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Foreign Retailers Should Be Made to Source up to 50 Percent of Requirements From MSMEs

Sep 20, 2012

In view of Government of India's proposal to relax norms for entry of Foreign Direct Investment(FDI)in the multi-brand retail sector,Apparel Export Promotion Council(AEPC),the country's apex apparel body,has suggested that foreign retailers ...

Tags: MSMEs, AEPC, FDI, multi-brand retail

Ten Cities to Receive £114m for Broadband of 80-100Mbps and Wireless Internet Access

Sep 20, 2012

Ten cities in the UK are to receive £114m for broadband of 80-100Mbps and wireless internet access, as part of government plans to improve connectivity across the nation. The total sum allocated to the 10 cities is £14m more ...

Tags: broadband, wireless internet access, broadband infrastructure

Karl Mayer Will Be Represented at India ITME 2012 with a Highly-Qualified Team

Sep 20, 2012

Karl Mayer will be represented at India ITME 2012 with a highly-qualified team on a stand with a surface of 504 m² exhibiting four machines. The machines on display are exactly adapted to the requirements of the Indian textile ...

Tags: Karl Mayer, textile manufacturers, textile, ITME

The Green Carpet Is Made of Teijin Fibers' ECOPET Recycled Polyester Fiber

Sep 20, 2012

Teijin Limited announced that for the fifth consecutive year it has produced an eco-friendly Green Carpet made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles for the ecologically minded Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), which will be ...

Tags: Teijin Limited, PET, ECOPET, ECO CIRCLE FIBERS

Expensive Oil to Inexpensive Cars Were Brought in Fuel Economy Race

Sep 20, 2012

Lately, we've seen a proliferation of cars in our test program that require extra-thin 0W-20-weight synthetic oil. And while this was pretty exotic engine lubricant just a couple of years ago, the cars requiring this expensive synthetic oil ...

Tags: cars, test program, engine lubricant, expensive synthetic oil

Robert Lewis's Mica Pendant Lamps

Sep 20, 2012

Robert Lewis's mica pendant lamps,now occupying the window of the Future Perfect in NoHo,have a disco-geodesic look—which is no surprise considering their origins.Mr.Lewis,a self-taught lighting designer whose pieces can be found at ...

Tags: earthy Lamps, Robert Lewis, mica pendant lamps, vibe

Hasselblad Lunar:Vintage and High-Tech,with Italian Design and Swedish Tradition

Sep 20, 2012

The legendary Hasselblad 500C of 1957 to be reinterpreted It was the first camera to go into space–an object of desire for every photographer around the world.Thanks to this camera some of the most evocative and iconic images of ...

Tags: camera, Hasselblad Lunar, space

Japanese Websites Have Fallen Victim to Cyber-Attacks as a territorial dispute

Sep 20, 2012

At least 19 major Japanese websites have fallen victim to cyber-attacks,thought to be from China,as a territorial dispute between the countries rumbles on. Japan's National Police Agency says websites including those of the ...

Tags: Japanese website, territorial dispute, China, Japan

Wayfair Partnered with London-Based Tesco to Offer Home Goods

Sep 20, 2012

BOSTON -- Online home furnishings retailer Wayfair has partnered with London-based Tesco, to offer furniture, lighting, decor and other home goods on the international retailer's Tesco Direct website. "Wayfair's participation in the ...

Tags: home furnishings

A Voluntary Recall of 8,400 Office Chairs Sold at Office Depot Was Announced

Sep 20, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of 8,400 office chairs sold at Office Depot. The agency said Office Depot has received 78 reports of incidents involving seat plates breaking, ...

Tags: Recall, Chairs

Brazil Furniture Group Is Moving to a New Space for The October Market

Sep 20, 2012

HIGH POINT -- Solid pine case goods specialist Brazil Furniture Group is moving to a new space for the October market here. The company, which had shown in Center Point since 1998, is moving to a 4,500-square-foot space in the Cramco ...

Tags: Brazil Furniture

Texkimp & Web Would Create a Complete Downstream Machinery Solutions

Sep 20, 2012

Two of the longest established names in the fibre and fabric processing industry have merged to create a new UK-based business providing complete downstream machinery solutions to the international performance textiles, automotive and ...

Tags: fabric processing industry, machinery solutions

Benzene Prices Were Spotted in The Range of US$ 1220-1250/Ton CFR India

Sep 20, 2012

Asian benzene prices were spotted higher last week, rising mainly because of higher upstream product prices. The price rise was also supported by tight supply conditions in the region coupled with a rise witnessed in the US and European ...

Tags: benzene prices, product prices, tight supply conditions, European markets

Yamama Cement Company Reported 22% YoY Rise in Its Net Profit to SAR487m

Sep 20, 2012

Saudi cement producer Yamama Cement Company reported a 22 per cent YoY rise in its net profit to SAR487m (US$129.8m) for the first half of 2012, up from SAR400m a year ago. The increase was attributed to a rise in sales as a result of ...

Tags: market view, cement

FS-ISAC Has Put U.S. Banks on High Alert Against Cyberattackers

Sep 20, 2012

The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) has put U.S. banks on high alert against cyberattackers seeking to steal employee network login credentials to conduct extensive wire transfer fraud. The alert warns ...

Tags: Cybercrime, Hacking, U.S.Banks, IT security