Sharing experience for the promotion of green jobs can play a key role in helping countries to advance towards a greener and a more sustainable future. This is the aim of the ILO Solution Forum that’s taking place this week in ...
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This year, the British Fashion Council (BFC) approached over 300 members of the fashion industry, including international retailers and key opinion formers to vote for this year’s accolades. Established in 1989, the British Fashion ...
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Oerlikon reported strong order intake and sequential margin improvement in Q3; guidance confirmed With a Q3 EBIT margin of 12.6 %, Oerlikon sequentially improved its profitability in the first nine months of 2013 and continued to deliver ...
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Textile manufacturers continue to find new applications for the Monforts ECO Applicator as a highly economic alternative for precisely adding a wide range of functional finishing chemicals and treatments to their products, according to ...
Covidien, a provider of healthcare products, has entered into a definitive agreement with Integra LifeSciences to sell its Confluent Surgical product line. Under the terms of the agreement, Covidien will receive an initial cash payment of ...
LyondellBasell Industries announced earnings from continuing operations for the third quarter 2013 of $1.51 diluted earnings per share or $854 million. Third quarter 2013 EBITDA was $1,531 million. Third-Quarter 2013 Highlights - ...
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In a move to overhaul an inefficient industrial sector, Libya is considering the sale of Misrata-based steel plant Libyan Iron and Steel Co (LISCO), along with eight other state-owned companies from various sectors, Libyan Industry Minister ...
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Privalia, a Spanish online apparel firm, has signed a partnership agreement for creation of a chair at the ISEM Fashion Business School-University of Navarra, the first business school specializing in apparel and fashion companies that ...
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Revionics, Inc., the leading provider of End-to-End Merchandise Optimisation solutions, announced that they have entered into an agreement with The Spotlight Retail Group (SRG), for their retail chain Spotlight, Australia's largest retail ...
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The next edition of the MADE IN FRANCE trade show will take place 9–10 April 2014 in Paris’s newest venue, the Carreau du Temple, in the heart of the third arrondissement’s chic Haut-Marais district. Located in an area ...
G&K Services, Inc. announced that Jeffrey L. Wright plans to retire as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The company is beginning a search for his successor, considering both internal and external candidates. To ensure ...
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The North Face, partner of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and original partner of U.S. Freeskiing, unveiled the official 2014 U.S. Freeskiing Competition uniforms, which will be worn by United States freeskiing athletes when ...
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Ukraine-based mining and steel company Metinvest Group will invest over $92 million in the upgrading of the fourth blast furnace at its Mariupol-headquartered subsidiary Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, according to Azovstal's statement. ...
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G&K Services, Inc. reported operating results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2014, which ended on September 28, 2013. Revenue in the quarter grew by 3.1 percent to $229.3 million, up from $222.4 million in last year’s first ...
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An apparel designer for a prominent national retailer told Mississippi State University students that the clothing industry is a good career choice since about 25 percent of the global economy is involved in it. Ellen Sheppard is the lead ...
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