China's cotton import in February kept unchanged month-on-month in terms of both quantity and price, but it continued to drop year-on-year. According to the General Administration of Customs, China imported 159,100 tons of cotton, down 0.21 ...
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According to an Indian Cotton Federation (ICF) report for the fortnight ended March 31, 2015, around 31 million bales have been pressed till now in the current cotton season. The CCI has procured approximately 8.6 million bales of ...
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The University of California, Davis researchers have received $5m in grants from US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to carry out three new research projects. This financial support is part of USDA's ...
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Japan-based surimi producer Ichimasa Kamaboko is planning to set up a joint venture (JV) with Kelola Mina Laut (KML) in Indonesia. Expected to become operational in July 2016, the proposed JV KML Ichimasa Foods will produce and sell ...
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Swiss food major Nestle is reportedly engaged in advanced level talks to sell its frozen food unit Davigel to Brakes Group, which is owned by Massachusetts based buyout fund Bain Capital. A person familiar with the situation told ...
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Hampshire Group said it has signed an agreement to sell the stock of Rio Garment S.A. to a group led by the current Rio management, which includes David Gren, the president of Rio. Hampshire signed a deal to sell its stake for $6 ...
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The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), stood at minus 2.33 per cent for March 2015 (over March 2014), according to the provisional data released by the Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of ...
Orders at famed event seen as signal of the outlook for nation's export-oriented firms Organizers of the latest China Import and Export Fair said transactions at the fair are expected to be stable even though China's foreign trade ...
Philips originally planned to spin off its wholly-owned subsidiary Lumileds and automobile lighting business to make them an independent company by the end of the first half 2015. But on March 31, Philips announced a deal to sell a 80.1% ...
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A Pakistan parliamentary panel has recommended the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to buy seed cotton instead of lint to protect cotton farmers as it was unable to fix the minimum cotton price. This was done in line with the ...
Nut milks in Australia appear to be on the rise, with almond milk in particular experiencing very strong growth. Both traditional dairy milks and milk alternatives, including soy and grain milk, are expected to grow in the next five ...
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RPM International Inc. has reported record sales for its fiscal 2015 third quarter ended February 28, 2015, but incurred an as-reported loss for the quarter due to a one-time, non-cash net charge for a tax accrual related to the possible ...
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Ford Motor has agreed to acquire a controlling interest in its joint venture (JV) with Russian car company Sollers as well as provide additional funding to the Ford Sollers JV. The Ford Sollers JV produces and imports Ford products, ...
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IT solutions provider, Datatex said package sales of its ‘Now’ ERP software solution for the textile, carpet and apparel sector for 2014 has more than doubled while revenue grew by 25 per cent year over year. According to a ...
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Knitwear exports from Tirupur cluster have registered a growth of 15.5 per cent in terms of rupee and 15.9 per cent in terms of foreign currencies during the just ended 2014-15 financial, according to a press statement issued by Tirupur ...
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