After the supply shortages of commodity bi-oriented polyester (BOPET) thin films in 2010, the global BOPET film industry has done its best to ensure global supplies will not dry up again - or has it? PCI Films Consulting's latest review of ...
The South American country of Peru has come up with six programs to improve the productivity of cotton in the country, and thereby to promote Peru's cotton exports, said Minister of Agriculture, Milton von Hesse. The suggested programs ...
Indonesia's textile sector needs to work on its efficiency to compete with the textile industries of other ASEAN countries, Ramon Bangun, director of textile and miscellaneous industries, at the Ministry of Industry of Indonesia, has said. ...
Tags: Textile
Turkey should concentrate more on the Middle Eastern and African countries for exporting its home textiles, Ali Babacan, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey said at the EVTEKS-Istanbul Home Textile Fair 2013, which recently concluded at ...
Tags: Textile
The spate of accidents in the readymade garment (RMG) factories of Bangladesh have raised hopes for Pakistan's garment manufacturing sector, Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) South Zone chairman ...
With a rise of 6.14 percent, Pakistan's textile exports reached US$ 10.75 billion during the first 10 months of the current fiscal, as compared to exports of US$ 10.13 billion made during the corresponding period of previous fiscal, ...
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After indicating increasing demand for design services for the better part of a year, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reversed course in April. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the April ABI score was 48.6, down ...
SUFA Technology (SZSE: 000777) announced on May 20 that its controlling shareholder China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) was agreed to swap shares in Guangdong Orient Zirconic. CNNC was agreed by the State-owned Assets Supervision ...
Tags: CNNC, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Foreign media reports said that Baidu Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU) is seeking for spinning off affiliated video website iQIYI.COM for a listing to make full use of online content market with expanding demand. Vice president of iQIYI.COM pointed ...
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Yantai Dongcheng Biochemicals Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 002675) revealed that contracts have been inked with the Yantai Economic and Technological Development Area and PLA Second Military Medical University for joint construction of new anti-fungal ...
China's industry used over 1.16 trillion kilowatt hours of electric power in the first four months this year, rising by 4.7 percent year on year; industry used 308.3 billion kilowatt hours of power in April, gaining by 7.7 percent year on ...
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Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) has stated that in May this year it plans to ship around 465,000 mt of flat steel products, up five percent compared to April, including 210,000 mt of hot rolled flat steel. In the January-April ...
Tags: NLMK, Steel Product Output, Metallurgy
In April this year, Italian crude steel output decreased by 11.6 percent year on year to 2.115 million metric tons, according to the figures released by the Italian steel producers association Federacciai. April is the 13th month in a row ...
Tags: Crude Steel, Metallurgy
Mitsumaru East Kit (MEK, SEHK: 2358) entered into a framework agreement on the acquisition of a company specializing in manufacturing television and audio-visual products on May 20. MEK will continue to negotiate with potential sellers on ...
Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding (SEHK: 0322) recorded operating revenue of USD 2.648 billion in the first quarter of 2013, growing 37.39% over a year earlier, announced the company on May 20. Net profits attributable to shareholders ...
Tags: Agriculture, Tingyi