Legislation that would update state vehicle and traffic laws for e-bikes remains alive in California, but has floundered in New York, where advocates are now focused on broadening support ahead of another push next year, according to ...
The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (the Forum) met in Hobart today and considered a range of food regulation matters. The Forum comprises all Australian and New Zealand Ministers responsible for food ...
Tags: food regulation, food safety
Home furnishing retailer Ikea today confirmed plans to test a number of new retail formats in the UK. The planned Order and Collection Points aim to make shopping with Ikea easier and more convenient, connecting the in-store and online ...
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UK based charity WRAP has unveiled a five year plan which aims to create a revolution in the way that industries use resources, which also includes textiles and clothing. “Resource Revolution: Creating the Future" sets out how ...
The Hohenstein Institute has developed a model specifically for predicting the lifespan and period of use for cotton textiles, so that uniform providers can work out their costs for replacing worn out materials. “The weakness of ...
Tags: Hohenstein Institute, textiles
Wholesale prices fall from the boom years as oversupply hits the industry Tumbling prices have left the traditional Chinese medicine industry in poor health. Finding the cure will not be easy. Oversupply, poor planning and increased ...
Chinese New Year, the Mid-Fall Moon Festival and the Dragon Boat Day are three major festivals in China. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. Chinese call this day as Duan-Wu ...
French automaker Renault Trucks has introduced its SmartFreight prototype application capable of providing updates on vehicular flow to heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers. The company expects the technology to minimize the impact of ...
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SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association joined the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) Plastics Engineering Department recently on the show floor of NPE2015: The International Plastics Showcase in Orlando, Fla., to launch ...
We recently conducted an Event Tech Survey and exhibitors had a lot of advice and questions on the topic of renting technology vs. buying technology. Some found it more cost effective to own the technology they used in their booth while ...
Winter tires, also referred to as snow tires, cold weather tires, and thermal tires, improve the road safety for vehicles during winter, and thus play an important role in reducing road accidents. These tires are made of soft rubber ...
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The Australian Government has said the Federal Budget, set to be delivered next week, will include measures to support small business. Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey and Federal Minister for Small Business Bruce Billson have said the Jobs ...
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Imagine you stood in a room with 393 fellow exhibitors, and asked them the question, “How did you stretch your exhibiting budget over the past two years?” Think of all the great advice they could share. Well, now you have all ...
The Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) has appealed union minister of state for textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar to direct Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to immediately commence selling of cotton by e-auction directly to the actual ...
Tags: good quality cotton, Cotton
Speciality textile dyes and chemicals marketer DyStar Group said it is going to phase out the usage of the Colour Index. The Colour Index is a reference work published jointly by the Society of Dyers & Colourists (SDC) and the ...