Ravi Sethi of ProcurianRaw material costs as a percentage of plastic packaging costs have been on a steady rise due to the long-term appreciation in crude oil prices, a key ingredient for resins. Crude oil prices have increased five-fold ...
The textile sector is one of the oldest industries on the planet and it is growing rapidly to meet the needs of people of all ages. Presently, the biggest challenge faced by the textile industry is sustainability and some industry ...
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According to a new report from Markets and Markets, he global colorants market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 3.6 percent from 2013 to 2018 and reach 11 million metric tons by 2018. Asia-Pacific, with its thriving economies and rapidly ...
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Since the beginning of this year, Baosteel Stainless has set the goal of making stainless products into new engine products, gathering all staff to quickly improve the operational ability of grasping complicated situation. In the first half ...
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GranBio, a Brazilian biotechnology company, and Rhodia, a Solvay Group company, have signed an agreement to create a partnership to produce bio n-butanol. Bio n-butanol is made from sugar cane straw and bagasse, the same raw material that ...
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It’s reported that China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest carbon steelmaker in Taiwan is going to release its list prices for steel wires and bars for October and November. Industry source said that CSC might remain its list prices ...
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On August 14, Liaoning Province-based Chinese steelmaker Anshan Iron and Steel Group Co. (Ansteel) announced that in the first seven months this year its costs for purchases of steelmaking raw materials indicated an 11.92 percent ...
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Trident Seafoods plans to invest $41m to establish a new seafood processing facility in Carroll County, Georgia, US. The new facility, which will be located in Carrollton city, will create about 175 new jobs. It will utilize frozen fish ...
On August 8th, Baosteel and TBEA signed a new round of strategic cooperation agreement in Baosteel Tower, both sides made in-depth discussions on product R&D, cooperation at home and abroad,etc. They agreed on further expanding and ...
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With the recent granting of four new patents, Albeo Technologies advances its strategy of LED fixture innovation. The new patents protect fundamental innovations in LED chip integration, fixture construction and electronic architecture that ...
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Qinghai Province-based Chinese steelmaker Xining Special Steel Co. has announced that in the first half of the current year its net profit amounted to RMB 69.01 million ($11.27 million), up 18.3 percent year on year, while its operating ...
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NGC Software announced version 14 of its PLM, Supply Chain Management (SCM) and ERP solutions, bringing new accuracy and efficiency to all areas of product development and supply chain execution for retailers, brands and consumer goods ...
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The raw materials for ancient glass beads found in former Rhaetian settlements in Bavaria clearly did not originate from this region. This is the conclusion following an analysis of the beads at the TRIGA research reactor of the Institute ...
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Transistors in ultra-high definition displays (UHD) possess particularly fine structures. Only extremely pure sputtering targets are suitable for use as the input materials for the fine conductor paths. "UHD-ready" will be the motto when ...
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Stimulated by higher raw material prices and increased steel prices in the international market, the transaction prices of carbon steel finished steel wires have remained stable in recent days. In addition, the buying has obviously ...
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