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Methanex Net Income 21.2% up in Q4

Feb 2, 2015

Canadian Methanol producer, Methanex said its adjusted net income climbed 21.21 per cent from a year ago quarter for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014. Methanex posted adjusted net income of $80 million or $0.85 per share on a ...

Tags: methanol production, industry supply, Textile

Eastman Chemical Sales Rise 2% in 2014

Feb 2, 2015

For the full year of 2014, sales at global specialty chemical company, Eastman Chemical grew by just 2 per cent over 2013 to $9.5 billion. Operating earnings for 2014 amounted to $1.6 billion, a slight increase compared with 2013, while ...

Tags: end-market demand, hygiene, Apparel

Top Management Team Has Three New Members

Feb 2, 2015

United Colors of Benetton Group, a global fashion brand based in Italy, has added three new top managers to its management team for expanding its key brands and retail growth. Marco Messini will join as the new chief sales and ...

Tags: retail director, Apparel

Apparel Marketer Gap Will Close Its Piperlime Brand, Including The Online Platform

Feb 2, 2015

US based apparel marketer Gap Inc said it will close its Piperlime brand, including the online platform and the only store in New York, by the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2015. The Piperlime brand is by far the smallest of the ...

Tags: shopping experiences, top line sales, Apparel

China aims to Speed up Agricultural Modernization

Feb 2, 2015

China will step up reforms and innovation to speed up agricultural modernization in 2015, according to a key policy document released by the Party and government on Sunday. As the Chinese economy, under the "new normal," shifts from ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

Dollar Tree & Family Dollar Cooperate to Run 13, 000 Stores

Feb 2, 2015

"By adding Family Dollar to our portfolio of brands, Dollar Tree will soon operate more than 13,000 stores in 48 states and five Canadian provinces with annual sales exceeding $18 billion,” a top Dollar Tree official said. Bob ...

Tags: business model, footprint, Apparel

Textile Forum on March 4-5, 2015 at One Marylebone

Feb 2, 2015

According to the organisers, Textile Forum which runs from March 4-5, 2015 at One Marylebone, London will be a riot of colour. They say the March edition will throw up more choices than ever for designers sourcing top end luxury fabrics ...

Tags: womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, lingerie, Textile

Spanish Fashion Brand Implemented Yuniqueplm Solution

Feb 2, 2015

Encuentro Moda, a leading Spanish fashion brand, has implemented YuniquePLM solution by Gerber Technology, world leader in providing integrated solutions for manufacturing processes, to provide a centralised platform for its retail, design, ...

Tags: retail, design, manufacturing operations, Textile

BPA Has a Safety Tick

Feb 2, 2015

In America, the FDA’s current position is that BPA is safe at the current levels occurring in foods. In 2014, FDA experts from across the agency, specialising in toxicology, analytical chemistry, endocrinology, epidemiology, and other ...

Tags: toxicology, analytical chemistry, endocrinology, Agriculture

Wales Supports UK's Standardised Cigarette Packaging Legislation

Feb 2, 2015

The Welsh government has confirmed it will implement the UK government’s proposed regulation for standardised packaging of all cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco products. Last week, the UK government confirmed its plans to ...

Tags: Cigarette Packaging Legislation, tobacco products, Agriculture

IOS App and Website Are Launched in US

Feb 2, 2015

Innovative food discovery app Handpick has officially launched its iOS app and website in the US, as well as announced its Series A funding. The new app allows food lovers access to over 10 million socially shared food posts from ...

Tags: food blogs, semantic technology, Agriculture

IBM Research, Mars Initiate Make Joint Effort to Ensure Food Safety

Feb 2, 2015

Scientists from IBM Research and Mars established the “Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain,” a collaborative food safety platform that will leverage advances in genomics to better understand and improve food safety. ...

Tags: Food Safety, Agriculture

Glenroy Acquires The Pouch Converting Operations

Feb 2, 2015

Packaging solutions provider Glenroy has agreed to acquire the pouch converting operations of PF Flexibles, formerly known as Pouch Converting Technologies. Based in Hartford, Wisconsin, PF Flexibles is a contract manufacturer of ...

Tags: liquids, military applications, chemicals, Agriculture

Kapstone Container Aims to Boost Its Business

Feb 2, 2015

KapStone Container, a subsidiary of KapStone Paper and Packaging, is planning to boost its business, with an investment of $4.5m. The company is also adding 30 new jobs, with the entire project to include upgrades to the facility and ...

Tags: paper packaging containers, customer demand, Agriculture

US Plastic Packaging Recycle

Feb 2, 2015

A report from the nonprofit organisation, As You Sow and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), reveals that while there is a rise in the use of plastic packaging across the US market to meet the needs of fast food and consumer ...

Tags: plastic PET bottles, Agriculture

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