Dansensor, a worldwide supplier of high-quality gas instrumentation and quality control equipment for modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) technology, will give special recognition this year to food producers, packaging machinery ...
China, the global leader in textile and apparel manufacturing, is suffering from high labor cost and in order to reduce the impact of increasing production cost, the country’s textile and garment manufacturers should focus on quality ...
Tags: textile, apparel manufacturing
The ban was introduced in 2011 in shops across Italy, with only biodegradable, cloth or paper bags on offer. Italy will only be able to impose fines on violators when the law is approved by the European Union, and many small shops and ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Plastic Bags
The European Commission has sent a questionnaire to a number of mobile operators in the European Union, focusing on whether its distribution terms with these providers may put Apple at an advantage over other smartphone makers, according to ...
Tags: Computer Products, apple
More than half of UK organisations are still not compliant with the EU "cookie directive", a year after the legislation was introduced, according to consultants KPMG. It analysed 55 major UK organisations across the private and public ...
Tags: Computer Products
Apple CEO Tim Cook reassured investors yesterday that the company is not going to stand still with its products portfolio, and that it has been working on "some incredible plans" for a while. Speaking at the D11 Conference in California, ...
Tags: Apple, Computer Products, software
On the occasion of World Play Day on 28 May, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Anna Maria Corazza Bildt hosted an event in the European Parliament entitled ‘Taking play seriously: investing in Europe’s future’ to ...
Momentum is building as leading companies engage in the first round of 5G technology development, according to Strategy Analytics, which recomends that companies start planning now to influence the definition of the requirements for the new ...
US-based Rice Lake Weighing Systems’ division Rice Lake Weighing Systems Europe in The Netherlands has acquired the belt-scale manufacturer Master Engineering. Rice Lake, which will continue manufacturing as usual, will relocate its ...
The textile and apparel exports of Botswana, a landlocked country located in Southern Africa, may continue to decline due to the withdrawal of tax incentives by the US and the EU under the Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) as the country is ...
Tags: Botswana, Textile, Tax Incentives
Google is likely to have to agree to more concessions before the European Union's antitrust probe into the web giant is settled, says Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia (pictured). The world's number one web firm has been under ...
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European Union antitrust regulators are collecting information to determine whether Apple's iPhone contract deals with various telecoms operators have been designed to shut out rival smartphone makers, such as Samsung, HTC and Nokia. ...
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Following the conclusions of yesterday's European Council on energy, Glass for Europe releases its contribution to the debate on a 2030 energy and climate package to highlight how such an instrument can be designed to foster growth ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, glass
Total imports of hardwood, softwood and tropical plywood into the EU showed year-on-year decline of 10% to 3.4m m3 in 2012. ITTO reports that import value showed a more moderate decrease of 3.5% to €1.23bn. With a minus of 19% to ...
Tags: Plywood, Construction
According to data of the Japanese Ministry of Finance, the country’s exports of iron and steel products totaled 3.6 million tons in April, falling by 9.75% from a month ago but rising by 18.1% year on year. In April, the ...