Xanofi, a nanotechnology company specializing in nanofiber production and applications, has been granted a prestigious Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This funding will help ...
In most of the leading apparel-exporting countries, the wages for garment workers have stagnated or declined over the past decade, says a latest report. Among the top four apparel exporters to the United States, prevailing wages in ...
Tags: Garment Workers, Wages
Co-funded by the Government's 'Employers Ownership of Skills' programme and the glass industry, The Glass Academy is a multi-million pound initiative aimed at reinvigorating the glass manufacturing sector by providing the highest quality ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Croatia, a country in Central Europe, could witness trigger in its textile and clothing investments as it is planning to utilize the financial and industrial development assistance by the EU to strengthen its manufacturing sector, including ...
Tags: Croatian Textiles
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported Monday that its Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) registered 50.9 percent in June, an increase of 1.9 percentage points from May's reading of 49 percent, indicating expansion in the ...
The HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the Chinese manufacturing sector retreated to 48.2, the lowest level since September 2012 and down from May's final reading of 49.2, as announced by the HSBC.The output sub-index contracted in ...
The euro zone manufacturing sector moved a step closer to stabilization at the end of the second quarter, with rates of contraction in output and new orders continuing to ease. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) ...
Employees work with several different types of tools and equipment on a daily basis. Manufacturing industries cannot operate with appropriate and suitable tools. However, working with any kind of machinery, tool and equipment has as series ...
Tags: Industrial Tools, Welding Supplies, Processing Machinery
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has sought setting up of a specialized zone for the readymade garment (RMG) sector on the land sanctioned for extension of the project. The request was made by the ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
In April this year, the seasonal and working-day adjusted turnover index in France's manufacturing industry increased by 0.3 percent month on month, due to a strong rise in exports, according to France's National Institute of Statistics and ...
China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for its domestic manufacturing sector was at 50.1 percent in June this year, down 0.7 percentage points compared to May, according to the figures released by China's National Bureau of Statistics ...
Tags: Manufacturing PMI
A new research study, conducted by RMIT University’s Centre for Design and commissioned by CHEP Australia, has highlighted the role of packaging in cutting down food waste. The study titled 'The role of packaging in minimising food ...
Tags: Packaging, Food Waste
Few subjects in China today are more interesting or all encompassing than urbanization, particularly as we enter a fascinating demographic shift that will reduce the rate of urbanization. China is simply running out of bodies in the ...
Tags: Urbanizatio, Aging, Relaxation Crisis
Cass Johnson, President of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), released the following statement this morning after the United States Senate voted to confirm the nomination of Michael Froman to serve as United States Trade ...
Tags: Textile
New research shows packaging has a vital role to play within the supply chain in minimising food waste. Conducted by RMITUniversity’s Centre for Design and commissioned by CHEP Australia, the study shows where – and why ...
Tags: Packaging, Food Waste