Worldwide demand for camera lens shipments, including kit and standalone (aftermarket) lenses reached 22.2 million units in 2014, which represented an annual drop of 13%, according to Futuresource Consulting. The value performance was ...
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Despite smaller plantings, U.S. farmers will harvest the second-largest soybean crop and third-largest corn crops this fall, the Agriculture Department projected, with high demand whittling down the corn stockpile by 8 percent but soybean ...
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China's cross-border capital flows will remain volatile this year amid uncertainties both at home and abroad, the country's forex regulator said on Sunday. As China gradually moves to make its foreign exchange mechanism more ...
Gold jewelry demand cooled in China in 2014, in sharp contrast to the frenzied off take in 2013, and plunged 33 percent year-on-year to 624 metric tons, according to data published by the World Gold Council on Thursday India displaced ...
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Power management company Eaton announces that its Metalux Encounter™ and SkyRidge™ light-emitting diode (LED) luminaire families are now available with an optional integrated sensor control system, optimized to meet energy codes ...
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Global yarn production witnessed a rise of 6.3 per cent in Q3/2014 in comparison to Q3/2013. This was supported by an increase of 7.3 per cent in output in Asia, whereas the other regions saw declines of 3.1 per cent annually in Europe, 2.4 ...
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LED maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA says that, following its complaint filed on 12 January, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to open an investigation into unfair trade practices by Feit Electric Company Inc and its ...
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New rules to facilitate entry of bulk carriers at the nation's ports China is likely to import more iron ore from Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the Brazilian mining giant, to bolster its raw material reserves, after the Ministry of ...
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott began waging a war against red tape, even launching a website dedicated to the notion. The deregulation of the country’s medical device and pharmaceutical industries has been included in that ...
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The first week of the new financial year dawned cold across the country, with snow hitting a number of regions over the course of the week, causing minor disruption to trade in some of John Lewis' shops. The strength of John Lewis' ...
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The exports of textiles and apparel from Philippines crossed US$ 2 billion mark last year, according to the data from the industry and trade statistics department, under the Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippines earned US$ ...
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The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has decided to pursue dispute settlement consultations with the Government of China at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) concerning China’s “Demonstration Bases-Common Service ...
Respondents to survey reported a 14 per cent hike to 18,234 acres in US organic cotton acres planted in 2014 from 15,973 acres in 2013, representing the largest planted organic cotton acreage in almost 20 years. This happened, despite ...
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U.S. specialty jewelry store sales fell 4 percent year on year to $6.11 billion in December, closing the year on a downer. December's sales total was the weakest since 2011 and followed a 6.2 percent decline for stores in November; still, ...
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US-based Replenish Bottling that creates new formats for plastic spray bottles and containers has opted for R&D/Leverage for its injection mold building expertise. As a part of scaling up from its initial pilot molds, the Replenish ...
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