Import volume at major U.S. container ports is expected to hit an all-time record in August as retailers concerned about the lack of a West Coast longshoremen’s contract rush to bring holiday season merchandise into the country, ...
Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu has announced its financial results for the second quarter of the current year, indicating that stainless steel demand continued to recover and base prices increased moderately in both Europe ...
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Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp. (WISCO) has announced that its Hubei-based subsidiary Echeng Iron and Steel Co. has won a tender to supply 20,000 mt of steel plates for boiler and pressure vessles ...
Target Corp. along with the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), announced that the retailer will be the title sponsor of this season’s Maui Women’s Pro, November 22 through December 6, 2014 in Honolua Bay, Maui. The ...
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After speculators had sold nearly 8 million bales net since early May, they finally seemed to move to the sidelines, allowing the market to recover some of its losses this week. The latest CFTC report as of July 29 showed speculators ...
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Selena Gomez, global style icon for the adidas NEO Label, has further developed her role as a NEO guest designer by taking inspiration from the city. The collection expresses a downtown feel in July, August & September and features a more ...
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The Kavian petrochemical plant in Iran can quadruple its output and increase it to two million tons per annum after it receives sufficient feedstock from South Pars gas field, FARS News Agency reported quoting the Ministry of Petroleum. ...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has come out strongly in favour of extension of the Tariff Preference Level (TPL) for another 10 years at the request of the Nicaraguan textile and clothing industry. Jodi Hanson Bond, vice president of the ...
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Amcor Rigid Plastics has joined 'The Recycling Partnership', an industry-funded program designed to increase residential recycling in the US. The program is also supported by Alcoa Foundation, American Chemistry Council, American Forest ...
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Supermarkets chain in the UK Morrisons has announced the signing of a new pledge under which it will not produce or sell any carbonated product with more than four alcohol units in a single-serve can. According to the retailer, the ...
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Australian iron ore miner Atlas Iron Limited has announced that it has officially opened its Mt Webber iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The official opening follows the start of mining activity in December 2013 and ...
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Myntra.com, India’s largest fashion e-tailer, has brought on-board Bollywood’s latest “Queen”, Kangana Ranaut, as its brand ambassador and the face for its fast fashion in-house brand DressBerry. With her recent mega ...
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NY futures extended their decline this week, with December falling another 351 points to close at 68.55 cents. The market continued its relentless slide, driven by the same dynamics we talked about last week. The market’s weakness ...
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Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, announces its agreement to acquire SPGPrints Group B.V. ("SPGPrints" or the "Company") from funds managed by Bencis Capital Partners for an enterprise value of ...
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Figures released by the Public Health England PHE have revealed that standardized packaging of tobacco products could help the UK save up to £ 500m. These new figures follow a data released by the Australian treasury in December ...