From January to February in 2016, Brazil’s imports & exports volume was USD 45.22 billion, down 21.5% by year according to the Brazil’s foreign trade secretariat. The exports volume was USD 24.59 billion, down 4.7% and imports ...
Tags: Brazil's imports, trade deficit
Rigid plastics, flexibles, and board, metal and glass packaging will drive industry expansion across the next five years. In global researcher Smithers Pira's report, called The Future of Global Packaging to 2020, it states that the $839 ...
Tags: Smith Pira, Rigid plastics, Packaging Market
Completing four decades in the home furnishings industry, Surya is proud to announce the celebration of its 40th anniversary. The anniversary festivities will kick off with a special High Point Market celebration, set to take place in ...
Tags: Surya, 40th anniverssary
Several companies have announced moves to support clean production and ban harmful chemicals such as plasticisers or perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals from their production processes. In particular, Aldi, Lidl, Rewe/Penny, ...
Tags: Chemical-Free Packaging, PVC, The Cantonal Laboratory of Zurich
PeopleForBikes hired Kyle Wagenschutz to serve as its Director of Local Innovation. Wagenschutz worked for six years as the Bicycle/Pedestrian Manager at the City of Memphis where he put Memphis on the map as a national leader in creating ...
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. reported fourth-quarter earnings that came in well short of Wall Street targets. For the fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, 2016, G-III reported that net sales increased by 3 percent to $527.4 million from $514.3 ...
Tags: G-III, Earnings, Wall Street targets
The John Lewis Partnership has announced the appointment of Keith Williams as non-executive deputy chairman, succeeding Mark Price who leaves onth 4 April 2016, as announced in October 2015. Keith joined the board as a non-executive ...
Tags: John Lewis, Appiontment, New Deputy Chairman
The main hall for this year’s Manchester Furniture Show, to be held from 17-19th July at Manchester Central, has sold out weeks earlier than in previous years. The 2015 show was a big success for exhibitors and the exhibitor list is ...
NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA (a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic modules and subsystems for high-speed communications networks) has announced its 400G transceiver ...
Tags: NeoPhotonics, PICs
Apple does its best to keep keynotes simple and free from the gritty details – hence why we’re only just finding out about this. The new 9.7-inch iPad Pro won’t be as fast as last year’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro, despite ...
We’re just hours on from yesterday’s Apple keynote, but the product train keeps rolling. Apple is planning to launch new devices as soon as July, a new report claims. It’s said that Apple will show off two new MacBooks ...
Tekni-Plex has agreed to acquire Sancap Liner Technology, a manufacturer of cap and closure sealing materials to the global market, for undisclosed amount. Sancap is a producer of heat-seal, pressure-sensitive and gasket-sealing liners ...
As part of the brand exhibit "Fascination Sports Cars – The Future of Performance", Porsche is presenting seven select show cars at the Volkswagen Group Forum DRIVE in Berlin – for example the 718 Boxster. As part of this ...
Mercedes-Benz introduces its V-Class multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in China, which has been tailored to the needs of Chinese customers. Production at Daimler's local joint venture Fujian Benz Automotive Co. Ltd (FBAC) in Fuzhou has already ...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, V-Class Vans, MVP
The recently concluded session of the 12th National People's Congress appraised and delineated China's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) which essentially encompasses the overall development of the country. The Five-Year Plan echoes China's ...
Tags: China's NPC, energy