Santa Monica's Cynergy Cycles, a flagship concept store for Specialized, appears to be in transition as its owner and general manager Eric Woods recently left. Longtime store manager Jim Whitsett was let go before Woods' departure, ...
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Paper and packaging manufacturer in the US, RockTenn has announced the permanent closure of its Matane, Quebec containerboard mill acquired in May 2011. The mill, which was acquired as part of the Smurfit-Stone acquisition, had 176,000t ...
Tags: Quebec Containerboard Mill, Paper and packaging, Smurfit-Stone
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Avanir Pharmaceuticals' investigational new drug (IND) application for the study of AVP-923, an investigational drug for the treatment of agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease. ...
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The mystery of steel price plummeting amidst improving economic parameters in China can be imputed to destocking at the traders and stockiest end. Use of steel products particularly HRC as collateral for availing credit by the market ...
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As one or two more buyers began to emerge to the table to pique cash buyer interest, so one or two more owners began to take notice of a visibly emboldened Bangladesh market. Indeed, existing cash buyer inventory began to be diverted to ...
Milliken is set to introduce its new clarifying agent for polypropylene (PP) Millad NX 8000, which lets processors produce parts with better optics at lower processing temperature and shorter cycle times. According to the company, the new ...
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2012 Flat Glass Enterprise & Industry Situation Symposium organized by China Architectural and Industrial Glass Association was held on November 5, 2012 in Wuhan, Hubei. Directors from 23 glass enterprises attended the symposium. Senior ...
Soon after federal mediators were brought in to help reach an agreement between teams representing employers at the ports of Los Angeles (POLA) and Long Beach (POLB) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office ...
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While its companion index on the manufacturing side fell for the fourth time in the last six months in November, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported today that things were better on the non-manufacturing side. In its ...
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Concerns over the Fiscal Cliff are front and center when addressing concerns about the United States economy, and today's November Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) was further proof of that. ...
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Since the auto industry’s recent financial crisis, dealerships have been slow in rebuilding business. Although sales were good for 2011, they fell slightly short of the 13 million forecast initially predicted. While the industry is ...
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US-based eco-friendly protective packaging firm Geami has chosen Sigma Supply as its channel partner for GreenWrap packaging materials in the South West and South regions of the US. According to the firm, the channel partnership provides ...
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Taiwan-based solar cell makers expect China-based competitors to stop dumping their products in December when the off season begins, helping stabilize prices, according to industry sources. Solar cell prices have continued declining from ...
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The spot price of polysilicon in China has fallen to US$15/kg, close to the variable cost of many polysilicon providers. The contract price remains around US$20/kg. Downstream firms have been reluctant to issue orders according to ...
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Department of Service Statistics of NBS China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing(CFLP) In November,non-manufacturing purchasing manager index was 55.6 percent,a slight increase of 0.1 percentage points over the previous month. In ...