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Waitrose Urges More Focus on Separation of Recycling Waste

Oct 27, 2014

Speaking exclusively to Packaging News at the third European Bioeconomy Stakeholders’ Conference, Quentin Clark, head of sustainability and ethical sourcing at Waitrose, said the high-end grocery retailer wanted consumers and local ...

Tags: Recycling Packaging, Packaging

EC Gives Italy Two Months to Address Severe Pollution Issues

Oct 22, 2014

The European Commission has given Italy two months to address severe pollution issues at the Taranto-based Ilva steel plant, Europe's largest iron and steel works. The Commission had previously sent Italy two letters of formal notice, in ...

Tags: iron, steel

Insteel reported fourth quarter and full year revenue increased

Oct 21, 2014

Insteel Industries, Inc. reported Thursday net earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 of $4.6 million, up from $2.3 million in the same period a year ago. Net sales increased 19.3 percent to a record high $117.1 million from $98.2 ...

Tags: Insteel, Net earnings

Building Construction in The EU-28 in August Increased by 0.6 Percent Month on Month

Oct 21, 2014

According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in August this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-28) increased ...

Tags: Construction Output

New York Cotton Futures Moved Slightly Lower This Week

Oct 21, 2014

As December declined 38 points to close at 63.56 cents/lb, while March shed 56 points to close at 61.71 cents/lb, New York cotton futures moved slightly lower this week. Another round of severe weather in the Delta and Southeast ...

Tags: Cotton Futures, cash cotton

Southern Europe Region Expects to Garner Eur47.8 Billion in Ecommerce Sales by End of 2014

Oct 21, 2014

The Southern Europe region is expected to garner €47.8 billion in ecommerce sales by the end of the current year, says a report from Ecommerce Europe. It says online sales in the region have clocked an annual growth rate of 22% since ...

Tags: e-commerce market, online retail activities

The Trend in German Cotton Market of a Decline Continued Into The Current Week

Oct 20, 2014

The trend observed in the German cotton market in the previous week of a decline in demand, continued into the current week too. In the medium staple range, interest was focussed primarily on standard as well as European qualities for ...

Tags: Cotton Market

The Study for The Third Quarter of 2014 Paints a Gloomy Outlook for The European Economy

Oct 17, 2014

The GfK Consumer Climate Europe study for the third quarter of 2014 paints a gloomy outlook for the European economy, noting in particular that while there is a backdrop of growth in the UK, the Scottish referendum harmed consumer ...

Tags: Consumer Confidence, European economy

In September 2013, The Annual Inflation Rate Was 1.1 Percent

Oct 17, 2014

Annual inflation in the euro area was 0.3 percent in September this year, down from 0.4 percent in August, according to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In September 2013, the annual ...

Tags: Annual Inflation, Mineral

The Drop Was Heavily Weighed by an Expected Plunge in Volatile Aircraft Orders

Oct 16, 2014

Orders to U.S. factories fell in August by the largest amount on record, but the drop was heavily weighed by an expected plunge in volatile aircraft orders. A key category that tracks business investment plans posted a small increase, ...

Tags: Factory Orders

Third Country Imports Remained on a Rising Trend in July and August

Oct 15, 2014

The latest EU customs statistics show that third country imports remained on a rising trend in July and August, according to the European Steel Association (EUROFER). During the July-August period, finished steel imports of the EU rose 32 ...

Tags: Low-Priced Imports, Fragile Recovery

Turkey's Finished Steel Output Increased by Two Percent

Oct 15, 2014

In the first eight months of this year, Turkey's finished steel output increased by two percent year on year to 23.9 million metric tons, according to a report released by the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In the ...

Tags: Finished Steel, Consumption

Ukraine Registered a 13.7 Percent Decrease in Its Finished Steel Product Output

Oct 15, 2014

In the first nine months of the current year, Ukraine registered a 13.7 percent decrease in its finished steel product output to 18.885 million mt, a 13.5 percent decrease in its crude steel output to 21.495 million mt, and a 9.9 percent ...

Tags: Ukraine, Production Results

Coal Production May Increase by 25% in The Lvov Region

Oct 15, 2014

The Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine has stated that it is going to pay more attention to the development of the Lvov coal region in Ukraine due to the difficult situation affecting coal companies in the Lugansk and Donetsk ...

Tags: Coal Output, Coal Industry

Turkey's Monthly Industrial Turnover Index in August This Year Increased by 11.7%

Oct 15, 2014

According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TUIK), Turkey's monthly industrial turnover index in August this year increased by 11.7 percent year on year and was down 0.7 percent month on month, following the ...

Tags: Basic Metals, metal product