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WINNIPEG Today Welcomed The Completion of a New Four-Lane Expressway in Winnipeg

Nov 22, 2013

WINNIPEG—Prime Minister Stephen Harper today welcomed the completion of a new four-lane expressway in Winnipeg that will connect CentrePort Canada, Manitoba's inland port, to the core national highway system. This new expressway, ...

Tags: Transportation

Dulux Brand Has Unveiled Its 2014 Paint Trends Forecast

Nov 21, 2013

The Dulux brand has unveiled its 2014 paint trends forecast. The colorful palette is filled with rich, invigorating hues that represent renewal and refreshing change, according to the leading Canadian paint brand. “After four ...

Tags: Dulux Paint, Colorful Revival

Integrated First-Tier Makers Are Now Forecast to Fall Yet Another 6% in 2014

Nov 21, 2013

Average costs for vertically integrated first-tier makers are now forecast to fall yet another 6% in 2014 to a record low of US$0.20 per watt, according to Solarbuzz. Since 2008, solar PV wafer manufacturing costs (the combined costs of ...

Tags: Solar Pv, Polysilicon and Wafer, Production Costs

WWF Announced The Formation of BFA to Support Responsible Development of Plastics

Nov 21, 2013

Eight of the world's leading consumer brand companies and conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced November 19 the formation of the Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance (BFA) to support the responsible development of plastics made ...

Tags: Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance, plant material, bioplastics industry

U.S. Demand for Produce Packaging Is Forecast to Increase 3.3% Per Year to $5.7 Billion

Nov 21, 2013

U.S. demand for produce packaging is forecast to increase 3.3 percent per year to $5.7 billion in 2017. Growth will outpace expected expansion in fresh produce production, reflecting the important role of packaging in the protection, safety ...

Tags: Packaging Trends, Healthy Lifestyles

Compal Expects Automated Production to Save 2% of Its Production Costs

Nov 20, 2013

Facing rising labor costs, several notebook ODMs such as Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are starting to push automation across their production lines in China for 2014. Compal expects automated production to save 2% of its ...

Tags: Automation, Notebook ODM Industry

BMTC Group Has Reported Its Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Declining Sales

Nov 18, 2013

BMTC Group, Quebec's largest full-line furniture, mattress and major appliance retailer, has reported its fourth consecutive quarter of declining sales, a reflection of weakening consumer spending across the province. For the three months ...

Tags: Furniture, Furnishing

CCPC of Zambia Starts a Study to Investigate Cement Price Rises in South Africa

Nov 18, 2013

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) of Zambia has started a study to investigate cement price rises in South Africa, Botswana, Tanzania and Zambia. The four sub-Saharan countries were chosen by the CCPC as a case study ...

Tags: Construction, Cement

US Steel Mill Shipments Reduced Monthly in September, But Rise Year-on-Year

Nov 18, 2013

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Friday that for the month of September 2013, US steel mills shipped 7,879,747 net tons, a 5.6 percent decrease from the 8,343,075 net tons shipped in the previous month, August 2013, and ...

Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral

Test Services on Auto Interior Textiles Is Offered by Hohenstein

Nov 14, 2013

“The challenges for using new, fibre-based materials in the automotive sector are very complex,” explains Dr. Timo Hammer, Head of the Bioservice Team at the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim, Germany. Given the variety ...

Tags: fibre-based materials, Auto Interior Textiles

Young Australians Would Prefer to Buy an Imported Vehicle to a Locally Made Car

Nov 14, 2013

Almost two-thirds of affluent young Australians would prefer to buy an imported vehicle to a locally made car, according to the results of a new study. A Roy Morgan survey of more than 40,000 Australians found that just 35.8 per cent of ...

Tags: imported vehicle, Locally Made Cars

Norwegian Softwood-Lumber Exports to The EU in 2013 Were More or Less as They Had Been

Nov 13, 2013

Norwegian softwood-lumber exports to the EU in the first half-year 2013 were more or less as they had been in the same period of last year. Eurostat data shows that deliveries of rough-sawn and planed softwood lumber amounted to 255,391 m3. ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration

West Fraser Timber Is Addressing The Effects of Tight Roundwood Supply

Nov 11, 2013

West Fraser Timber is addressing the effects of tight roundwood supply caused by mountain pine beetle infestation in parts of British Columbia by exchanging timber rights, closing mills and making targeted investments in less-affected ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration, Timber

Mohawk Industries Deliver a Significant Growth in Revenues and Earnings From All Divisions

Nov 11, 2013

The US flooring group Mohawk Industries Inc. delivered a significant growth in revenues and earnings from all divisions during the third quarter of 2013. The company's Laminate & Wood and Ceramic divisions reaped the rewards of acquisitions ...

Tags: flooring, Construction, Decoration

Businesses Across The Country by Failing to Fix a Broken Sales Tax System

Nov 8, 2013

This blog post was written by?Fred Clements, executive director of the?National Bicycle Dealers Association. Clements' previous blog posts can be read on. It is outrageous that the federal government continues to give the middle finger to ...

Tags: bike, Transportation