Visitor numbers at FESPA 2015 Global Expo which was held from May 18-22, 2015 grew 17 per cent over the 2013 edition to reach 43,775 visitors, and in the process drew its largest audience ever. According to a FESPA press release, more ...
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PET packaging specialist APPE will invest £10m in its preform manufacturing platform at Gresford plant in the UK. PET preform production at the plant started 30 years ago. The capital will be used for the installation of five ...
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Seven fashion and retail trade organisations in the US and Africa, including the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA), have called for immediate renewal of the African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA), which is scheduled to ...
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Australian wine exports rose by 3.6 per cent in volume and 3.9 per cent in value of wine exports in the 12 months to end of March 2015, according to the latest findings from the Australian Grape and Wine Authority (AGWA). Australian wine ...
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World Textile Information Network Ltd (WTIN) launched a Digital Textiles Channel, the first additional service in a new analytics strand, delivered by WTIN.com, an established global platform for textile industry insight and news. ...
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For first-quarter 2015, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which makes gallium arsenide, indium phosphide and germanium substrates and raw materials, has reported revenue of $20.1m, up 2.5% on $19.6m last quarter and 4% on $19.3m a year ago. ...
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The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team - winner of the 2014 FIA Formula One World Constructors’ Championship – has renewed its agreement with Spies Hecker, one of the three premium global refinish brands of Axalta Coating ...
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EWG Spirits & Wine, producer and distribution of grape-based spirits, has launched La Quintinye Vermouth Royal in the United States. La Quintinye Vermouth Royal is a French vermouth made from white wines from the southwest of France. It ...
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Honda is planning to invest over 200m in its UK production facility, Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM), which will manufacture next generation Civic five door model. The investment will be used to equip the plant with new, advanced ...
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded that German apparel and footwear brands should promote workers’ rights in their global operations by publicly disclosing names of factories producing their products. “Supply chain ...
2016 will see the introduction of a break-frame illustrative style designed to position Barbie for a new generation of girls. Mattel has detailed new plans for its publishing division at this year's Bologna Book Fair. This year will see ...
Global fast food restaurant chain McDonald's has announced a decrease in global comparable sales of 1.7 per cent in February 2015, continuing a downward trend. In the Asia Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa, sales decreased by ...
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Sony’s latest mid-range smartphone has made a splash at MWC 2015, with the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua landing as a waterproof Android offering. Featuring IP65 and IP68 certification, the M4 Aqua can be submerged in 1 metre of water for up ...
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Italy based, Miroglio Textile will exhibit four collections at Première Vision with a renewed identity and that concretely demonstrate innovation, creativity and smart technology for the fashion industry. The lines include, ...
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The European Union (EU) is likely to dismiss Germany-based SolarWorld AG's request for a renewed anti-circumvention investigation and instead will review the minimum price and annual quota set in 2013 on imports of PV modules from China, ...
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