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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

Metinvest's Azovstal Sees Reduced Production in First Half

Jul 8, 2014

In the January-June period this year, Ukraine-based Azovstal, a subsidiary of Ukraine's largest vertically-integrated mining and steel group Metinvest, saw a 10.6 percent decrease in its crude steel production to 2.040 million mt and a 17.3 ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

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

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

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

2014/15 Cotton Mill Use Is Forecast at 112.3 Million Bales

Jun 25, 2014

Global 2014/15 cotton mill use is forecast at 112.3 million bales, 2 percent above the previous season. Mill use in China is expected to rebound in 2014/15 to 37.0 million bales—up from an estimated 35.5 million bales this season and ...

Tags: Cotton, World cotton trade

Footfall in May Was 0.2% Down on a Year Ago

Jun 24, 2014

Footfall in May was 0.2% down on a year ago, marginally down on the 0.1% fall in April and below the three-month average of a 0.6% increase. Footfall on the high street was 0.9% down on the previous year for May, up on April’s fall of ...

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The CIF Bremen Developed Significantly More Stable on a High Level

Jun 24, 2014

July registered a considerable increase in New York since the First Notice Day is in sight. The quotations thereby reflected active position adjustments on the one hand and were a sign of limited available stocks on the other hand. ...

Tags: domestic market, Staple Cotton

The Futures and Swaps Markets Recovered Some Ground

Jun 23, 2014

Despite weak fundamentals and largely negative sentiment, the futures and swaps markets recovered some ground through the day, leading to some support for ore prices. Platts assessed the 62% Fe Iron Ore Index up 50 cents from Monday at ...

Tags: steel rebar, ore prices

The Asia to Europe Arbitrage Window for Methanol Will Remain Shut

Jun 23, 2014

The Asia to Europe arbitrage window for methanol will remain shut in the third quarter of 2014 on expectations of higher export volumes from the Middle East and stronger Chinese demand that would soak up Asian supplies, sources said late ...

Tags: Methanol, natural gas

NYMEX July Natural Gas Futures Settled Largely Unchanged Tuesday

Jun 23, 2014

NYMEX July natural gas futures settled largely unchanged Tuesday -- up 0.2 cent to $4.709/MMBtu -- as the market waited for data later this week that is likely to show a sixth straight triple-digit storage injection while near-term ...

Tags: Gas Futures, natural gas

The EZ'R Needs up to 65% Less Formula Per Body Wash Usage

Jun 18, 2014

The EZ'R needs up to 65% less formula per body wash usage, allowing a packaging size reduction of around 50%, said Albéa. Distributed by Vetroplas, Albéa said the EZ'R patented foaming flip top cap allows consumers to ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing