In daily life Around the turn of the 20th century, bicycles reduced crowding in inner-city tenements by allowing workers to commute from more spacious dwellings in the suburbs. They also reduced dependence on horses. Bicycles allowed ...
Tags: Social Aspects, Historical Aspects, Bicycle
Spain exported textiles worth € 711.159 million in January 2013, showing a growth of 14.8 percent compared to the same month last year, according to the data released by ICEX. The autonomous province of Catalonia accounted for ...
Tags: Textile Exports, Textile
High unemployment and the continued slowdown in economic growth in the Southern European crisis countries in particular is still hampering economic development in the European Union (EU). While the countries moving towards recovery are ...
Tags: GFK Consumer Climate, unemployment
ACE Group-owned risk management services company, ESIS has announced expansion of its global claims servicing platform through enhanced network and new global catastrophe claims services. Besides servicing over 165 countries worldwide, ...
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Spain-based stainless producer Acerinox said that the European apparent demand for stainless steel dropped by 6.8% year on year in the first quarter of this year. However, the US apparent demand for stainless steel increased by 9.2% year on ...
Tags: Stainless, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
On Tuesday, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an inquiry regarding the dumping of cold-drawn carbon or alloy steel wire originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, the State of Israel and the Kingdom of ...
Tags: Mineral, cold-drawn carbon, alloy steel wire
The incredibly soft and relaxing look of the Fora is easy on the eyes. This outdoor collection is available in a pendant, floor lamp, table lamp and large pot styles. This collection is available in three colors including grey, natural ...
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Several producers and manufacturers from Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Italy, Spain, Poland, the UK, Germany and India participated at Latvia’s just concluded 18th edition of ‘Fashion & Textile ...
Renault previously toyed with the idea of a performance-oriented electric vehicle when it presented the DeZir Concept at the 2010 Paris motor show, but now the French car maker has promised to reveal a serious high-performance EV at its ...
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Reportedly, ArcelorMittal CEO Lakshmi Mittal said that high labor and energy costs made ArcelorMittal less competitive and regretted the closure of furnaces. He said the energy costs to come down like the United States and Germany will be a ...
Tags: Energy, Transportation
Ford is planning to invest £24m at its Bridgend engine plant in Wales for manufacturing the new 1.5L EcoBoost gasoline engine. Additionally, Welsh Government has supported Ford's investment by offering £12m in non repayable ...
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The exports of textiles and garments from Tunisia, the smallest country in North Africa, increased by 7.06 percent to 472 million dinars, during the initial three months of 2013, compared with the corresponding period of last year. From ...
MANGO has selected Centric Software, Inc. as its strategic partner for its product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions. “MANGO already is a knowledgeable user of PLM solutions and has a strong understanding of the productivity ...
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According to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel), in March this year the crude steel output of 63 countries surveyed across the globe reached 134.9 million mt, increasing by one percent compared to March 2012 and up 3.5 percent ...
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The European ethanol physical price curve moved into contango this week as persisting high inventory in April collided with views that May could bring improved demand, sources said this week. A standard 1,000 mt fuel ethanol barge for ...
Tags: Ethanol Physical Price, Chemicals