion Facility while 350 people will be laid off from its Lansing plant where Cadillac ...
Tags: Orion Facility, layoffs, Auto
Equip’Hotel is: A direct contact with the final user Equip’Hotel welcomes 24 000 Decision-makers, 22 000 Contract Catering, 27 000 Restaurant owners, Cafes/Bars, 26 000 Hoteliers. In 2008, Equip’Hotel will be ...
Tags: Footprints
Import cargo volume at U.S. ports is forecast to hit 1.4 million containers in November, down 12% from the record volume of 1.59 million containers that flowed through in both Sep. and Oct. as retailers rushed to bring merchandise in ahead ...
Tags: West Coast, Sporting Goods