GS1 US has introduced two new readiness programs to help companies in the food industry implement and improve product traceability processes by leveraging GS1 Standards: the Seafood Traceability Readiness Program and Dairy, Deli, Bakery ...
Clean Clothes Campaign activists are set to stage protests across Europe on 24th May calling on major brands to pay compensation for fire and building collapse victims in Bangladesh. The protests take place exactly one month after the Rana ...
Global 2013/14 cotton mill use is forecast at 110.4 million bales, up 2 percent from 2012/13, reflecting a favorable world economic outlook. The World Economic Outlook of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts global economic ...
Tags: Cotton Consumption, Textile
The Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) will be working in the UK on a new initiative entitled the Associate Parliamentary Group for Textile Manufacturing. “The formation of the new Group is to enable Parliamentarians from ...
In-keeping with the recognisable Mansize style, the design refresh reinforces the Kleenex heritage, while drawing inspiration from the latest in men’s fashion and grooming, creating a more appealing, bold and modern take on an old ...
Tags: Kimberly-Clark, Kleenex, New Design
In the EU27, household electricity prices rose by 6.6% between the second half of 2011 and the second half of 2012, after an increase of 6.3% between the second half of 2010 and 2011. Household gas prices increased by 10.3% in the EU27 ...
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) welcomed the introduction of the Generalized System of Preferences Update for Production Diversification and Trade Enhancement Act (GSP UPDATE Act), legislation that would make U.S. imports ...
Tags: Apparel&Footwear, GSP Update Bill
The European trade association for stee,l Apeal (the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging), has released the latest steel recycling figures In 2011, 2.6 million tonnes of steel packaging were recycled to make new steel ...
Tags: Apeal, Steel Recycling, Packaging&Printing
The sharemarket pulled back yesterday as profit warnings in the mining services and consumer discretionary sectors continued to drag on sentiment. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.6 per cent at 5180.1 points after falling to ...
Tags: Stocks, Mining Services Companies, Profit
It’s reported that the Russian steelmaker Severstal released the financial results for the first quarter of this year. In the first quarter of this year, Severstal posted a net profit of US$44 million, slumping by 90% year on ...
Tags: Construction, Severstal, Steel division
This fully automated bulk bag filling system provides National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP)-certified bulk bag weighing accurate to +/- .01% up to a total bulk bag fill weight of 4,500 pounds. NBE design-stage integration of ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Processing Machinery
There has been a great deal of comment in the press about the new regulation EUTR that is designed to help stamp out the global problem of illegal logging and, especially in the tropics, deforestation. The law covers timber and timber ...
The new look for the Norwegian cookie brand coincides with an improved product recipe and refreshes the overall Café Bakeriet brand identity as well as the individual pack designs across the 5-strong cookie range. Café ...
Data from IT employment firm CWJobs.co.uk shows the IT jobs market is continuing to bounce back in certain areas, with vacancy levels now only 15 per cent below Q1 2008, when the global recession struck. While the electronics side of the ...
Tags: Computer Products, economy
Investors have continued to cut back on share ownership, both directly and through managed funds, according to an ASX survey released today. The survey, conducted every two years, revealed that more than half a million people, or almost 3 ...