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Taiwanese NAFCO's Combined Sales Revenues Were NT$108 Million, up by 58.54%

Jan 16, 2014

NAFCO, one of the major manufactures of fastener products for the aerospace, electronics and high-end industrial sectors in Taiwan said its combined sales revenues in December of 2013 were NT$108 million, up by 58.54% compared to the ...

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Taiwanese Rodex's Combined Sales Revenue Was NT$284 Million, Soared by 33.3%

Jan 16, 2014

Rodex Fasteners Corp., one of the major stainless steel fasteners manufacturers in Taiwan said its combined sales revenue in December of 2013 was NT$284 million, soared by 33.3% from a month ago, 79.3% higher than the same time of last year ...

Tags: Rodex Fasteners, stainless steel fasteners, sales revenue

Taiwan's Hai Kwang and Wei Chih's Both Registered a Sales Growth in December

Jan 16, 2014

Taiwan’s Hai Kwang and Wei Chih's both registered a sales growth in December due to improving real estate market and better weather condition pushing demand up for rebar. Hai Kwang, one of the major electric furnace mills in ...

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Frank Reese Rattles off Names of Chicken Breeds That Were Once Common

Jan 15, 2014

Peering through a sunlit barn in rural Kansas, fourth-generation poultry farmer Frank Reese rattles off names of chicken breeds that were once common - Barred Rock, Dark Brahma, Ancona, Rhode Island Red, Dark Cornish. He points to an ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

China Posted The Fastest Growth in Importing Philippine Merchandise in November Last Year

Jan 15, 2014

Among the main trading partners of the Philippines, China posted the fastest growth in importing Philippine merchandise in November last year, although it remained as the country's third largest export market, after Japan and the United ...

Tags: Philippine Exports, export market

The State Should Deny a Wastewater Discharge Permit for Valley Meat

Jan 14, 2014

A New Mexico hearings officer says the state should deny a wastewater discharge permit for Valley Meat in Roswell, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources says it will get back to Rains Natural Meats in Gallatin once it decides if ...

Tags: Food Safety News, Food News, Slaughter Horses, Slaughter Horses Export

Foster Farms Is Voluntarily Halting Operations at Its Troubled Plant

Jan 14, 2014

Foster Farms is voluntarily halting operations at its troubled plant in Livingston, CA, according to a news release from the company. Operations at the plant were originally shut down by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Jan. 8 for a ...

Tags: Food Safety News, Food News, Halts Operations, Foster Farms

FDA Released a Draft Risk Assessment on The Levels of Contaminants in Spices

Jan 14, 2014

In October 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a draft risk assessment on the levels of contaminants in spices. The report made headlines nationwide for including the finding that 12 percent of spices imported to the U.S. ...

Tags: Food Safety News, Food News, Food Irradiation

Humane Society of The United States Recently Ranked Colorado's Animal-Protection Laws

Jan 14, 2014

The Humane Society of the United States recently ranked Colorado's animal-protection laws among the top 10 for overall effectiveness. But, this past Friday, the Weld County Prosecutor's Office determined that timing provisions in those laws ...

Tags: Prosecutor Dismisses, Animal Cruelty

China's Total Foreign Trade Value Increases 7.6 Percent Year on Year

Jan 10, 2014

In December last year, China's total foreign trade value amounted to $389.844 billion, up 5.2 month on month and increasing by 6.2 percent year on year, as announced by China's General Administration of Customs on January 10. In ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

Hundreds of People in Japan Have Been Sickened by Food Contaminated

Jan 10, 2014

Hundreds of people in Japan have been sickened?by food contaminated with the pesticide malathion. Reports on the number of victims differ from at least 890 to more than 1,000. The mass poisoning has been traced to?Maruha Nichiro Holdings, ...

Tags: Frozen Foods, Pesticide-Contaminated Frozen Foods, Sick in Japan

Wearable Gadgets Are Unlikely to Make a Splash with Consumers Anytime Soon

Jan 10, 2014

Despite the hoopla, wearable gadgets like wristwatches for checking your text messages or eyeglasses that capture video are unlikely to make a splash with consumers anytime soon, given the clumsy designs, high prices and technological ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics

U.S. Jobs Data Caused The Dollar to Rise and Increased The Appeal of Stocks

Jan 10, 2014

Gold prices fell 0.7 percent or $8.56 Wednesday to?$1,223.40 an ounce?as U.S. jobs data caused the dollar to rise and increased the appeal of stocks, according to Reuters. The dollar hit a one-month high in the aftermath of a jobs report ...

Tags: Gold, Gold Price Down

AVX Corporation Scheduled to Release Its Preliminary Quarterly Results

Jan 10, 2014

AVX Corporation (NYSE: AVX) has scheduled to release its preliminary quarterly results for the period ended December 31, 2013 before the New York Stock Exchange opens on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 and will hold a conference call at 10:00 ...

Tags: AVX, Earnings Conference

Japan's Real Gross Domestic Product for November Rose a Seasonally Adjusted 0.1%

Jan 10, 2014

Japan's real gross domestic product for November rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1% from October, marking the fourth straight monthly rise, according to an estimate released Dec. 27 by the Japan Center for Economic Research. Personal ...

Tags: Japan GDP, Straight Month