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China's Official Manufacturing PMI Rises to 51.7 in July

Aug 1, 2014

Activity in China's vast factory sector expanded at the fastest pace in 27 months in July on stronger demand, a government survey showed, adding to evidence that the economy is regaining momentum after a burst of government stimulus ...

Tags: Economy, PMI

The IMF Cut Global Growth Expectations in 2014

Jul 31, 2014

July 24, according to the Wall Street journal reported that the international monetary fund (IMF) released its world economic outlook report. By the United States, China and other emerging market countries weak economic growth, the global ...

Tags: Global Growth, Economy

The Malaysia Airline Crash Triggered Sharp Fluctuations in The Global Market

Jul 24, 2014

One plane of Malaysia airlines was missile hit on 17th, and crashed in Russia and Ukraine border. The incident led to regional political tension, global risk aversion is serious, U.S. stocks tumbled, but as safe havens of gold &the Japanese ...

Tags: Economy, Global Market

China's Trade Surplus Strength From Weakness

Jul 24, 2014

China just notched up its third-largest quarterly trade surplus on record: a whopping $86 billion, equivalent to roughly the entire output of the Danish economy over the same time. But if you look a little bit closer at the seemingly ...

Tags: economy, china trade surplus, china economy

China's PPI Decreased by 1.1 Percent Year on Year

Jul 10, 2014

In June this year, China's producer price index (PPI) decreased by 1.1 percent year on year and was down 0.2 percent month on month, according to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on July 9. Meanwhile, in June ...

Tags: PPI, China, Economy

Digital Packaging and Labelling Market to Reach $8bn in 2014

Jul 10, 2014

The flexibility of digital technology, in particular inkjet printing, still has vast potential for the packaging market, the report states. "The future of digital printing for packaging and labelling will be driven by the need to produce ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Manufacturing on Solid Ground Heading Into Second Half of 2014

Jul 8, 2014

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in June for the 13th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 61st consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics

BGMEA Will Be Organizing The 25th Edition of Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exhibition

Jul 7, 2014

For the first time, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will be organizing the 25th edition of Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exhibition (BATEXPO) outside Bangladesh. BATEXPO-2014 will take place in ...

Tags: Apparel, Accessories, Textile

Consolidated Turnover Rose by 10.3% (From ?97.0m to ?106.9m)

Jul 7, 2014

Consolidated turnover at Van de Velde in the first half of 2014 rose by 10.3% (from €97.0m to €106.9m). On a like-for-like basis (including comparable deliveries), consolidated turnover is up 9.1%. This turnover growth consists ...

Tags: Apparel, Accessories

The Indian Retail Market Is Estimated to Be US 500 Billion Dollars

Jul 7, 2014

Retailing in India is one of the pillars of its economy and accounts for 14 to 15 percent of its GDP. The Indian retail market is estimated to be US 500 billion dollars and one of the top five retail markets in the world by economic value. ...

Tags: Apparel, Accessories, Textile

42% of Beverage Cartons Recycled in 2013

Jul 7, 2014

The Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK has welcomed the latest figures, which it said was equivalent to approximately 425,000 tonnes of cartons recycled, and also showed the total recovery rate was now 71% across the ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing, Carton

BPF to Present Opening Address at Interplas 2014

Jul 7, 2014

The opening keynote will be delivered by Philip Law, the new director-general of the 81 year-old body, which has more than 400 members across the plastics industry supply chain, including polymer producers and suppliers, additive ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Palladium Price Soars to 13-Year High

Jul 7, 2014

The price of palladium, hitting $865 an ounce on Friday, made a notable record. It hasn't, as Reuters notes, traded so high since February 2001. What's more, it also surged by highs it hit back in 2011 when it traded in the mid-$800s an ...

Tags: palladium, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

Japan Solar Makers Plans to Cancel Certain Fit Certifications

Jul 7, 2014

The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) announced on June 17 the withdrawal of FIT certifications for 144 solar plant facilities with capacities totaling 290MW. While there are 288 approved PV projects totaled at 1950MW ...

Tags: Solar, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

Mike Cowan's Semiconductor Sales Forecast Estimate Came in at $333.111 Billion

Jul 3, 2014

Mike Cowan's LRA forecasting model's prognosis for 2014 semiconductor sales forecast estimate came in at $333.111 billion, anticipating 9% growth for the year. April sales were $25.595 billion. May is expected to be $25.727 billion. YTD ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics, semiconductor