Global food and pharmaceutical products testing provider Eurofins Scientific has entered into an outsourcing agreement with French dairy firm Danone to acquire the latter's laboratory for infant nutrition analysis, Central Laboratories ...
British multinational life insurance company Aviva and Bank Zachodni WBK have reached an agreement to expand their ongoing strategic partnership in Poland until 2033. As per terms of the agreement, the UK-based insurer will increase its ...
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The clothing industry in Bangladesh needs to improve its image in order for the country’s long-term prosperity to be guaranteed, says global business information company Textiles Intelligence. The collapse of Rana Plaza in Dhaka, ...
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The Government of Nepal would soon launch programmes for the support of the garment sector, Finance Minister Shanker Prasad Koirala has said. Addressing the 22nd Annual General Meeting of Garment Association-Nepal (GAN), Mr. Koirala ...
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HEAD Sport GmbH announced a new multi-year license agreement with U.S-based PS Brands/Planet Sox for the company to produce HEAD sport, tennis and performance socks for the North American market. The HEAD sock collection is expected to be ...
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In accordance with reports from foreign media, on July 23, 2013 in the United States, two NASA astronauts evaluated communications, ergonomics and crew-interface aspects of the Boeing Crew Space Transportation-100 (CST-100) capsule for the ...
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The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. has launched the Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure with Kevlar, a premium on/off road truck tire aimed at consumers who drive mostly on the highway but want an off-road capable tire. Introduced in January at ...
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PPG Industries, Inc. announced it has reached an agreement to divest its 51 percent interest in Transitions Optical to Essilor International, which currently holds a 49 percent interest in the venture. Transitions Optical is a global ...
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The large majority of people working in IT procurement are "significantly dissatisfied" with the way SaaS (software as a service) vendors define contract language related to security, a feeling likely to persist through 2015, according to a ...
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Congress will begin its summer break this week without any plan for high-skill immigration. But here's what to watch for when lawmakers return in September. House Republican leaders have been working on an immigration strategy since the ...
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Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has signed a non-exclusive worldwide patent license agreement with Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which designs and delivers power conversion devices and modules) that provides access to ...
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Workers are planning strike action at Premier Foods' Wigan bakery over use of agency labour and shift pattern changes, while the firm's bakeries at Birmingham and Greenford shut on schedule. Premier Foods makes Hovis-branded products at ...
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The specialty chemicals group ALTANA has signed a definite agreement to acquire the global rheology business of Rockwood Holdings Inc. The unit, currently part of Rockwood's "Performance Additives" segment, is one of the world's leading ...
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It’s reported that the Japanese steelmakers are seeking to raise the hot rolled coil (HRC) prices as the depreciated Japanese Yen has led the prices of imported raw materials surge substantially. Recently, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo ...
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Greencore's third quarter (Q3) results tell a tale of two regions, with strong progress in the US offsetting declines in its UK home market. Greencore's product mix includes a range of prepared meals Italian ready meals, poor weather ...
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