In line with the observations since the beginning of this year, the international exchange of goods continued the move sideways last month. This is indicated by the Container Throughput Index of the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut ...
The recovery in the eurozone manufacturing sector entered its second month during August. At 51.4, up from a flash reading of 51.3, the seasonally adjusted Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI® rose for the fourth successive month to reach ...
Tags: economy
Over the past five years, the Glass Product Manufacturing industry has declined as both consumers and businesses turn away from the use of domestic glass. Substitute goods, such as plastics and metals, have become increasingly popular, and ...
Tags: Glass, Construction
Radian Guaranty, a mortgage insurance subsidiary of Radian Group (RDN), has inked a master transaction agreement related to a group of 25,760 first-lien mortgage loans held by Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac became delinquent as of 31 December ...
Tags: Radian Guaranty, insurance
ITC Nexus, engaged in hemostasis management and Point-of-Care (POC) testing, has acquired Accumetrics, a medical device company engaged in the development and marketing of comprehensive suite of assays for the assessment of platelet ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Diagnostics
Coal of Africa Limited's run-of-mine production fell 23% to 3.78 million mt of (ROM) mt in its 2012/13 year, with activity hit by a blocked rail line, flooding at a colliery, and strike action. CoAL also said Friday it processed 3.37 ...
Tags: Coal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
U.S. demand for paint and coatings is forecast to rise 4.2 percent annually to 1.5 billion gallons in 2017, valued at $30.6 billion. This will be a notable improvement over the volume declines recorded during the 2007-2012 period, ...
Tags: Paint&Coatings
European linear low density polyethylene C4 contract prices logged a Eur20/mt ($26.50/mt) gain on the week to touch a four-and-a-half month high of Eur1,450-1,455/mt FD Northwest Europe, buoyed by tight supplies and oil price spike, sources ...
Tags: LLDPE, Chemicals, polyethylene
Lone Star Western Beef of West Virginia is recalling about 109 pounds of beef jerky products as they were not processed at the correct temperature, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service ...
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Celator Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company developing therapies to treat cancer, has received US patent titled, ‘Lipid Carrier Compositions with Enhanced Blood Stability’ from the US Patent and Trademark Office on 27 ...
The Secretary for Economic Development (SEDECO) of the Federal District of Mexico, Solomon Chertorivski Woldenberg and the President of the National Chamber of the Apparel Industry (CANAIVE), Sergio Lopez de la Cerda, have signed a ...
Tags: Boost Apparel Sector, Apparel
While NeoCon 2013, held recently at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, saw only a slight increase in attendance—41,488 people this year compared to 40,947 at last year's event—the show was full of energy, optimism and crowded ...
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Twitter has acquired Trendrr, a data analysis company, to better leverage users' tweets about television to draw in more advertisers. Trendrr analyzes data from social media sites such as Twitter to help businesses grow their brands. The ...
Tags: Twitter, Computer Products
Technology has made a lot of progress over the years, coming into play in every aspect of life. The biggest advantage of the application of science is in the methods of production. The use of baling wire has been in prevalence for a long ...
In the second quarter of the current year, South Africa's seasonally adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) increased by three percent quarter on quarter, according to the detailed statistics released by Statistics South Africa. The ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel