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BFC Has Announced Peter Pilotto as The Winner of BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund

Feb 7, 2014

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced Peter Pilotto as the winner of this year’s BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. The Fund was established in 2008 and provides one designer with a bespoke, high level mentoring support ...

Tags: luxury, fashion, fund

Robotics Address The Need for Speed for Product Placement Into Packaging

Jan 23, 2014

Robotics address the need for speed for product placement into packaging. Bosch Packaging TechnologyEnergy and raw materials are becoming more expensive, and consumers want to do more for the environment. This is forcing manufacturers of ...

Tags: Robotics, environment, innovations

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

FP International's Production Facility,Based in Brackley,Northamptonshire

Jan 21, 2014

FP International’s production facility, based in Brackley, Northamptonshire, will become Storopack’s second production site in the UK for loose fill. The FP International production team have been retained, alongside some ...

Tags: FP International, Storopack UK, Richard Pulfrey, Storopack

Greater Attention Must Be Paid to Generating Renewable Heat

Jan 21, 2014

Greater attention must be paid to generating renewable heat if the climate protection targets set in Germany and around the world are to be met. At 40%, the heating market accounts for the largest proportion of energy consumed in Germany ...

Tags: Renewable Heating Set, Fuel, Energy, Heating Market

The Month's Preliminary Index Fell to a Reading of 80.4 From 82.5 in December.

Jan 20, 2014

Consumer confidence fell this month, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Jan. 17. The month's preliminary index fell to a reading of 80.4 from 82.5 in December. "The numbers tell us ...

Tags: Consumer Confidence, Confidence Declines

Compostable Bioplastic Packaging Is Lanched by Swedish Retailer

Jan 17, 2014

Coop selected the paperboard material Invercote Bio, a virgin-fibre-based board coated with bioplastic for its own-brand frozen berries, investing in this higher-priced base material for environmental reasons. The result is better for the ...

Tags: Compostable Bioplastic Packaging, superior environmental properties

Euro Area Annual Inflation Down From 0.9 Percent Recorded in November

Jan 17, 2014

Annual inflation in the euro area was 0.8 percent in December last year, down from 0.9 percent recorded in November, according to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In December 2012, the ...

Tags: Annual inflation, Mineral

GDP in The Eurozone Expanded by a Meagre 0.1% in Q3 2013

Jan 17, 2014

As projected, GDP in the Eurozone expanded by a meagre 0.1% in Q3 2013, as export growth fell sharply. Economic activity is expected to accelerate modestly over the forecast horizon (+0.2% in Q4 2013, +0.2% in Q1 2014 and +0.3% in Q2 2014) ...

Tags: Service, Economy, GDP

Russia's Traditional Economic Model Has Run out of Development Potential

Jan 17, 2014

In 2013, Russia's economy has experienced the worst performance since the financial crisis, the growth rate is far lower than expected. The main economic difficulties for continuous zero growth of export, decline in industrial production, ...

Tags: economy, economic model

Two Colorado Farmers Contaminated Cantaloupe to Interstate Commerce

Jan 17, 2014

Two Colorado farmers who pleaded guilty to six counts of introducing contaminated cantaloupe to interstate commerce in one of the deadliest foodborne illness outbreaks in U.S. history have asked a federal judge for probation sentences. ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

Russia Is The Most Serious Countries in Trade Protectionism

Jan 17, 2014

Recently, according to data from the GTA, Russia is the country which with the most trade protectionism policy in the world in 2013, 20% of the world and the Belarus is not far behind. These policies are including reducing the quota of ...

Tags: Service, Economy, Trade Protectionism

Fusion Packaging Has Unveiled a New and Innovative Foundation Bottle, Scene.

Jan 16, 2014

Fusion Packaging has unveiled a new and innovative foundation bottle, Scene. Aptly named, the patent-pending package provides a shatterproof, clear and glass-like base for true color indication, enabling the formula to be seen while on ...

Tags: Foundation Bottle, Beautifully engineered

German Economy Increases by 0.4 Percent Compared to The Previous Year

Jan 16, 2014

As reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the German economy has indicated slower growth in 2013 as compared to the preceding years. The country's price, season and calendar adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) in ...

Tags: Destatis, German economy, slower growth