During the six-month period from April 1 through September 30, 2013, the global economy showed modest recovery trend, with the signs of bottoming out in Europe and continued increase in employment in U.S.. The Chinese economy by contrast, ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
As companies strive to work smarter and more efficiently, an increasing number of them are looking to their suppliers to provide vendor-managed inventory (VMI) and auto-replenishment programs that give purchasing organizations peace of mind ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
For the medtech industry, 2014 is unlikely to be a year full of surprises as companies grapple with a health care market wary of big-ticket procedures and items. The largest gains will likely involve digital health and other technologies ...
MD Buyline announced today the availability of SmartMatchTM as a value-added enhancement to its Buyline Recall TrackerTM recall management solution. SmartMatch helps healthcare providers ensure patient safety and mitigate risks by focusing ...
With 2013 corn harvest prices approximately half of those in 2012, cow-calf producers may choose corn for supplementation again. It’s probably the cheapest source of energy on the market if you can feasibly deliver it to the cow herd. ...
Tags: Beef Cows, Protein Supplementation
The number of hogs on Iowa and U.S. farms as of December 1 has declined, according to the latest USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Hogs and Pigs Report. The report released Dec. 27 shows there were 20.5 million hogs and pigs ...
Tags: Hog Inventory, Agriculture
Technology is being deployed throughout the agricultural sector at an exponentially-increasing pace. Applications of precision agricultural techniques and devices abound when it comes to crop production. Billy Cook, senior vice president ...
NYMEX February crude settled 87 cents lower at $98.42/barrel Tuesday in low volume, pre-New Year's holiday trade, with the rest of the complex mixed. ICE February Brent settled 41 cents lower at $110.80/b. In products, NYMEX January ULSD ...
Tags: petroleum markets, Mineral
Food processing and packaging machinery dealer Wohl Associates is now selling used labeling machines from top manufacturers. Avery Bench Top Pressure Sensitive labeler with coder is among one of the used labeling machines in the company's ...
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector was at 51.0 percent in December last year, down 0.4 percentage points compared to November but remaining above 50 percent for the 15th consecutive month, according to ...
Tags: PMI
In December last year, the purchasing managers index (PMI) of the Chinese steel sector stood at 47.7 percent, decreasing by 1.3 percentage points as compared to November and remaining below 50 for the fourth consecutive month, as announced ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
As of December 31, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 84.197 million mt, indicating a decrease of 1.206 million mt or 1.41 percent week on week, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the same date, the ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Chinese Ports
San Diego–based CareFusion announced this week that it has finalized much of its planned $500 million purchase of Vital Signs from GE Healthcare. The acquisition of the $250-million-a-year Vital Signs doubles the size of ...
China's resource tax reform plan for the coal industry has already been submitted to the State Council and might possibly be carried out as early as January 1, 2014, a source was quoted by a financial information portal as saying Thursday. ...
One year after opening a LEED gold certified distribution center in West Grove, PA, Dansko celebrated the first birthday of its innovative facility. Built by Pennsylvania-based construction company W.S. Cumby, the distribution center works ...
Tags: LEED gold certified distribution center, Dansko, anniversary