China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for its domestic manufacturing sector was at 50.6 percent in April this year, down 0.3 percentage points compared to March, according to the figures released by China's National Bureau of Statistics ...
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In the January-March period of this year, China's aggregate crude steel output totaled 191.89 million mt, up 9.1 percent year on year, as announced by China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Meanwhile, the country's ...
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Canadian dairy cooperatives, Farmers Co-operative Dairy and Agropur Cooperative have finalized the steps leading to the merging of activities of the two organisations. Agropur produces Natrel, Quebon, Allegro, Olympic and Island Farms ...
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TuffX Processed Glass one of the UK’s leading specialist glass processors has recently invested in new state-of-the-art equipment to help improve efficiency and profitability at the firm. New machinery that has recently been ...
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China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for its domestic manufacturing sector was at 50.9 percent in March this year, up 0.8 percentage points compared to February and standing above 50 percent for six months in a row, according to the ...
Austrian steelmaker voestalpine has announced that its special steel division is continuing to strengthen its international presence by acquiring a majority stake in the Düsseldorf-based Eifeler Group as well as two companies in China, ...
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Australian food processing and canning company Windsor Farm Foods has entered into voluntary administration, leading to a loss of nearly 70 jobs. The company's manufacturing has been halted and the workers have been terminated without ...
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China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for its domestic manufacturing sector was at 50.1 percent in February this year, down 0.3 percentage points compared to January, according to the figures released by China’s National Bureau of ...
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A worker has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after falling through the roof of Nestlé’s beverages factory in Dalston, Cumbria. The man was airlifted to hospital Emergency services were called at 10.30am ...
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) of India has unveiled the first phase of the National Dairy Plan (NDP) in eight states of the country, including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and ...
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Canadian dairy cooperatives Agropur and Farmers Co-operative Dairy plan to merge their operations. Announcing the move, the dairies said it would benefit their farmer-owners by providing national scale and accelerating a process of ...
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The expected decision by the Indian Government to grant concession on import duty of man-made fabrics (MMF) in order to improve the garment exports would pose a threat to the powerloom weaving and textile processing sector in the country. ...
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The processed food exports are currently valued at $43bn and are expected to grow significantly. The food processing sector employs about 13 million people directly, and has about 35 million people who are indirectly involved. This ...
China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for its domestic manufacturing sector was at 50.4 percent in January, down 0.2 percentage points compared to December last year, according to the figures released by China’s National Bureau of ...
According to the data released by China’s National Development and Reform Commission, in the January to October period of this year the aggregate gross profit of the Chinese iron and steel industry amounted to CNY 113.1 billion (USD ...
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