PPG Industries has announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility for the production of heavy-duty equipment coatings in Tianjin, China. The Tianjin site also has installed equipment to help reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) ...
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,37 commodities increased in prices, 16 fell and 47 remained unchanged on 23/07/2013.The largest rises were Dysprosium oxide (10.53%),BR (5.60%),SBR (4.13%),while the ...
Tags: Spot Commodities, Price Chart
The UK is set to provide £160m technology boost for agricultural industries as part of the newly launched Agricultural Technologies Strategy. The initiative aims to make UK a world leader in agricultural science and technology. The ...
Mr. Balvinder Kumar, Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India inaugurated the Silk Fab exhibition, in the presence of the Guest of Honour, Mr. T.C. A. Ranganathan, Chairman and Managing Director, ...
Certification systems for verifying the sources of biobased raw materials and their content in finished products are already operating in the agriculture and food sectors in Europe. Now they are beginning to be introduced into the ...
Tags: Coatings, Construction, Chemicals
Eastern African countries including, Kenya and Tanzania, are focusing on cotton sector for the economic revival of the region and they have introduced several policies and incentives to improve cotton production in the region. Speaking to ...
Tags: Cotton, Economic Revival
The U.S. cotton crop forecast for 2013 remains at 13.5 million bales this month and is projected 3.8 million bales below 2012. Despite an increase in planted area based on the June Acreage report, the crop was left unchanged as area ...
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,25 commodities increased in prices, 17 fell and 58 remained unchanged on 18/07/2013.The largest rises were Chloroform (5.04%),Natural rubber (1.45%),PA (0.87%),while the ...
Tags: Price Chart, Spot Commodities
Medical, agricultural and computer researchers at the University of Alberta (U of A) have developed a new device, which can rapidly detect E.coli in food. The testing device, which is the size of a large shoebox, is more sensitive at ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
US-based firm Roba Dolce and agricultural cooperative Ocean Spray have launched a new range of Ocean Spray brand gelato and sorbet. The new range features five sorbets and four gelatos, with additional flavors already in development, the ...
Tags: sorbet, gelato, Roba Dolce
Abu Dhabi-based agri business company Al Dahra International (ADII) is set to acquire 20% stake in India-based Kohinoor Foods (KFL) in a deal estimated to be worth Rs1.12bn ($18.9m). Under the terms of the deal, Al Dahra will pay Rs160 ...
Tags: Al Dahra, Kohinoor Foods
Flexible packaging supplier Tyler Packaging has launched its new re-sealable sliders, which are claimed to be suitable for almost any convenience packaging need. According to the company, the packaging comes with a Slide-Rite feature that ...
Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Australian International Food Security Centre (AIFSC) have announced a 4-year, C$15m ($14.42m) research partnership to improve food security in Africa. The project, which ...
Tags: Food Security, Agriculture
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,25 commodities increased in prices, 17 fell and 58 remained unchanged on 18/07/2013.The largest rises were Chloroform (5.04%),Natural rubber (1.45%),PA (0.87%),while the ...
Tags: Price Chart, Spot Commodities
“It’s been a very productive week”, said EU Chief Negotiator Ignacio Garcia-Bercero coming out of the talks. “We have been striving already for many months to prepare the ground for an ambitious trade and investment ...
Tags: TTIP Negotiations