Saputo (Saputo or the Company) reported today its financial results for fiscal 2014, which ended on March 31, 2014. All amounts in this news release are in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated, and are presented according to ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Global consumption of monoethylene glycol (MEG), an essential raw material for polyester fibres and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymer, is estimated to reach 31337 thousand tons by 2020, according to a new report. In 2013, worldwide ...
Tags: Textile
Prices for seaborne iron ore strengthened further Wednesday, tracking stronger restocking needs by buyers eager to procure raw materials when the market is recovering. Platts assessed the 62% Fe IODEX at $95/dry mt CFR North China, up ...
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Finland-based paper and pulp company Metsa Board has introduced a new lightweight and sustainable board, Carta Dedica, for food service industry. Said to be safe for food contact, the board is available in a clay coating version for ...
Tags: Food Service Industry, paper, pulp
India has improved its ranking as per the recent data released by ‘UN Comtrade’ in Global Textiles as well as Apparel Exports. In Global Textiles Exports, India now stands at second position beating its competitors like Italy, ...
Tags: Textile Exporter, Textile
In May this year, the purchasing managers index (PMI) for the Chinese steel sector stood at 46.4 percent, down by 6.2 percentage points as compared to April, falling below 50 percent again, as announced by the China Steel Logistics ...
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The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector was at 50.8 percent in May of the current year, up 0.4 percentage points compared to April and constituting the third consecutive month-on-month increase, according to ...
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Textile and raw material exports from Turkey, excluding apparel, amounted to US$ 769.8 million during the month of May 2014, registering a rise of 2.8 percent, compared to the same month last year, as per the data released by the Turkish ...
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The US sheet steel market might be in for another stretch of relative stability, as new upcoming outages balance import pressure and drab demand, market sources said Thursday. One industry consultant said manufacturing -- and thus steel ...
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The global market for acrylic acid is expected to reach $22.78 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing adoption of super absorbent polymers in emerging economies such as India, China and Brazil is ...
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Gartner brings more than thirty years of experience in manufacturing and engineering, including establishing and growing manufacturing operations for clean and reliable energy solutions. His expertise and experience will help transition ...
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Paraxylene (PX) production capacity is increasing in the global market, mainly because majority of the PX is utilized for production of purified terephthalic acid (PTA), a key raw material in the textile industry for making polyester ...
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Out of sapphire substrate non-LED applications, mobile devices have shown the strongest demand. Sapphire substrate non-LED applications are projected to reach a 32% share in 2014, with mobile device applications taking a 21% share, ...
Tags: LED applications, mobile devices
India International Leather Fair – Delhi 2014 will be held from 3rd to 5th July, 2014 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. It will have on display the entire range of products relating to leather industry from raw material to finished ...
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Over the next ten years, online retail will gain even more importance than expected so far – not just in developed countries, but also in emerging markets. Logistics will play a key role: it provides companies important competitive ...
Tags: DHL, Online Retailing