The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that the U.S. hardwood decorative plywood industry has not been materially injured by illegally priced hardwood plywood imports from China. The ITC determination, which came in a 5-0 ...
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Bristol, Va.-based solution-dyed synthetic filament-based fiber manufacturer Universal Fibers Inc. has acquired the continuous filament bicomponent production assets of Johnson City, Tenn.-based bicomponent and customized fiber producer ...
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Goulston Technologies Inc., Monroe, N.C. — a formulator and manufacturer of spin finishes and other specialty chemicals for man-made fiber, nonwovens and downstream production; and a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan-based Takemoto Oil ...
China-based recycled polyester staple fiber products manufacturer JN Fibers Inc. will invest $45 million to set up a manufacturing facility in Richburg, S.C., to recycle used polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles into polyester staple ...
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The Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA) has called on industry stakeholders to have a debate about the future of the TCF industry. This call follows a submission to the new Abbott Government setting out priority ...
Tags: Future of Industry, Textile
British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning to invest GBP1.5bn to develop an all-new technically-advanced aluminum vehicle architecture in its future models. With this move, the company is seeking to offer an ...
General Electric (GE) announced plans to invest US$ 30 million and add more than 150 jobs in U.S., expanding capacity of GE Lighting’s domestic manufacturing operations to meet growing consumer demand for GE energy-efficient soft ...
Tags: Bulb Production, Lighting
Plastics have become an integral part of human life. Most countries' economies prosper on the business of plastic manufacturing and sales of plastic products. It is very impossible today not to find plastic products in a household. Same is ...
Summer Industries, a leading manufacturer of paper tubes, cores, and cans made from 100% recycled paperboard, today announced opening a plant in Neenah, Wisconsin. The new plant marks the sixth plant opening in just twelve years for ...
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Paper tubes, cores and cans manufacturer Summer Industries has announced the opening a new plant in Neenah, Wisconsin, US. The new plant manufactures paperboard tubes and cores on manufacturing lines, which are designed and built ...
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Australia’s peak national motoring organisation says the Federal Government’s $200 million assistance package for the local car industry is an admission that its changes to the fringe benefits tax (FBT) rules were a mistake. ...
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INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry applauded the July 17 introduction of H.R. 2708, the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB), by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), ...
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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Friday (12 July) that a decision on plain packaging had been postponed in order to assess how a similar scheme was operating in Australia. 'Protect jobs' Former managing director of Weidenhammer UK ...
Within five years, higher manufacturing exports due to a widening cost advantage over China and other major economies could add $20 billion to $60 billion in output to Mexico's economy annually. And due to the North America Free Trade ...
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Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that state’s three new Advanced Manufacturing Centers at community colleges across Connecticut will receive $7,325,000 in funding for facility and equipment upgrades that will ...