Checkpoint Systems, Inc, a RFID solutions provider for the retail industry, said in the third fiscal quarter of 2014, it reported the highest gross profit margins ever seen in the last ten years. Gross profit margin at Checkpoint expanded ...
Tags: RFID solutions, Gross profit margin, Textile
Diageo is postponing plans to expand production capacity in Scotland citing reducing demand for spirits. According to the company, the slump in demand for spirits is due to economic slowdown across the globe. Earlier in 2012, Diageo ...
Now that the end is in sight for most farmers -- and fortunately so on account of the Arctic blast of freezing temperatures and snow that have moved into the nation's center this week -- corn and soybean harvest have both caught up to the ...
Tags: Corn Harvest, Agriculture
For third-quarter 2014, First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA - which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services - has reported net sales of ...
Tags: photovoltaic modules, First Solar
An increasing number of the top 20 solar photovoltaic (PV) module suppliers are shifting their strategic focus within the industry, by increasing shipments for dedicated in-house projects. Previously championed by First Solar, SunPower, and ...
Tags: PV Module, solar photovoltaic
US-based Nate's Food is expanding its production capacity to 24 million cans annually, in a move to cater to the increasing demand for its products from grocery stores. The expansion is expected to generate $75m in revenues annually. ...
Tags: Nate's Food, pancake, waffle
Rains continue to criss-cross the Midwest and mid-South, forcing even more corn and soybean harvest delays. And, the trend's expected to stay in place for the next couple of weeks, forecasters say. After rainfall this week that addded to ...
Tags: Rains, Harvest Progress, Food
Cuba, Indonesia, Honduras, Dominican Republic and Ukraine have contested the standardised packaging laws, calling them an illegal restriction on trade, but the panel of judges said there won’t be a WTO ruling until at the first half ...
Tags: Tobacco Pack Laws, packaging
New York futures moved higher this week, with December advancing 209 points to close at 63.94 cents/lb, while March gained 174 points to close at 62.27 cents/lb. “After posting a low of 60.83 cents two weeks ago, nearby supply ...
Tags: Cotton, cash market
When the U.S. is switching to midterm election time, the media's attention is usually focused on domestic issues. It is not that international affairs are not important, but comparatively the public that is overwhelmed by local issues often ...
Tags: Foreign Policy, Policy
With a few exceptions from minor rainfall in spots in the Corn Belt, a weather window's expected to stay open through the next few days, allowing corn harvest to advance and soybean drydown to continue. Meanwhile, the drier pattern will ...
Tags: Weather, Harvest, Agriculture
Ayka Addis Textile & Investment Group, a Turkish textile company, has been declared the top textile and garment export performer in Ethiopia for the year 2013-14 by Ethiopian Textile Industry Development Institute (TIDI), Ethiopian Radio ...
Tags: Ayka Addis Textile&Investment Group, Exporter, Textile
C-Vale will use Zip-Pak Brazil’s flexible packaging solution for its Aurora Auroggets line to enhance the quality and freshness. Zip-Pak worked in collaboration with Plastrela which is the convertor and supplier of the resealable, ...
Tags: Zip-Pak Packaging, fasteners
Melbourne’s controversial new road proposal, the East-West Link, which the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects declared an ‘environmental disaster’, has received the backing of the Victorian truckers’ body ...
Tags: VTA, East-West Link tunnel
The powder injection molding (PIM) industry, which encompasses metal injection molding (MIM) and ceramic injection molding (CIM), continues to grow with technological innovations, evolving end-user needs, and global changes in production ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components