A strengthening economy and less volatile input pricing could result in a positive year for the foodservice packaging industries in North America and Europe, based on an annual survey conducted by the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI). ...
Tags: Foodservice Packaging, Packaging, Printing
Pioneer Pump has promoted Josh Standridge to Vice President of Sales. In his role as VP of Sales, Josh is responsible for sales team leadership and driving revenue. Prior to this promotion, Josh has served as the Midwest Regional Sales ...
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Injection molded and blow molded plastic products supplier Wuxi Glory is all set to exhibit its products at the CHINAPLAS 2013 at China Import & Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, Guangzhou, taking place from 20 to 23 May 2013. Wuxi Glory ...
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Decreased customer inventories and depreciating Japanese yen and South Korean won against U.S. dollar are motivating Taiwan's machine-tool makers to accelerate expansions at home and overseas. Tongtai Machine & Tool Co., Ltd. will begin ...
Tags: Machine Tool, Hiwin Technologies
The Canadian government has handed Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica a US$257m (£170m) loan to assist in buying BlackBerry products and services. The decision was taken after BlackBerry financials, revealed last week, showed ...
For fourth-quarter 2012, 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, a producer of specialty metal and chemical products, has reported revenue of $128.6m, up 6.5% on $120.7m last quarter but down 13.9% on $149.4m a year ago. Revenue for ...
Intel, Samsung, Qualcomm are top three. Global semiconductor revenue has declined 2.6% to $299.9bn in 2012, according to a report from Gartner. The top 25 semiconductor vendors reported a 2.8% decrease in annual revenue, and accounted ...
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A major challenge that organic and sustainable brands face is how to break through the green glass ceiling. How can such brands break out of their niche status and gain a mainstream following? How can they maintain their core green values, ...
Meat firm Cranswick has posted “outstanding trading” both for the year to March 31 2013 and its fourth quarter, according to City analyst Shore Capital. Cranswick's results were driven by 'new product development, robust ...
Debenhams announced that Savile Row tailor and star of BBC2’s Great British Sewing Bee; Patrick Grant will be joining the likes of Jasper Conran and Henry Holland to become its latest Designer at Debenhams collaboration. Launching ...
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Smartphones using the Android platform boosted their US market share in recent months, extending their lead over Apple's iPhone, a new survey shows. Android, the free mobile operating system from Google, accounted for 51.2 per cent of US ...
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German helmet maker Cratoni is taking a second stab in the U.S. The company recently announced plans to re-enter the already crowded lid market in North America, teaming up with SKS USA, which will be its exclusive distributor. At the ...
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In an earlier column, we discussed a framework for risk identification. With the understanding that risk lies at the intersection of vulnerability (specific points of weakness in the supply chain) and exposure (financial or production ...
The fifth Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) for 2013-14, launched by the Government of South Africa, aims to support the manufacturing of textiles and clothing in the country, along with other sectors. Unveiling IPAP 2013-14, Minister ...
NEMA’s incandescent lamp shipments index showed a precipitous decline of 40.1 percent compared to the same period last year. Moreover, the index reached a value of 49.3, a new record low for the series. On an annual basis, ...
Tags: Incandescent Lamps, Lamps, lamp shipments