A Wearside firm specialising in water storing polymer technology and applications for the environmental protection and horticulture industries has been developing its export growth with the help of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). In the ...
Tags: seeds, export growth, storing polymer technology, polymer products
Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 1/16/2013 4:02:05 PM U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and university cooperators have developed a biodegradable plastic that could be used in disposable food ...
Tags: Food Packaging, Packaging, Printing
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,21 commodities increased in prices, 23 fell and 55 remained unchanged on 16/01/2013.The largest rises were Metal Silicon (1.42%),Silver (1.33%),Propylene oxide ...
Tags: China, spot commodities, Chloroform, Iron ore
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,8 commodities increased in prices, 9 fell and 9 remained unchanged on 15/01/2013.The largest rises were Soybean meal (1.25%),Coke (0.80%),Wheat (0.29%),while the largest ...
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Global packaging company MeadWestvaco (MWV) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government to invest Rs10bn ($183m) over the next three to four years. The latest investment will be used to expand the company's ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,20 commodities increased in prices, 32 fell and 47 remained unchanged on 14/01/2013.The largest rises were Hydrochloric acid (3.58%),PC (1.48%),Urea (1.44%),while the ...
Tags: China, Commodities Price, Chemicals
Following Georgia Gulf Corporation's pending merger with PPG, the company will be known as Axiall Corporation, Georgia Gulf said Monday. "The new and distinctive brand represents a clear break from the legacy names of the two ...
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Global food commodity prices dropped back in 2012, with dairy and sugar showing the sharpest declines, new figures from the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organisation show. Despite ongoing concerns around rising food prices, the UN ...
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Deyu Agriculture, a China-based producer of agricultural products, has formed a new subsidiary, Jinglong Agriculture Development, in order to extend its business coverage to Northeast China. The 99% owned subsidiary currently focuses on ...
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,20 commodities increased in prices, 18 fell and 61 remained unchanged on 11/01/2013.The largest rises were Silver (1.44%),Mild steel plate (0.80%),Tin ingot (0.47%),while ...
Tags: China, Commodities Price, China economy
Grain and corn company Deyu Agriculture Corp will extend its reach into northeast China through the establishment of a new subsidiary, Jilin Jinglong Agriculture Development Limited. The unit, which is primarily engaged in the ...
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Canadian beef exports to China are set to rise following certification for a further four of Canada's processing plants. Chinese officials have given the green light to the beef processors as part of a 2011 trade agreement that saw ...
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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 ...
US-based food and drink co-operative has acquired the cranberry processing business of Chilean firm Agrícola Cran Chile Limitada,marking the firm's first international acquisition. The deal,announced today(11 January),will expand ...
Farmers in southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have so far sold around 2.41 million bales(1 bale=170 kg)of cotton to the Cotton Corporation of India(CCI),National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited(Nafed)and ...
Tags: CCI, Andhra Pradesh, India, cotton, Nafed