PPG Industries held a ceremony to mark the completion of a $40 million, 65,000-square-foot plant for on-site resin production at its Sumaré, São Paulo, Brazil, coatings manufacturing facility. Resin produced at the facility ...
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In 2014, specialty chemicals group Lanxess said it substantially improved its operating result and net income in a challenging market and competitive environment. Although sales declined slightly by 3.5 per cent to around €8 ...
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Net sales for the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2015 at NYSE listed and off price apparel retailer, Burlington Stores lifted 11.3 per cent from a year earlier quarter. Burlington said its net sales increased 11.3 per cent ...
A leading Vietnamese garment firm Duc Giang Corporation (Dugarco) has signed a cooperation agreement with Luen Thai Holdings, a leading garment company listed on the Hong Kong exchange. The agreement has been signed with an objective ...
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CSA Group, a leading global provider of testing and certification services and a standards development organization in Canada, has launched a new testing and certification program for high-visibility safety apparel to the requirements of ...
A consortium of companies in the European process industry from the areas of biotechnology, renewable resources, chemistry, process engineering, equipment supply as well as research organizations recently launched project PRODIAS ...
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BASF and ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) have concluded an agreement on EMRE’s FLEXSORBTM technology. The agreement provides BASF with the right to sublicense the technology and supply the related solvent to third ...
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Citi Trends, a value-priced retailer of urban fashion apparel, shoes, accessories and home décor, has recently announced leadership changes in the company. According to a company statement, Ed Anderson is retiring as CEO, ...
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Specialty chemicals company, Lanxess has announced personnel changes on both the Supervisory Board and the Board of Management. The Supervisory Board has proposed Lawrence A Rosen, member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Post ...
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Iconic denim jeans maker Levi Strauss said it has saved 1 billion litres of water since 2011 through its ‘Water Less’ process, which reduces the water used in garment finishing by up to 96 per cent. Alongside, Levis also ...
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Xennia Technology said it has launched a full range of digital textile inks for printing of silk and polyamide fabrics including nylon and lycra, elastane and spandex. According to a Xennia Technology press release, Xennia Agate offers ...
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Indian home textiles specialist Welspun Global Brands has launched the latest nature-themed Spring-Summer 2015 catalogues of its two domestic brands – ‘Spaces Home and Beyond’ and ‘Welhome’. Inspired from ...
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics is not considering a merger with Taiwan-based Edison Opto in order to expand LED packaging capacity, according to Everlight chairman Robert Yeh. News recently spread in the market ...
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BeerX will be taking place 20-21 March alongside the annual conference of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) between 18-21 March at Ice Sheffield. Charlotte Taylor, marketing manager at Beatson Clark, said: “We want to ...
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Scania is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks and cfor heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. Core to Scania’s operations is to provide solid parts and service support as well as ...
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