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China Is Still Expected to Maintain Steady Growth This Year

Feb 12, 2014

Investors are second-guessing the underlying strength of the world’s two biggest economies as each faces homegrown challenges. China is still expected to maintain steady growth this year, albeit without the vim it once had. But its ...

Tags: Chinese Economies, U.S.Economies

Actega DS Has Registered a FoodSafe Brand for Sealant Compounds and Closures

Feb 12, 2014

Actega DS has registered a FoodSafe brand for sealant compounds and closures which it will be demonstrating at Interpack 2014. FoodSafefe stands for low-migration (falls short of the global migration limits) and certification for direct ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Bubble Wrap Was First Invented by Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes in 1957

Feb 11, 2014

Bubble Wrap?was first invented by Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes in 1957,with its initial intention to be sold as wallpaper.However,the creators soon realised that it would be a much better alternative to newspaper packaging. This ...

Tags: Bubble Wrap, protective packaging products, Packaging

The Indiana-Based Group Is to Buy a 75% Stake in Qingdao P&B Co

Feb 10, 2014

The Indiana-based group is to buy a 75% stake in Qingdao P&B Co, which is headquartered in the Qingdao free-trade zone. P&B, which has around 550 employees, is partly owned by Chinese drinks business Wuliangye Group, one of the ...

Tags: Plastics Buy-out, P&B

Distribution and Credit Management for Cargo's Music and Home Entertainment Products

Feb 10, 2014

Cinram will provide logistical services including packaging,warehousing,fulfilment,distribution and credit management for Cargo's variety of music and home entertainment products. Music distribution might be considered by the current ...

Tags: logistical services, Packaging, Logistics

Five New England States to Impose Labeling Requirements on Foods

Feb 10, 2014

Knitting together at least five New England states to impose labeling requirements on foods with ingredients containing genetically modified organisms(GMOs)just became more elusive. That's because in New Hampshire,the House of ...

Tags: foodsafety, GMO, Food

Cat Formula Cat Food for Possible Salmonella Contamination

Feb 10, 2014

PMI Nutrition,LLC,of Arden Hills,MN,has initiated a voluntary recall of its 20-lb.bags of Red Flannel?Cat Formula cat food for possible Salmonella contamination,according to a U.S.Food and Drug Administration announcement issued ...

Tags: Cat Food, animals food, animal

Refuse to Korean Owned Starkist Tuna

Feb 10, 2014

After crossing 3,400 miles of the Pacific Ocean last year to inspect a tuna canneryon American Samoa,a U.S.Food and Drug Administration(FDA)inspector asked for copies of some records from the StarKist Co. "Charlie the Tuna,"the company's ...

Tags: Starkist Tuna, tuna cannery

Joint Venture to Build a Sustainable Health Care Center

Feb 7, 2014

Joint venture to build a sustainable health care center of excellence and strengthen health care services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saudi Aramco, a fully integrated global energy and chemicals enterprise, and Johns Hopkins Medicine, ...

Tags: health care, Saudi Arabia, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Saudi Aramco

China Is Expected to Continue Increasing Energy Efficiency This Year

Feb 7, 2014

China is expected to continue increasing energy efficiency this year, resulting in muted growth in oil and coal consumption, according to new projections unveiled by the National Energy Administration on Friday. Total energy consumption ...

Tags: NEA, Five-Year Plan, coal-to-gas production, FYP

India Cotton Arrivals Dropped to Approximately 1.6 Lakh Bales in First Fortnight of Jan

Jan 26, 2014

The all India Cotton arrivals dropped to approximately 1.6 lakh bales as farmers were focused on harvesting of rice and also on advice from Agriculture departments in some states like Karnataka recommending them to hold cotton kappas for a ...

Tags: stabilise cotton lint prices, transportation costs

HSBC's China Flash Manufacturing Pmi Decreased to 49.6 Lower Than The Past Six Months

Jan 24, 2014

In January this year, the China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) decreased to 49.6, the lowest level of the past six months, down from December's final reading of 50.5, as announced by the HSBC on January 23. In ...

Tags: HSBC's China, Manufacturing PMI

Ansteel Achieves a Net Profit of About RMB 770 Million for The Year

Jan 23, 2014

On January 22, Liaoning Province-based Chinese steelmaker Anshan Iron and Steel Co. (Ansteel) announced its preliminary financial results for 2013, stating that it achieved a net profit of about RMB 770 million ($126.2 million) for the ...

Tags: Ansteel, reducing costs

Unilever Reported That Its 2013 Turnover Was Down 3%,net acquisitions and disposal 1.1%

Jan 23, 2014

Unilever reported that its 2013 turnover was down 3% to €49.8 billion with foreign exchange 5.9% and net acquisitions and disposal 1.1% Finance costs and tax The cost of financing net borrowings in 2013 was €397 million versus ...

Tags: Unilever, foreign exchange

An Index of Leading Economic Indicators Increased 0.1% in December After a 1% Rise

Jan 23, 2014

An index of leading economic indicators increased 0.1% in December after a 1% rise in November that was higher than originally reported, the New York-based Conference Board said Jan 23. The increase was lower than economists' medium ...

Tags: Transportation