Automotive supplier Continental has increased production of the transmission control units (TCU) at its Tianjin Plant in China. Launched in Changchun in 1998, TCU production expanded significantly in 2008 with the opening of a new plant ...
Tags: Continental, Auto Parts Production
WAC Lighting introduces Mini LED Multiple Spots for remodeling and new construction applications for residential and commercial environments. WAC is a leading designer and manufacturer of task, decorative and architectural luminaires. LED ...
U.S. factory output slid last month after two months of strong growth. Manufacturers produced less furniture, machinery, and plastics. The Federal Reserve says that factory production in April dropped 0.4 percent from the previous month ...
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Faerch Plast's CSR report provides an annual review of the Group's responsible business performance during 2013. It shows how the company is adapting its business model and pursuing a strategy that delivers sustainable performance, driven ...
One year ago today, 17 ready-made garment (RMG) industry global brands and retailers and 2 global unions and their national RMG affiliates signed an unprecedented agreement to make RMG factories safe in Bangladesh. One year later, 172 ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
The exports of readymade garments from Bangladesh increased by 15.38 percent to US$ 19.97 billion during the first ten months of the ongoing fiscal year 2013-14, as against exports of $17.307 billion made during the corresponding period of ...
Reacting on the apparel exports data, for the month of April 2014-15, Mr. Virender Uppal, Chairman AEPC, remarked, “This is the first month of the 2014-15 and Apparel Exports have recorded the growth of 14.33% compared to the April ...
Tags: April Apparel, Apparel Exports
Nike, Inc. released its FY12-13 Sustainable Business Performance Summary, providing an update on performance against current business, labor and environmental goals as the company works toward its goal of decoupling profitable growth from ...
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China’s manufacturing contracted in April for the fourth straight month but the pace of decline was less severe, suggesting the downturn in the world’s No. 2 economy is bottoming out. HSBC’s purchasing managers’ ...
China has imposed a temporary ban on imports of British cheese following complaints from food inspectors on hygienic standards at an undisclosed UK dairy. The Chinese officials, who are visited dairy plants, were reportedly ...
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The arrival of cotton increased by 3.69 percent to 13.391 million bales at ginneries in Pakistan as on May 1, 2014, compared to the arrival of 12.915 million bales during the corresponding period in previous season, according to the ...
Tags: Pakistani Ginneries, Cotton
With a view to increase cotton production in the region, Pakistan's Punjab government is considering introducing new cotton seeds with the help of US agricultural firm Monsanto, said Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, while ...
Talk about bringing back manufacturing to the US has been on the lips of many people for some time now. But, the buzz is contagious and has traveled overseas to European shores. In an effort to keep Europe competitive, discussions about ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Energy and Climate Minister Greg Barker has announced a new UK Solar PV strategy this month that involves developing government estates, factories, supermarkets and car parks into 'Solar Hubs'. The strategy will support the government's ...
Tags: Solar PV Market, PV, Solar
U.S. manufacturers have grown more competitive over the past decade compared with factories in China, Brazil, and most of the world’s other major economies. So says a new private study, which found that rising wages and higher ...
Tags: Chinese electricity