Italian pasta maker Barilla is planning to expand its production plant in Ames, in the US state of Iowa which will see an investment of around $26.5m. The expansion, which is expected to create 23 new jobs, will also receive financial ...
Tags: Pasta Production, Agriculture
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$295.2 billion for 2014, increasing on year by 2.75%, and the value for 2015 is expected to increase by 3.58% on year, according to Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), a ...
Tags: export value, economic growth, Electrical
U.S. factory production rose in December as manufacturers churned out more furniture, computers and steel, offsetting a small decline in autos. The Federal Reserve says factory production increased 0.3 percent last month, the fourth ...
Tags: computers, steel, Electrical
China's 2014 economic growth edged down to a 24-year low of 7.4 percent from 7.7 percent in 2013, the first time that it missed the government's annual target in 16 years, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics released on ...
China-based Horen Plastics has joined the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) as the newest international member, bringing the total number of members headquartered outside the country to ten. RPA, which is focused on promoting the ...
Tags: manufacturers, poolers, distributors, Agriculture
As the world's biggest auto market in 2014, China's auto sales continued to expand to strengthen its position. With 23.49 million units sold approximately, a year on year increase of 6.9 percent, the auto sector seemed to play a big role in ...
Tags: auto market, auto sales
The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry dropped 5.1 percent year on year to 161.75 points in December, which was about 4 points lower than November's reading and the lowest since July 2010. The average jewelry CPI for 2014 slipped 4 ...
PPG Industries reported fourth quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.71 billion, up $207 million, or 6 percent, versus the prior-year figure of $3.5 billion. Net sales in local currencies grew 10 percent year-over-year, ...
Tags: portfolio management, earnings-accretive cash deployment, Construction
Turkish textile company, Kaya Group is setting up a textile project in Georgia and will export products produced in the plant to EU countries. Senior officials of Kaya met up with Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili and ...
Tags: economic relations, textile project, Textile
Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on January 14, 2015 As the U.S. dollar strengthens amid global economic uncertainty, travelers aren’t the only ones affected. Major medtech companies including St. Jude Medical and ...
Tags: Medical Device, Health
Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney has announced the commencement of its fifth U.S. Paint & Coatings Industry study. According to the firm, the industry is continuing its recovery from the global recession of 2008-2009. Consumption is projected to ...
The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), stood at 0.11 per cent for December 2014 (over December 2013), according to the provisional data released by the Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of ...
Tags: cotton yarn, tyre cord fabric, woollen textiles, Textile
Xiaomi reckons it has been copied more than any other Chinese company, hitting back at accusations that it riffs too closely off of rival designs. Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s Vice President of Global Operations, told the BBC that it is a ...
Tags: Xiaomi, Consumer Electronics
Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Monday, with markets expecting gloomy Chinese economic data to be published this week. U.S. stocks closed lower, marking a fifth straight session of losses, as bank results disappointed and ...
Tags: Oil Prices, U.S.stocks
Japan's new visa policy for Chinese citizens will take effect next Monday, the Shanghai Morning Post reported on Wednesday. Japan will relax requirements for three-year, multi-entry visas and the availability of five-year, multiple-entry ...
Tags: visa policy, Chinese visitors