The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a huge petrochemical industry, but it has not translated into growth of downstream textile industry in the country. By 2015, the overall output of Saudi petrochemical industry is likely to cross 80 ...
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In a bid to gain higher self-sufficiency in raw material, Mumbai-based textile conglomerate Welspun India plans to enhance cotton and yarn production at its two Gujarat-based plants, and plans to spend over Rs. 10 billion to achieve this ...
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The Packaging Conference in Atlanta February 4-6 attracted 28 exhibitors and more than 230 attendees that included me. The three-day run was characterized by stimulating presentations and several energetic speakers and content that centered ...
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Waterfalls are beautiful to look at and beautiful to hear. The sound of a waterfall drowns out pesky background noises and emits its own lovely sound, comprised of white noise. If you have a garden, you may wish to add a waterfall to it. If ...
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In a range of models from basic to advanced, these rotational viscometers offer a universal AC power supply, repeatability of ±0.2%, accuracy of ±1.0% full-scale, push-button control and setup with easy-to-use menu system, and ...
Samsung has revealed a plan to set up an innovation centre in Menlo Park, California which will be used for research projects. The company has also also launched a $100m Catalyst Fund which will focus on research projects and businesses ...
One of London's iconic live music venues has invested in an Avolites Media Ai Media Server to recharge its visuals. Camden's Electric Ballroom has installed an Avolites Media Ai T4 Media Server and is using it to serve two separate areas ...
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The Argos-owned Chad Valley is the third biggest toy brand in the UK, with revenues of £430 million in 2010/2011 (the latest official figures published). Sainsbury’s is planning to significantly expand its Grow & Play line. It ...
US frozen-food firm Overhill Farms has seen its first-quarter profits slide after a shift in product mix, less favourable commodity prices and increased costs weighed on margins. Alongside the results, Overhill revealed it was in talks ...
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As I reported last week, the Centurion Jewelry Show held a week ago was the first chance to gauge both the mood of the industry in terms of the business and trends for the coming year. The mood I wrote about last week. This week I am ...
Tags: Trends, Jewellery Designers, Jewellery
In January, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.0 percent in cities and 2.2 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.9 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 ...
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"You don't scare me! You're gonna need more bears," says Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko in his best menacing tone, and the game moves up to the next level. Now you have to dislodge the helmet off the Belarusian leader's head by ...
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U.S. companies shouldn't be able to get patents on abstract ideas when they combine those ideas with a computer process, a lawyer argued in an appeals court Friday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit should invalidate four ...
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Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and Florida Hospital have revamped obesity research partnership with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company for the discovery of novel anti-obesity therapeutics. The extended collaboration leverages new ...
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A group of US lawmakers have proposed a bill that would make it illegal for employers or schools to require the disclosure of passwords for social networks such as Facebook. The bipartisan proposal comes after reports that some firms have ...