At the beginning of each New Year, I, like many others, like to take an inventory of my life - both personally and professionally. I think about which attitudes and behaviors have served me well in the previous year, and consider which ...
Tags: Low-Cost Labor, Labor Sourcing
Mexico's Secretary of Economy published Wednesday in the Mexican Official Journal of the Federation (DOF) the final resolution of research on avoidance of allowance payments on imports of steel plate carbon sheet originating in the Russian ...
On January 9, Sheng Guangzu, general manager of China Railway Corporation (CRC), stated that in 2014 CRC expects to carry 2.27 billion passengers, up 10 percent, while it expects to transport 3.28 billion mt of goods, up two percent, both ...
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The Australian government has decided to launch an antidumping duty investigation regarding quenched and tempered steel plate imports from Finland, Japan and Sweden. The investigation follows an application by Australia-based Bisalloy ...
Tags: Certain Steel Plate, Steel, Steel News
Growing investor interest in the Australian processed food sector and divestments by large Australian food manufacturers are becoming more frequent. The recent drop in the Australian dollar and export market opportunities may be driving ...
Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used to harden plastics, has been used since the 1960s to make a number of consumer goods such as bottles and cans. In the past several years, potential health risks associated with the chemical have come to ...
According to the report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in November last year industrial producer prices decreased by 0.1 percent in both the euro area and in the European Union member states ...
Kid-safe tablets and smartphones are hitting the market, giving parents more control over how the mobile devices are used. Hollywood studio DreamWorks has joined the move, introducing its DreamTab at this week's Consumer Electronics Show ...
Tags: kid-safe tablet, kid-safe smartphone, DreamWorks, DreamTab, Fuhu
With a population base of 222 million 0-15-year-old children and 16 million newborns each year, as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, China ranks second as the world’s largest consumer market for babies’ and ...
Tags: Baby Products, Children's Goods
China extracts over 97% of all rare earths. These minerals are at the core of U.S. defense, industrial, and consumer goods technologies. They are used in everything from mobile commucations and sensing devices to wind turbines. China has ...
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The US trucking industry has several wishes it would like to see fulfilled in 2014, which it says would contribute to a more productive industry. “This time of year is a good one for self-reflection and analysis,” said ATA ...
Tags: US trucking industry, ATA, Bill Graves, 2014 wish
Taiwan exported textiles and apparel worth US$ 10.689 billion during the period from January 2, 2013 to November 2, 2013, showing a decrease of 1.12 percent year-on-year, according to the data from the Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF). ...
Tags: Textile Exports, apparel
The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced Tuesday that total November exports of $194.9 billion and imports of $229.1 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $34.3 ...
Tags: Trade Deficit, US Trade Deficit, Steel News
Pro Mach Inc. announces the completion of its acquisition of leading global capping machinery manufacturer Ets. André Zalkin & Cie. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Zalkin's management team and employees will ...
The readymade garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh has suffered a loss of US$ 20 million in the month of December 2013, due to shipment delay, cancellation of orders, extra-burden of air freight, price discounts, and losses due to vandalism, ...
Tags: RMG Sector, Apparel