Over 80% of the available floor space for this year’s Gulf Glass exhibition (3-5 September, Dubai), has now been reserved, and with offers under negotiation for what would be in excess of what remains, exhibition director Derek ...
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World GDP growth stabilized during the first quarter of 2013 at a moderate rate. In particular, in the advanced economies the situation improved with financial stress being further reduced and stock prices rising. The acceleration of ...
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The seasonally adjusted RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index increased to 115.7 in May after a corrected 115.1 in April. However, the increase was not strong enough to even out the previous month’s decrease. All in all, the index ...
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The Senate is expected to vote next week on an immigration bill, and it is likely to pass after one last fight to give U.S. workers hiring preference over foreigners with H-1B visas. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Sherrod Brown ...
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The exports of readymade garments, pashmina and woolen carpets from Nepal have shown double-digit decline during the first ten months of the current fiscal year, which began on July 16, 2012, according to Nepal’s central bank – ...
U.S. cotton demand for 2013/14 is reduced 500,000 bales this month, a change that offsets the lower crop forecast. U.S. demand is projected at 14.5 million bales or 15 percent below the 2012/13 estimate. In addition to lower U.S. supplies ...
The International Trade Centre (ITC), a subsidiary organization of the World Trade Organization (WTO), will fund US$ 2 million for Nepal’s Pashmina Enhancement and Trade Support (PETS) project. Nepal’s Ministry of Commerce and ...
Euratex held its General Assembly the 29th May in Brussels in presence of industrialists, Textile and Clothing (T&C) experts and EU officials under the theme “Textile and Clothing Industry in a changing economic environment”. ...
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The Government of Mexico and representatives of Mexican textile and apparel associations have expressed confidence that they would be able to resolve the ongoing trade dispute with China in three months time, in view of the agreements ...
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Transaction Expands Company's Commercial and Industrial Insulation Product Portfolio.Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Thermafiber Inc., a leading manufacturer of mineral wool commercial and ...
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In the desert of southern Oman, near the border with Yemen, 4 acres of glass houses catch the sun. They sit in the Amal West oilfield, operated by Petroleum Development Oman. When it comes to developing its oil and gas reserves Oman ...
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When One World Trade Center got its crowning spire recently, Slingmax roundslings were a critical part of the process. And those slings depended in large part on Dyneema fiber from DSM Dyneema LLC. DSM Dyneema, a leader in life ...
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has stated that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to Japan's request to establish a panel regarding China's decision to impose an anti-dumping (AD) duty on certain ...
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U.S. cotton demand in 2013/14 is expected to decline 10 percent to 15.0 million bales, compared with nearly 16.7 million bales estimated for 2012/13. A smaller U.S. cotton supply and reduced foreign import demand—particularly from ...
U.S. cotton demand in 2013/14 is expected to decline 10 percent to 15.0 million bales, compared with nearly 16.7 million bales estimated for 2012/13. A smaller U.S. cotton supply and reduced foreign import demand—particularly from ...