Methanex, the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets, has announced that it has successfully produced first methanol from its new 1.0 million tonne plant in Geismar, Louisiana, in the US. ...
Tags: cost savings, substantial schedule, Textile
Excluding impact from divestiture of Rockport business, currency-neutral sales at Adidas Group rose by 6 per cent from the previous year in 2014, based on preliminary unaudited figures. In euro terms, sales were up 2 per cent to ...
Tags: net income, Apparel
Smurfit Kappa has partnered with BiBoViNo to offer high-quality wines to consumers using BiBoViNo’s Bag-in-Box packaging solution. Established in 2013, BiBoViNo provides a collection of wines online, with its first store opening in ...
Tags: Bag-in-Box technology, flexible packaging solutions, Agriculture
Riaz Ahmed, owner and MD of Lancashire bed and furniture manufacturer Sweet Dreams, was invited to visit Chancellor Rt Hon George Osborne MP last week to discuss how to promote business in the north with other major employers and ...
German trade fair duo imm cologne and LivingKitchen closed on Sunday, recording 146,000 visitors from 138 countries – among them 102,000 industry visitors, up from 99,000 in 2013. “These figures prove that the international ...
Tags: imm cologne, Kitchens, Furnishing Retailers, Furniture
For the second consecutive year Volvo Trucks has received Europe’s prestigious Quality Innovation of the Year Award. Volvo Trucks received the award for its new transmission, I-Shift Dual Clutch, whose main benefit is that it makes ...
Tags: driver, transport company, cargo owner, Transportation
With Valentine's Day falling on a Saturday this year, U.S. retailers could see a slight bump up in consumer spending, according to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Nearly 55 ...
Tags: Jewelry Sales, greeting cards
Powerful Yogurt is set to launch in the UK this month, with specialist online sports nutrition retailer Muscle Food UK. Available in three flavours Natural, Strawberry, Mango and sold in 227g tubs (rrp 2.35), Powerful Yogurt delivers up ...
Tags: Yogurt, protein, Agriculture
Coal provides nearly two thirds of China's energy, but for mining companies, this winter could not be more chilly. The government has done its best to save the day, but it is not enough to force up the price of coal, even in the short ...
Tags: Coal Industry, Coal
This is designer Aditi Singh et al. The red dot design award 2013 winning entries Graphene Usb flash drive (dataSTICKIES), it is said that from a technical perspective, it will replace our existing based on the USB flash memory, make the ...
Tags: USB Flash Drive, USB, Flash Drive
The increasing number of suppliers of fingerprint identification sensors heralds keen competition in the sector's short-term future. Furthermore, the offering of integrated IC parts that combine LCD driver IC, touch-controller IC and ...
Tags: fingerprint sensors, LCD driver
Chairman Jimmy Chu of the Fair Friend Ent. Group (FFG) announced that his company will enter into alliance with Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) to develop and manufacture composite materials for aircrafts. FFG, Taiwan's ...
Tags: manufacture composite materials, aircrafts, Manufacturing
Johnson & Johnson’s fourth-quarter medical device sales fell by 4.7%, to $6.6 billion, with the biggest drop (7.7%) in the U.S., the company announced this week. Total fourth-quarter sales were down 0.6% year-over-year, to $18.3 ...
Tags: Medical Device Business, Health
The prospect of delivering healthcare that’s more responsive, more cost-effective, and able to improve quality of life for patients keeps pushing the demand for cutting-edge medical electronics. Axis Research Mind recently predicted ...
Tags: Healthcare, cutting-edge medical electronics, Electrical
Samsung and Apple continue to lead as top global semiconductor customers in 2014. The two companies consumed – together – 17 percent of the total semiconductor demand. Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top ...
Tags: semiconductor demand, pricing implications, Electrical