Dutch researchers are investigating a new method to produce synthetic meat without having to slaughter animals to cater to the demand for meat. In a paper published in Trends in Biotechnology's June issue, the researchers, Cor van der ...
Tags: Dutch, synthetic meat, Food
Seaborne iron ore prices reversed losses Tuesday, as bullish expectations on Chinese economic performance provided stronger support for the steel raw material. Platts assessed the 62% Fe IODEX $0.75/dmt higher on day at $96/dmt CFR North ...
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK has welcomed the latest figures, which it said was equivalent to approximately 425,000 tonnes of cartons recycled, and also showed the total recovery rate was now 71% across the ...
Apex industry body ASSOCHAM has submitted a 10-point detailed agenda for growth and development of Indian textile industry to the Textiles Minister, Mr Santosh Gangwar. "With textile industry in China reducing its spinning activities ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories, Textile
Kao Fong Machinery Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hota Industrial Mfg. Co., Ltd., has signed a syndicated loan of NT$1.1 billion (US$36.6 million) with eight Taiwan-based banks to finance its expansion?amid promising market outlook. The ...
Bearish factors weighing on the Chinese market were offsetting any positive sentiment on Indian demand for Indonesian thermal coal, sources said Thursday. A Singapore-based source for a major producer said he did not share in the bullish ...
Tags: Chinese market, thermal coal
Platts Australian alumina assessment closed the week at $310.50/mt FOB, decreasing $1.50/mt from Thursday, weighed by sluggish demand, the higher cost of credit in China, and concerns relating to counter-party risk. The assessment was down ...
Tags: Alumina, Qingdao port
The World Gold Council will host a "discussion forum" starting July 7 regarding the future of the London gold pricing mechanism, the industry body said Wednesday. "The first meeting will be held July 7 in London. The Financial Conduct ...
Tags: London Gold Fix, Gold
Investcorp Bank, a Bahrain-based investment firm, is considering $1.3bn sale of US packaging distribution company Berlin Packaging, sources known with the matter said. Investments banks Barclays and Deutsche Bank have been selected by the ...
Tags: Berlin Packaging, Packaging
The outlook for pig iron exports from the Commonwealth of Independent States has been hurt by continued weakness in iron ore pricing, bearish scrap sentiment and Ramadan-related slowdown in Turkish demand, local sources said Friday. ...
Tags: Pig Iron, Ramadan-related slowdown
Prices of most of the 12 copper futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange Friday fell week on week in thinner volumes as market participants adopted a cautious approach following news that Qingdao port had halted shipments of aluminum and ...
Tags: Copper Futures, Qingdao Port
Monsoon rains limited Indian buying of Indonesian thermal coal, while lending restrictions muted demand from China, market sources said on Friday. An Indian end user said buyers had refrained from purchasing imported cargoes because of ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Limited Demand
Spot import premiums for London Metal Exchange-registered brands of copper cathode on a CIF China basis have fallen amid thin trade after news Qingdao port had halted shipments of aluminum and copper amid a probe into loan irregularities ...
Tags: import premiums, Copper futures
NGC announced the release and immediate availability of NGC ERP Xpress, a cloud-based version of NGC’s industry-leading fashion ERP solution. NGC ERP Xpress provides the robust features of NGC’s enterprise application in a ...
Chinese traders and analysts reacted cautiously Tuesday to news that Qingdao port had halted shipments of aluminum and copper due to a probe into loan irregularities involving stocks in port warehouses. Local media reported Monday that ...
Tags: Copper Shipments, aluminum, copper