British farmer-owned dairy co-operative First Milk and cheese supplier Adams Foods have completed their long-term, strategic, cheese supply partnership. The move comes after the deal received approval from the UK's Office of Fair Trading ...
Tags: First Milk, Adams Foods, Cheese Supply Chain
Recently, Chinese investors were wooed to invest in India’s promising textile sector at a half-day seminar on “Investing in India’s Textile Sector” in Shanghai. The seminar was well received by the ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Textile
Supply chain professionals rarely have a degree in tax law. That's too bad… because understanding international regulations is important and getting more important every day. "As country-level agencies issue regulations and increase ...
The UK government is set to offer GBP13.3m in funding for the country’s automotive industry under the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI). The AMSCI funding is worth GBP45.5m, of which GBP13.3m will be offered by ...
Tags: Automotive Industry, Auto Parts
GreenBlue’s Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) joins Smithers Pira, in association with Packaging Digest, in announcing a new partnership to create a joint event offering the most up-to-date information and strategic intelligence ...
Tags: Sustainable Packaging, Packaging
The U.S. textile industry has seen a surge in foreign direct investment over the past 8 months. No less than 8 foreign companies have made public announcements over that period to invest more than $700 million in new U.S. textile facilities ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Yarn-Forward Rule
Quiksilver, Inc. announced financial results for the fiscal 2014 first quarter ended January 31, 2014. Fiscal 2014 First Quarter Review: The following comparisons refer to results of continuing operations for the first quarter of ...
Tags: Quiksilver, Apparel
Collaboration between retailers, brands, their manufacturing partners and suppliers is starting to drive a recovery in the UK’s garment making sector. This was the optimistic and overwhelming conclusion of speakers at the recent ASBCI ...
Tags: Garment Sector, Textile
According to a new IBM study, 82 percent of CFOs see the value of integrating enterprise-wide data, but only 24 percent think their team is up to the task. This marks a 205 percent increase in the gap between the importance of data and ...
Tags: Computer Products
Dorel Industries reported that its Recreational/Leisure Segment lost $5.4 million after mostly non-cash restructuring charges that reduced its overall earnings by about half. Dorel warned investors in early February that continued ...
Tags: Dorel Industries, Sporting Goods
Demand for Molycorp’s rare earth products “appears to be returning to more normalized levels, albeit at a subdued pace, as customers have been reducing inventories and adjusted their purchasing plans accordingly, Molycorp CEO ...
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Quiksilver Inc, the parent of Quiksilver, Roxy and DC Shoes, reported revenues declined 4.6 percent in its first quarter ended Jan. 31, to $393 million compared with $412 million a year ago. Revenues were down 2 percent, or $9 million, in ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
The French consulting company Yole Développement releases this month its Sapphire Applications and Market: From LED to Consumer Electronics report. This technology & market report provides a detailed analysis of the status and ...
Chinese textile companies should consider investing in India, as the country offers several advantages, Ashok K Kantha, Indian Ambassador to China, has said. Ambassador Kantha was speaking at a half-day seminar in Shanghai on ...
Tags: Textile Sector, textile
Emerging markets growth is imminent. "Global trade management will mature as a critical capability in managing growth in emerging markets," according to research and recently released Predictions for 2014 by IDC Manufacturing Insight. ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics