Pakistan’s ministry of textile industry has announced the long-awaited Textile Policy 2014-19, which sets annual exports target of US$ 26 billion by 2019. “The annual exports target of $26 billion by 2019 is ambitious but ...
Tags: Textile Policy, Textile
Dutch textile and design company, Vlisco Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government of Nigeria, to invest in the Cotton, Textiles, and Garment (CTG) sector of Nigeria, Vanguard reported. The MoU ...
Textile engineering expo, GTTES-2015 which was held in Mumbai from January 20-22 on an area of 11,500 sq metres, saw over 282 Indian and foreign exhibitors, with a majority of foreign ones coming from China. Ambassadors and consul ...
At the 2015 World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (19-22 January), First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing ...
Pharr Yarns has announced plans to merge Phenix Flooring into the Pharr family of companies. Phenix is a manufacturer of residential floor coverings currently sold through independent carpet retailers and home improvement chains. The ...
Tags: art equipment, work wear, Construction
Thoresen Thai Agencies Public Company (TTA) has acquired nine percent stake in Chinese canned food maker Sino Grandness Food Industry Group for around S$24.5m ($18.3m). The acquisition forms a part of TTA's long-term diversification and ...
Tags: water chestnut, sweet corn, fruit, vegetable juices, Agriculture
Youngevity International, global direct marketer of nutritional and lifestyle enhancement products and also a vertically-integrated producer of gourmet coffees for the commercial, retail and direct sales channels, announced that it has ...
Tags: jewelry, coffee, healthy chocolate, healthy energy drinks, Agriculture
Private label beverage producer Cott Corporation has acquired US-based water and coffee producer DSS Group, in a previously announced deal worth $1.25bn. A definitive merger agreement to this effect was signed between both the ...
Tags: water, coffee, Agriculture
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested buyers to raise the prices of readymade garments (RMG) so that RMG workers could lead a more comfortable life. The Prime Minister said this while inaugurating the first-ever ...
Tags: readymade garments, Apparel
Safety and sustainability will be the main focus at the first Dhaka Apparel Summit. Set to kickstart on 7 December, the three-day event will also focus on how the country can achieve the milestone to achieve US$ 50 billion in RMG export by ...
Tags: Safety, Sustainability, Apparel
The first ever ‘Dhaka Apparel Summit 2014’, organized by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), will be held from December 7-9, 2014, at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), Dhaka. ...
Tags: Apparel Summit, Apparel
The demand of agrifood in India is set to increase by 136% between 2009 and 2050, an Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) report said. According to the new report named, 'What India wants: ...
Tags: Agrifood Demand, food demand
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
Channel construction, the channel management are the problems which the manufacturers are bound to meet when cooperate with distributorsWith immature channels,manufacturers often have large dealers in terms of channel development.While most ...
Tags: Stationery Industry, Channels and Brand, Office Supplies
Golden Peanut Company, a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland, has acquired processing facilities and certain assets of pecan processor Harrell Nut Company. The move comes in response to the growing demand for healthier, more ...
Tags: pecans, Golden Peanut, Agriculture