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What Is The Definition of Customers' Needs?

Apr 11, 2013

One of the favorite sayings of the author of the Rupp Report is "There is no coincidence — it has to happen." And — as a confirmation of that — a coincidence happened with regard to some discussions during the yarn ...

Tags: Textile, Service, Label

Indonesian Govt Began to Enforce a Mandatory Indonesian National Standard SNI 7617-2010

Apr 11, 2013

the Indonesian government began to enforce a mandatory Indonesian National Standard SNI 7617-2010 related to azo dyes and formaldehyde content in fabrics for baby and children's clothing effective February 06, 2013.(1) SGS informs on the ...

Tags: Apparel, children's clothing, Textile

National Retail Federation Votes a New Labor Contract Along The East and Gulf Coast Ports

Apr 11, 2013

The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold on the International Longshoreman's Association (ILA) vote approving a new, long-term master labor contract ...

Tags: Service

Northern Ireland has introduced a 5p levy on the sale of all plastic shopping bags

Apr 11, 2013

Northern Ireland has introduced a 5p levy on the sale of all plastic shopping bags in the region in order to stop their usage. The tax, which will apply to all single use bags including plastic, paper and other natural materials, is ...

Tags: Plastic Bag Tax, Packaging

S&P Affirmed The Company's 'BB-' Long-Term Corporate Credit Rating

Apr 9, 2013

Russia-based leading global iron ore and hot briquetted iron (HBI) producer Metalloinvest has announced that global ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has affirmed the company's 'BB-' long-term corporate credit rating, while the rating ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

A Scottish Slaughterhouse Has Been Fined £9,500 for Breaking a Law

Apr 9, 2013

A Scottish slaughterhouse has been fined £9,500 for breaking a law designed to keep Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) out of the human food chain. Risk material was not removed from slaughtered sheep before inspection ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, policy, human food chain

Today We Heard The Sad News That Britain's First Woman Prime Minister Has Died

Apr 9, 2013

Today we heard the sad news that Britain's first woman Prime Minister has died.? Not so well known is her time in the plastics industry. It was in 1947 that BX Plastics based in Manningtree, Essex took on 17 new researchers. Three were ...

Tags: plastics industry, Packaging, Printing, first woman Prime Minister

Immigration Department Has Started Investigating Union Concerns

Apr 9, 2013

THE Immigration Department has started investigating union concerns that Syntheo may have misused the 457 skilled temporary migration visa scheme in the process of fulfilling its contract with NBN Co. The Communications Electrical and ...

Tags: visa, Immigration policy

The R546 General Disclosure Document Reveals All The Details

Apr 8, 2013

One of Bike Europe's business relations mailed us the two disclosure documents after we published last Thursday that the European Commission's Directorate-General (DG) for Trade is keeping the lid on its findings in three investigations; ...

Tags: Anti-Dumping Duty, China Imports, bike

The Government's Investment in Cyber Security Is Embarrassing

Apr 8, 2013

The government's investment in cyber security is embarrassing, according to security experts. The government announced plans to invest £650m over a four-year period on cyber security, after the 2010 National Security Strategy rated ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

Following a Successful 2012, What's Next for VTech?

Apr 7, 2013

Following a successful 2012, what's next for VTech? We ask Gilles Sautier about the new InnoTab, new products and the popular kids' tablet sector. How have you performed in the UK and Europe over the past 12 months? Last year was a ...

Tags: Gilles Sautier, Vtech

Government of South Africa, Aims to Support The Manufacturing of Textiles

Apr 7, 2013

The fifth Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) for 2013-14, launched by the Government of South Africa, aims to support the manufacturing of textiles and clothing in the country, along with other sectors. Unveiling IPAP 2013-14, Minister ...

Tags: Textile, clothing

Nessia Urged The Government to Take Measures to Protect The Interest of Textile Weavers

Apr 7, 2013

Vouching support for local micro and small scale enterprises producing traditional Assamese silk garments like mekhela sador at Sualkuchi and other parts of Assam, the State Council of the North Eastern Small Scale Industries Association ...

Tags: Textile, Traditional Silk Weavers

PHMA Urged Government to Rollback Two Percent Sales Tax Imposed on The Domestic Textiles

Apr 7, 2013

The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) has urged the Government to rollback the two percent sales tax imposed on the domestic textile sector, which till recently enjoyed zero-tax status, as the measure would not ...

Tags: Textile

In-Memory Computing Is "Racing Towards Mainstream Adoption"

Apr 7, 2013

According to analyst firm Gartner, in-memory computing is “racing towards mainstream adoption”. Gartner believes that the "rapid maturation of application infrastructure technologies" and a continued "dramatic decline in the ...

Tags: in-memory computing, rapid penetration, Computer Products

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