In a recent initiative, the International Organization "The Ecological and Toxicological Association of Dyes and Organic Pigments Manufacturers (ETAD)" issued a fresh list of impurities for dyes used in textile applications. This important ...
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It’s reported that the Japanese steelmakers are seeking to raise the hot rolled coil (HRC) prices as the depreciated Japanese Yen has led the prices of imported raw materials surge substantially. Recently, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo ...
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TMS International Corp., the parent company of Tube City IMS Corporation, a leading provider of scrap to steel mills globally, announced Thursday results for its Q2 ended June 30, 2013. Net income attributable to common stock was $8.1 ...
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The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported Thursday that economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in July for the second consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 50th consecutive month. The Purchasing ...
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Cashmere, a fibre obtained from Cashmere goats, is known for its natural softness, lightness, warmth and durability. It is one of the rarest natural fibres in the world, and lately there is an increase in demand for cashmere clothing in the ...
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People living in this world today are facing many types of economic challenges. They are striving hard for earning money which has been being harder with the time. Companies are looking for ways they can cut their expenditures in order to ...
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US-based Software firm SignalDemand has announced that ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston has selected its EnterpriseOptimizersoftware solution to provide additional insight on ways to maximize output and visibility of its potato supply and ...
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Blumberg Grain, a US-based multi-national food security firm, has signed a letter of intent with the Nigerian federal government to invest around $250m in the country's agribusiness sector. The investment will be used for the ...
International buyers from countries having a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia, accounted for business expectations worth US$ 73.9 million at Colombiamoda 2013. The amount corresponds to 76 percent of the total US$ 97 million ...
The Indian paint industry has witnessed enormous growth over the past few years with rapid urbanization, revival of the economy and increase in the disposable incomes. This has put the paint market, specifically decorative paint market, on ...
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The South Korea based Lotte Chemical is operating its Yeosu-based monoethylene glycol (MEG) plant at reduced rates. “The MEG plant is operating at 40 percent operating rates due to weak demand and lower prices of MEG,” a ...
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The BMW i3 has been officially revealed at simultaneous unveilings in Beijing, London and New York. The i3 is the first electric vehicle from the BMW Group, and the German manufacturer claims it is also the world’s first premium car ...
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The Government of India would soon unveil a modified Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) with a provision to increase the interest subsidy on power looms from the present 5 percent to 6 percent, Textiles Minister K Sambasiva Rao has ...
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Record-high styrene prices in Asia are likely to begin attracting regular US export deliveries away from Europe, where demand has been cooling, European sources said this week. Rising prices in Asia mean that the region has now overtaken ...
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Governor of Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, Tarso Genro has signed a decree providing for the reduction of value-added tax (VAT) or tax on circulation of goods and services (ICMS tax) from 17 percent to 12 percent on raw materials for ...
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