About two-thirds of consumers prefer steel cans for sustainable food packaging, according to a research study conducted by MindClick Global for Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI). The choice was made as consumers considered ...
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The department of National Chamber of Apparel Industry (CANAIVE) in the Mexican state of Puebla-Tlaxcala, organized participation of 11 apparel firms from the region, at the recently held ‘El Buen Fin’ ( The Good Weekend) ...
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As China continues to rise as the new Asian powerhouse, there has been a steady stream of reports which have detailed the country's staggering lack of standards when it comes to producing manufactured goods, so it was only mildly shocking ...
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Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in October 2013 National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-11-12 14:49:06 In October 2013, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 2,149.1 billion yuan, up by 13.3 percent year-on-year ...
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Accellos, a leading provider of supply chain execution software solutions, today announced its acquisition of PROFITsystems, a provider of comprehensive Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions for small and medium sized home goods retailers. ...
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Plug Power has received funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to demonstrate the viability of replacing diesel generators with hydrogen fuel cells for powering transport refrigeration units ...
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The American Logistics Aid Network is working to coordinate logistics for an emergency response to Typhoon Haiyan. On November 7th, the typhoon made landfall in the Philippines and became one of the largest and deadliest storms ever ...
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Food and non-food volume sales are falling, indicating ordinary people are not feeling the benefits of economic recovery in Europe and the UK yet, according to market analyst Information Resources (IRI). Commenting on the firm’s ...
Austria-based packaging products manufacturer Starlinger has introduced a new 'Easy Open' feature for its PP*STAR pinch bottom bags. The new feature allows the bags to hold large quantities of heavy content without tearing or breaking ...
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Printing an object in three-dimensional form, called 3-D printing, has been around since the 1980s. But it has received more attention lately because of the materials now used for printing, along with a concurrent price drop for 3-D ...
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Steel Authority of India (SAIL) is going to establish a new hot strip mill at Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) with 3 million tons capacity every year. The estimated cost is at about Rs 4,360crore. The new mill will reheat and roll steel slabs ...
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In November, The American Trucking Associations (ATA) filed a lawsuit against the New York State Thruway challenging its truck-toll system. The complaint challenges the Thruway’s annual diversion of millions of dollars of toll ...
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A commitment to invest more than $35 billion in infrastructure over the next three years was promised by Ontario finances minister Charles Sousa. Sousa delivered his fall economic statement yesterday and outlined the Wynne ...
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Newly released highway fatality stats in the US paint an incomplete picture, having lumped non-freight-hauling trucks in with commercial vehicles, according to the American Trucking Associations. “Every fatality on our ...
The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced Thursday that total September exports of $188.9 billion and imports of $230.7 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of ...
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