The global PET packaging market is worth $48.1 billion in 2014, amounting to almost 16 million tonnes according to a new market report from Smithers Pira. Demand for PET packaging is expected to increase by an average of 4.6% annually ...
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LyondellBasell announced that its Supervisory Board has authorized the company's Management Board to declare an interim dividend of $0.70 per share, representing an increase of 17% to the company's first quarter 2014 interim dividend. The ...
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The new LED luminaires offer a sleek, attractive appearance and 60 percent greater efficiency compared to traditional high intensity discharge (HID) systems. Designed to replace 50- to 150-watt high pressure sodium, 100-watt metal halide ...
The Government of Swaziland, through the Cotton Board, has raised the price of cotton to be paid to the farmers by seven percent for 2013-14 season. The increase in cotton price, which will benefit about 3,000 farmers, was ...
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The exports of woven apparel and clothing accessories (under HS code 62) from the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia grew marginally by 1.76 percent to US$ 697.5 million in the first two months of the current year, compared to exports of ...
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The research, carried out independently by YouGov, surveyed 2157 UK respondents, and found more women (79%) than men (74%) prefer to dispense their ketchup out of a plastic bottle. The nature of the design of these bottles, now boasting a ...
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The value of textile exports from Indonesia is likely to touch US$ 13.3 billion, which would be an increase of 5 percent year-on-year, due to economic recovery in the US, the country’s biggest market, Ade Sudrajat Usman, chairman of ...
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Some Taiwan-based solar firms - a first-tier and three second-tier cell makers, and a material supplier - originally planned to form a joint-venture to manufacture PV modules to tap the international market, but they have suspended the plan ...
Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that JCPenney in Shawnee, Oklahoma, placed sixth in the fourth-annual Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. Teams from more than 3,000 buildings across ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection announced that Delaware has become the first state in the Mid-Atlantic Region authorized by the EPA to administer and enforce the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Program, ...
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With the aim of providing protection to women, Colombian apparel firm Miguel Cabarello has unveiled its new 2014 collection of bulletproof clothing exclusively for women recently in the Mexican capital of Mexico City. The new collection ...
Breakbounce Streetwear, the definitive streetwear brand, takes to the streets and celebrates the ‘Urban Nomad’ this season with the launch of Breakbounce Spring/Summer 2014. The collection takes one on a journey to explore ...
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Drinks Americas Holdings, a US-based broker for Mexican beers, has entered into a distribution partnership with Hensley Beverage, in a move to expand its presence to Arizona. As per the agreed terms, Hensley Beverage will distribute ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 19th annual report of overall U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions today, showing a 3.4 percent decrease in 2012 from 2011. The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, ...
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US-based Lakewood Brewing Company has selected Andrews Distributing as its new distributor, in a move to expand its presence. Under the partnership, Andrews Distributing will distribute Lakewood's complete portfolio of products starting ...
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