Production in the Colombian manufacturing industry (excluding coffee processing) decreased by 4.1 percent in November 2012 compared to the same month of 2011, as announced by the Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics ...
Colombian Minas Paz del Río (PDR), a subsidiary of Brazilian steelmaker Votorantim Siderurgia, plans to make investments to increase met coal output. The company extended two contracts with Colombia's mining and energy ministry and ...
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Moved by Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, a Colombian company named Miguel Caballero has come up with a unique line of bullet-proof clothing for school children between the ages of 8 to 16. Not meant for ...
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As announced by the Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics, production in the Colombian manufacturing industry increased by 1.2% in October this year compared to the same month of 2011. In the month in question, ...
Tags: basic iron and steel production, Export Value, Falls in October
The first meeting of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Commission (FTC) took place in Washington on Nov. 19, 2012. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Miriam Sapiro hosted the meeting, and Vice Minister of Trade Gabriel Duque Mildenberg led ...
Tags: Textile World, Textile, FTC Concludes, Free Trade
Colombian textile sector is expected to get a boost once the EU-Colombia free trade agreement (FTA) comes into force. Earlier this month, the European Parliament gave green signal for FTAs with Colombia, Peru and six Central American ...
Tags: textile sector, textile, apparel sector, apparel
Robe's new Colombian distributor Codiscos SA recently staged hands-on technical demonstrations followed by a rock concert in the city of Medellin - all designed to illustrate first-hand the capabilities of Robe's latest technologies to ...
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Grocers undoubtedly felt the economic pressures in 2012 with discounters enjoying buoyant growth as a result of an increase in value-seeking consumers. Shoppers' focus on value led to rising online sales and further investment in the ...
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Global ICT leaders will gather to discuss topics including the ‘radical transformation of the ICT industry’ at this year’s ITU Telecom World 2012, opening in Dubai next month. The event is staged for 14-18 October, and ...
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A hacked Colombian Transport website has been rigged to deliver a malware payload that is able to target Mac OS, Windows and even Linux systems, according to a report from F-Secure. MORE SECURITY: Smartphone, tablet security and ...
Tags: Smartphone, tablet security, management guidelines, Linux systems
The Colombian experience of growing Bt cotton can be replicated in Kenya, and it would boost the performance of Kenyan agricultural sector, according to an expert. Dr. Charles Waturu, the Centre Director of Kenya Agricultural Research ...
Columbia-A DiGiCo SD8 is the latest mixing console purchased by Colombian company Grupo Hangar,which provides technical production services to events in and around the city of Medellín.Already used successfully on the city's highest ...
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The new policy measures announced by the Colombian Government to boost the country’s textile and garment sector have been hailed by the Colombian Chamber of Apparel. The Chamber said the new policy measures, if well ...
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Global thermal coal market undergoes pangs of oversupply and poor demand. 2012 has been game changer with US emerging as potent supplier domestic energy demand being met by shale gas making coal mining redundant. However the vacillating ...
Tags: coal market, coal price, coal export, coal
US-based Wawa has launched Wawa original blend and 100% Colombian in a single-serve container compatible with the popular Keurig brewing system. Wawa category manager Mendy Meriwether said they have launched these convenient new ...
Tags: container, coffee containers, brewing system, Wawa, single-serve container