Schott announced that it will continue to invest in its pharmaceutical packaging plant in Itupeva, Brazil on the occasion of its 80th manufacturing anniversary in the country. The company said that it will supply locally-produced ...
Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has released its 2014 Sustainability Report, a voluntary non-financial public document that addresses the firm's commitment to sustainable ...
Global refined cobalt supply totaled 91,754 mt in 2014, up 6.8% from 85,904 mt in 2013, the Cobalt Development Institute said Wednesday in the latest edition of its cobalt news publication. The report, based on the main sources reporting ...
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Hit by sluggish Chinese demand, India’s cotton export is expected to fall 29 per cent to 7 million bales in the current crop year that ends in September. India has so far exported only 4.5 million bales of cotton this year, media ...
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As per the latest report of the USDA, global 2014/15 cotton production is projected at 119.2 million bales, 1 per cent below last season. China and India account for half of the world crop, each contributing an estimated 30 million ...
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The World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Economic Report April 2015 paints a favourable picture for Vietnam. According to the report, medium term projections reflect gradual improvement in GDP growth and macroeconomic stability ...
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Italian fashion retailer Benetton said it has contributed an additional $1.1 million to the Rana Plaza Trust Fund, doubling the sum recommended in an independent assessment of its contribution by PwC. “This payment of $1.1 ...
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The Sherwin-Williams Company announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. Compared to the same period in 2014, consolidated net sales increased $83.7 million, or 3.5%, to $2.45 billion in the quarter due ...
KODA Distribution Group (KDG) and the Unipex Group have announced KDG’s acquisition of Unipex Solutions Canada, a specialty chemicals distributor in Canada. The acquisition, KDG said in a statement, exemplifies the company’s ...
GCiS China Strategic Research estimates that the domestic market of hot melt adhesives in China is valued at over RMB 10.1 Bn, or USD 1.6 Bn, as of the end of 2014. The study finds that the market will continue to grow at above GDP growth ...
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The tide is slowly starting to turn in favor of the American furniture industry in terms of sales, but manufacturers and retailers continue to face numerous wide-ranging challenges. The American furniture industry is at a turning point. ...
The total value of yuan-denominated bonds issued in China in the first quarter of the year reached 3 trillion yuan ($490 billion), up 39 percent from a year earlier, the central bank said on Monday. Of the bonds issued during the period, ...
Whether they are in the lounge, in the kitchen or elsewhere in their homes, Africans are now being given a front-row view of how their world, and the world of trade, is changing. Their guides are the appliances they use to make their ...
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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Australian supermarket chain Coles is planning to invest in farms to extend the selling seasons of popular fruits and vegetables. Coles managing director John Durkan said that the company wants to make more investments to ensure the ...
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