Since the time NITRA, India’s premier textile research organization, was set up by Govt. of India and the textile industry in 1974, developing corporate leaders for the industry, through education and training activities, has always ...
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The government is expected to raise import duty on refined edible oil to 10%, from 7.5% at present, to protect the domestic oil refining industry. A Cabinet note regarding this has already been circulated by the Food Ministry, sources ...
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P&B Foods, a UK and European wholesale supplier of food products, is set to invest £5m to expand its food import and distribution business in Bradford. The company has purchased a 230,000ft2 site at the Prologis business park with ...
Rising raw material prices and the crash of the rupee has badly mauled India's plastic industry, according to the country's largest plastics trade association. "[The] future of over 50,000 manufacturing units and four million jobs are at ...
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Ethanol production in Brazil's key center-south region fell 9.6% in the first half of September compared to the last half of August, but rose 3.9% year on year, data released by trade group UNICA showed Tuesday. Total ethanol output for ...
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The Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA) has called on industry stakeholders to have a debate about the future of the TCF industry. This call follows a submission to the new Abbott Government setting out priority ...
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CSL calls on international shipping organisations to define, defend and promote short sea shipping Tuesday, Sep 24, 2013 MONTREAL, Sept. 20, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - According to a new report commissioned by The CSL Group, the dynamics and ...
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Microsoft is entering China’s gaming market with a new joint venture, the latest sign that its Xbox console soon arrive in the country. Microsoft established the joint venture with BesTV, a local provider of Internet television ...
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China's gasoil exports in August hit an almost 17-month low of 70,000 mt, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs late Monday. The volumes were the lowest since March 2012, when China exported 60,000 mt of ...
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The vehicle expected to replace the Australian-made Ford Territory from 2016 – the next-generation Ford Edge – looks set to be imported from Canada. Ford says a C$700 million ($724 million) investment into its Oakville, ...
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If you just picked up your iPhone 5s, you may be itching to record some slow-motion video. (I know I was.) But due to the way Apple’s slow-motion feature is implemented, sharing your brilliance with the world may take a few extra ...
San'an Optoelectronics recently announced it had received RMB 32 million (US$ 5.23 million) subsidiary from People's Government of Siming, Xiamen. Xiamen government and People's Government of Siming is encouraging and supporting ...
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FMI Automotive has expanded its premium performance water pump coverage with the addition of new part numbers for select import nameplate cars and light trucks. Casey Lee, president of FMI Automotive, says, "The addition of these new part ...
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Zambeef Products, a Zambia-based meat products company, is set to invest $250m to boost locally-sourced produce, as the country suspended beef and poultry imports from Europe over contamination concerns. The company plans to establish a ...
ICE Cotton futures traded unchanged on last week, with the main Z3 contract settling at 84.52 c/lbs. Physical supplies for delivery to mills through 2013 year-end are looking increasingly tight, as spot supplies of Australian, West African ...
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