Dutch food group Vion has entered into a deal to sell its frozen vegetables, fruit and potato products firm Oerlemans Foods to fresh vegetables producer Baltussen Holding. The struggling meat processor, which this month finalised a deal ...
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Parties responsible for a new KSh12 billion cement factory in the West Pokot district of Kenya have announced that the project will be completed next year, following revisions to the project’s implementation plan. The project, ...
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In December 2012, Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufactured goods decreased 1.9 percent, year-on-year, and 0.1 percent decrease month-on-month. The purchasing price index for manufactured goods went down by 2.4 percent year-on-year, and ...
Prices for polyethylene terephthalate look set to climb over the coming weeks and months, as producers struggle to achieve acceptable margins while feedstock prices increase. So far this year, the European spot price assessment has ...
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Dhaka,the capital city of Bangladesh,is all set to host three synchronous international trade fairs,showcasing products like garment accessories,textile machinery,yarns and fabrics,from January 13,2013 onwards. The three concurrent ...
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Portland, Oregon-based Schnitzer Steel Industries reported Tuesday adjusted operating income of $3 million and a loss per share of $0.02 for its fiscal 2013 Q1 ended November 30, 2012. During Q1, export and domestic sales prices for ...
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China's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) (2012.12) National Bureau of Statistics of China Notes: 1. Explanatory Notes: Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is an index summarized and compiled through the results of the ...
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New York City-based private equity firm SK Capital Partners, in partnership with global investment firm First Reserve Corp., has acquired TPC Group Inc. — a Houston-based producer of value-added products derived from niche ...
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The entry into force on December 31st 2012 of the rules establishing when glass cullet is no longer considered as waste, comes as a clarification about some of the main aspects for its recycling. Along with this regulation, the Joint ...
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Lego Education unveiled the latest evolution of its Mindstorms range last night in London, in the form of a Linux-powered ARM 9 programmable brick which, for the first time in Lego Education's history, comes with the option of running any ...
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China's PMI Remained at the Same Level over Last Month in December National Bureau of Statistics of China Department of Service Statistics of NBS China Federation of Logistics and Purchases (CFLP) In December, China's manufacturing ...
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Swiss-headquartered resources company Ferrexpo, whose main interests are in Ukrainian iron ore assets, has announced that in 2012 its overall iron ore pellet production decreased by 1.2 percent year on year to 9.7 million mt. The company's ...
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Canada-based natural and organic food group SunOpta has acquired the Bulgarian grain handling and processing facility of Organic Land Corp. The purchase of the Silistra-based facility, a strategic supplier for SunOpta, was made for ...
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As you are aware, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry is the apex industry chamber of the textiles and clothing industry. We need not elaborate the importance of textiles sector for our economy, since you are fully aware of its ...
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Cobalt Light Systems is proud to announce RapID, a pioneering instrument for the identification of raw materials through the side of the unopened packaging. The pharmaceutical industry spends significant time and resource on verifying the ...
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