International Paper (IP) has finalized the previously announced sale of its Temple-Inland Building Products division to Georgia-Pacific Building Products for $710m in a bid to focus on its paper and packaging business. IP chairman and ...
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PurThread Sport introduced the next generation of high-performance sports clothing with the opening of its new online store. PurThread Sport's inaugural products include odor-fighting and moisture-wicking high-performance golf shirts ...
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Smart lighting is an advance technology in lighting that makes use of intelligent lighting control systems to intelligently control light based on various parameters like occupancy, movement, color temperature, amount of natural/daylight ...
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“Absolutely positive” is the VEIT Group’s bottom line in the market leader’s final evaluation of the industry’s main trade fair Texprocess. The show took place in Frankfurt in June. The Group’s ...
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KARL MAYER’s high-speed warp knitting machines have always set the standard in producing plain warp-knitted textiles at high speed. The last benchmark was 4,000 min-1. The current version of the HKS 2-3 E with CFP components has ...
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The countries that have signed CAFTA-DR free trade agreement may lose about 100,000 jobs in the textile industry if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is signed in its current form, which allows Vietnam to import raw materials ...
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Love's Travel Stops now offers diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) at the pump for professional truck drivers at all 245 travel stops across the country. Love's began installing DEF at the pump on diesel islands in 2011 and completed its rollout ...
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The National Development Corporation (NDC) of Tanzania is looking for US$ 500 million to set up the soda ash factory, which would enable it to exploit over one million metric tons of soda ash deposits in Lake Natron, bordering Kenya. ...
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Atlanta-based company OCI Resources LP, an affiliate of soda ash producer OCI Wyoming, has filed to raise US$115 million through an initial public offering (IPO), according to a Wall Street Journal report. The newly launched company ...
NILIT, a Global leader in manufacturing of nylon 6.6, has announced that it has acquired the Texturing & Covering facility of Scalina in Sao Paulo. "The Latin American Market and especially Brasil are a critical growth region for NILIT," ...
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Eastern African countries including, Kenya and Tanzania, are focusing on cotton sector for the economic revival of the region and they have introduced several policies and incentives to improve cotton production in the region. Speaking to ...
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With the advancement of science and increasing competition in the field of thermal wear, several companies have come up with new technologies in thermal insulation for apparels. Thermore, one of the global leaders in the research, ...
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Total retail search volumes grew 15% in the second quarter of 2013 compared with the same quarter a year earlier. Search volumes on tablet devices outpaced those on any other device, increasing 132% compared with growth on smartphone ...
Snapper Rock, a line of UV50+ swimwear for kids, will be presenting its popular collection including 55 new styles in over 20 new eye-catching prints at Miami's premiere swimwear exhibition, SwimShow. Cool and eye-catching designs combined ...
“Colour me bright” won’t just be a phrase this summer courtesy Bold Solids from 109°F. It’s time to look ahead and step out in a lively, bold spirit as fierce colours continue to rule the catwalks and sidewalks ...
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