Tim Woods, managing director of IndustryEdge, knows that corrugated packaging is the powerhouse of Australasia’s paper industry. Here, he explains why. Australia and New Zealand use the full array of fibre packaging options, from ...
Tags: Virgin material, Virginity, Packaging
For coatings producers one of the big benefits of the sharp fall in oil prices in the second half of last year (2014) should be a drop in raw material costs. Some commentators are also predicting a rise in demand due to the effect of ...
Tags: Oil Prices, Raw materials, Construction
China's 2014 economic growth edged down to a 24-year low of 7.4 percent from 7.7 percent in 2013, the first time that it missed the government's annual target in 16 years, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics released on ...
Eastman Chemical Company has announced a planned increase in its Eastman Texanol ester alcohol manufacturing capacity in Longview, Texas. The plant expansion is expected to be complete in the second half of 2016 and will increase capacity ...
Tags: ester alcohols, esters, glycol, Construction
China has agreed to cut some of the bureaucracy that delays sales of medical devices and medicines made in the United States, the U.S. commerce secretary announced. Following bilateral trade talks between the two nations, Commerce ...
Tags: Medical devices, Medicines
Net sales at women’s apparel retailer, Christopher & Banks slipped 6.35 per cent year on year for the thirteen week period ended November 1, 2014, a reflection of its store rationalisation program. Net sales for the third quarter of ...
The "new normal" theory elaborated by Chinese President Xi Jinping would be one of the hallmarks to be engraved in history by the ongoing meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Beijing. In his speech delivered to over ...
Tags: new normal theory, APEC
Air freight rates from Asia are expected to rise through to the end of the year following four months of stable pricing, according to a report published by shipping consultancy Drewry. Drewry’s East-West Air Freight Price Index, a ...
Tags: Air Freight Rates
This week has seen a steady increase in sales for John Lewis as the cooler weather starts to have a positive impact across all directorates. The start of the week was particularly strong, with sales softening slightly approaching the ...
Tags: John Lewis, Home Category Sales
The spot price of South Africa-origin charge chrome (48-52% Cr) was assessed by Platts at 79-80 cents/lb CIF on Friday, down from 80-81 cents/lb CIF China a week ago, on slow demand and ample supply. A deal was confirmed at 80 cents/lb ...
Tags: Ferrochrome, Chrome Import, Metallurgy
Platts’ analysis shows apparent oil demand in August was 41.19 million metric tons (mt), or an average 9.74 million barrels per day (b/d) — an increase of 3.7% year over year. This growth came despite a slew of bearish economic ...
Tags: Oil Demand
Furniture was the best-performing product category in July, reporting its highest growth since January (excluding Easter distortions), according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. Although GfK’s Climate for Major Purchase ...
Tags: Sales, Furniture, Furnishing
China has issued an emergency decree ordering officials to halt the development of new cement and plate glass capacity, as it struggles to overcome entrenched local government resistance to halting wasteful investment in glutted industries. ...
Tags: Cement, Glass, plate glass
Arcadia Biosciences, an agricultural technology company focused on developing technologies and products that benefit the environment and human health, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company a key ...
Tags: Arcadia Biosciences, ESL tomatoes, Food
Arcadia Biosciences, an agricultural technology company focused on developing technologies and products that benefit the environment and human health, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company a key ...
Tags: Arcadia Biosciences, ESL, Food