Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut has broken ground at its first Center of Cocoa Excellence in west Africa. The CHF1m (US$1.3bn) training and research centre, which will be operational from October, will be used to test ...
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Bremen Cotton Market reported that there was a light demand growth.The LS/ELS-business developed as well as during the previous two weeks. Cotton from many origins was still ordered for prompt delivery in December.Prices have often ...
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The differentials spread between Angolan crude grades Cabinda and Dalia has reached its widest point in more than a year, as the market shuns the heavier Dalia in favor of the lighter, more popular Cabinda, market sources said Friday. On ...
From 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M on June 8, 2012, in Ningbo, Made-in-China.com as a special invited guest, participated in the seminar of investing in Antwerp which was held by the COIC and the Antwerp port authority. The seminar was introduced ...
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Bremen CIF Index reports that the indices of the reported week have considerably decreased after the weather conditions had improved in the major cotton planting areas and larger crop losses were no more predicted. General economic ...
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The Hershey Company has announced that it will source 100% certified cocoa for its global chocolate product lines by 2020 and speed up its programs to help eradicate child labor in the West Africa cocoa regions. Certified cocoa will be ...
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Bremen CIF Index reports that the enquiries and turnovers of the previous week mainly referred to prompt delivery up to the beginning of the 1st quarter 2013. Due to a lack of availability of higher qualities from several provinces, medium ...
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The availability of the new crop in Europe is coming closer; nevertheless prices remained firm - in the USA probably supported by news about further monetary operations and good export data, in Europe due to the limited availability of ...
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The Hershey Company, the US-based chocolate manufacturer, has announced an innovative program to use GPS mapping to help farmers determine precise measurements of farm acreage in Ghana. The GPS mapping is intended to help farmers better ...
The Swiss Government,under the Ethical Fashion Initiative Ghana Project,is providing US$3.5 million to support young Ghanaian entrepreneurs in the fashion and fabric industry to create employment through the establishment of a sustainable ...
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Italian fashion brand Diesel has joined forces with global fashion brand Edun to launch a denim collection'Diesel+Edun'. Sourcing and manufacturing of the collection would be entirely undertaken in Africa,with cotton from Uganda,Renzo ...
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Samuel K. Gayi, Head Special Unit on Commodities (SUC) UNCTAD said it all started in Geneva in December 2008 as an UNCTAD Secretary-General's multi-stakeholder forum to discuss the problems afflicting Africa's cotton sector. It later ...
Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, released their 2011 Organic Cotton Market Report to the public. The report, now in its sixth year, is compiled to share the ...
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Bremen CIF Index reports that the price indices dropped considerably for a short term inspired by the higher production and stock estimates of the latest USDA-report; yet they rebounded surprisingly fast again. On average prices remained on ...
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Bremen CIF Index reports that the price indices remained stable by the end of the reported week while the daily New York Cotton Futures had been slightly more in motion. The fluctuations could have been caused by adapting positions to news ...
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