The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Ghana will begin the task of restructuring the apparel industry to attract investors, and build a sustainable source of foreign exchange inflows. As a part of the revamping process, the Ministry plans ...
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Set to be launched in September, the Furniture Industry Research Association's Furniture Design Toolkit (FDT) aims to provide designers with the tools needed to incorporate ergonomics, user trials, standards and legislation into the design ...
Tags: furniture, domestic furniture, office furniture, hospitality furniture
Over 6,400 toy guns violating New York laws were sold from 2012 to 2014. Walmart, Sears and Amazon are among several New York-based retailers that have agreed to keep realistic toy guns off their shelves. The NY Times reports that the ...
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Although UV technologies were first introduced around 20-30 years ago, it is still considered not to be a mature sector with plenty of innovations needed to overcome barriers to greater efficiencies. Over the last few years growth in ...
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has sent a letter in support of H.R. 2500, the “Voluntary Protection Program Act,” introduced by Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind. The Act would codify the Department of Labor’s ...
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Welsh government has unveiled plans for a new legislation that will mandate a minimum alcohol price, preventing liquor to be sold for less than 50p per unit. The move comes in the wake of a research commissioned by Welsh Government in ...
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The feeling of long-lasting hygiene, comfort & freshness can now be experienced in a new range of functional socks made with Amicor, an anti-microbial fibre manufactured by Thai Acrylic Fibre Co. Ltd. According to a Thai Acrylics press ...
Tags: textile manufacture, textile fabric, Yarns, viscose, cotton, polyester
Donaldson Company, a global leader in engine filtration, has announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Industrias Partmo. Partmo is a leading manufacturer of replacement air, lube and fuel ...
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Legislation that would update state vehicle and traffic laws for e-bikes remains alive in California, but has floundered in New York, where advocates are now focused on broadening support ahead of another push next year, according to ...
The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) is pleased to recognise Stephen McPartland, who has been MP for Stevenage since 2010, for his outstanding support for the British furniture, furnishing and bed industry since he entered Parliament. ...
Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf has rejected a bill to privatize the sale of alcohol, which may result in closure of around 500 liquor stores in the state. The house bill 466 has been vetoed by the governor to reform state liquor system ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA has identified standard storage period and carbon dioxide level in packaging to avoid histamine formation in pre-packaged fishery products. The agency has recommended a combination of storage ...
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President Barack Obama has signed two important trade measures into law – the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 and Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA-2015). Both bills, passed by ...
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The Chinese government is considering reform of the individual income tax system this year, finance minister Lou Jiwei said Sunday. China grossed 443 billion yuan (71 billion U.S. dollars) in 2014 from individual income tax, 3.2 percent ...
The Foreign Trade Association (FTA), a leading business association of European and international commerce that promotes the values of free trade, has demanded that the European Union’s trade policy be adapted to today’s global ...