Poor demand has led Japan-based Mitsui Chemicals to reduce operating rates at its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant. “We are currently operating the PTA plant located in Iwakuni at 75% of production capacity because of poor ...
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Global consumption of spirits in both domestic and travel retail markets marked a slowdown in 2012, according to International Wine & Spirit Research (IWSR), a UK-based provider of data on wine, spirits and ready-to-drinks. In 2012, ...
The Eurozone manufacturing downturn eased for the first time in four months in May. Moreover, all sub indices from the latest survey improved on the earlier flash estimates except suppliers’ delivery times. At a 15-month high of ...
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At 10 o'clock on June 4th in Shanghai New International Expo Centre, under drum beats and music,Former Vice Chairman of the National Committee of CPPCC, Former President of Chinese Academy of Engineering and Chairperson of the Chinese ...
According to data of Chile's construction chamber (CChC), Chile’s rebar shipments totaled 54,842 tons in April, rising by 11.3% from 49,269 tons in March and increasing by 6% year on year. In the first four months of this year, ...
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The SCLAA, in conjunction with UQ Business School, is calling for nominations for the 2013 Supply Chain and Logistics Management Scholarship. This scholarship is a national program for all members of the SCLAA. Scholarship value $4,960 ...
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Nearly half of the 18 rice samples tested in domestic markets of Guangzhou, China, were found to contain high levels of cadmium, according to the Guangzhou Food and Drug Administration. The research indicated that the Guangzhou's staple ...
Brazil’s steel output is expected to rise by 5.8% to 36.51 million tons this year, driven by recover y of the domestic economy, according to report of Brazil Steel Institute (IABr). It’s forecasted that the sales in ...
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New York Life, a US insurer, is reportedly in talks with Yuanta Financial over the sale of its Taiwan unit, according to sources close to the deal. People familiar with the matter were quoted by Reuters as saying that the deal, which is ...
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According to data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), Japan’s shipments of cold rolled (CR) sheets and strips totaled 1.64 million tons in the first quarter of this year, rising by 9.2% from a quarter ago but ...
According to data released by the Chilean construction chamber (CChC), Chile’s rebar shipments totaled 49,269 tons in March, falling by 6.4% from a month ago and decreasing by 6.6% year on year. In the first quarter of this year, the ...
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This March 2013, more than 100 Indian textile producers in DELHI and more than 200 in SURAT attended the seminars organized by the French Trade Commission-Ubifrance & UCMTF (the French Textile Machinery Manufacturers’ Association), ...
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Coloured gemstones are now increasingly finding place in jewellery sets of the young and fashion conscious Indian consumers. Gone are those days a few years back when people in India used to wear coloured gemstone jewellery with ...
Tags: Gemstone, Gemstone Industry, Crafts
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) along with other stakeholders joined forces to strengthen national and local collaborative efforts to promote, develop, and sustain the growth of the ...
Jaya Shree Textiles is once again working on a fresh capacity expansion plan for its Rishra based linen plant, situated about 30 km from Kolkata in West Bengal with a proposed investment of one billion rupees. The development has come ...
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