Peru's exporters' association (Adex) forecast, jewelry production for the domestic market in 2013 will grow by 15%, thanks to the rise of the purchasing power of the residents. Adex association - jewelry and silver branch President, Julio ...
Lenovo Group Limited (SEHK: 0992) will reportedly begin making ThinkPad Tablet2 by the end of this month in its plant situated in North Carolina. By then, production capacity will be further expanded. From January 2013, the plant has ...
Tags: Computer Products, Lenovo
According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), Turkey’s exports of steel flat products totaled 292,000 tons in April, rising by 35% year on year and increasing by 21% from a month ago. Among them, the ...
Tags: Turkey, Construction&Decoration, Steel Flats
It’s reported that Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) said that it planned to raise the steel prices by 20% in the first half of current fiscal year (during April through September) as the depreciated Japanese Yen has boosted ...
Tags: NSSMC, Steel Prices, Construction&Decoration
Durango Mountain Resort recently held a grand opening for Purgatory Cycle Works, a full-service retail, service and rental shop on the resort grounds. The shop, which is owned and managed by Durango Mountain Resort, has three employees, ...
The market research institute Ceresana forecasts dynamic growth of global demand for Carbon Black: market volume is to increase by more than 3.1 million tonnes until 2019. Rubber products mainly utilize Carbon Black as filler material while ...
Tags: Carbon Black, Construction, pigment
The global producer of glass fiber reinforcements, Owens Corning (OC - Snapshot Report), has joined with Taishan Fiberglass, a subsidiary of China National Materials Group, Sinoma, to promote the use of Alkali Resistant (AR) specialty ...
Tags: Glass, glass fiber, Construction
Today (Monday) is the first full day of PACRIM 10. The meeting was kicked off with the welcome address from H.T. Lin, the chairman of the conference. He briefly reviewed the history of PACRIM and introduced the technical programs held in ...
Tags: Ceramic Materials, Construction
Daraz.pk, Pakistan's largest online retail shopping store has expanded its services making ordering and delivery as easy for overseas customers as it has done for Pakistanis since July 2012. Having partnered with DHL, Daraz Pakistan can ...
Tags: Apparel
As rollouts of smart grid systems and smart meters have accelerated in the U.S., utilities have struggled to effectively communicate the benefits of these technologies for consumers. Convincing end-users to embrace this technology, by ...
Tags: Smart Grid, US, 2012
OMsignal, developer of a revolutionary line of bio-sensing clothing, has secured seed round financing of $1M from venture capital funds Real Ventures, Golden Venture Partners, and David Cohen (CEO of TechStars). The company was formed ...
Tags: Bio-Sensing Clothing, Apparel
Japanese automaker Mazda Motor is investing about JPY3bn ($30m) to increase production in Malaysia by acquiring an assembly facility and building a new plant. As part of plan, Mazda Malaysia, a joint production and sales firm, will ...
Tags: Auto
The number of U.S. housing markets on the mend rose by five to a total of 263 in June, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI), released recently. The list includes entrants from ...
Tags: Housing Markets, IMI
UK-based food ingredients firm Tate & Lyle has announced the expansion of instant starch production capacity at its manufacturing facility in Koog aan de Zaan, the Netherlands. This expansion will allow the company to cater to the ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Germany-based global chemical company BASF is planning to invest €10bn with a strategy to focus on sustainability in the Asia Pacific region by 2020. BASF is said to collaborate with the customers in the selected markets to discuss ...