It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,19 commodities increased in prices, 30 fell and 51 remained unchanged on 05/06/2013.The largest rises were Iron ore (1.52%),Dried cocoons (0.82%),Raw silk (0.80%),while the ...
Tags: China, Chemicals, Commodities Price
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,14 commodities increased in prices, 25 fell and 61 remained unchanged on 31/05/2013.The largest rises were Silver (1.44%),Zinc (0.74%),Copper (0.64%),while the largest ...
Tags: China, Chemicals, Commodities Price
NPulp straw-pulp technology uses a chemical process that converts a naturally abundant resource (straw) into pulp for paper making, a process that requires less energy and greatly reduces the amount of greenhouse gases produced, according ...
Tags: Paper Packaging, Packaging, Straw Biomass
The top 200 companies enjoy more than 50 percent of the global industrial pump business. Another 5,000 companies average less than $4 million in sales each. According to the McIlvaine Company in Pumps: World Markets the concentration of the ...
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) is investing $3m to support cocoa improvement projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The initiative will use a range of methods including internet resources, mobile phone technology and microfinance ...
Tags: Cocoa, Agriculture, Food
In May, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 50.8 percent, up by 0.2 percentage point month-on-month. In view of the sizes of enterprises, the PMI of large-sized enterprises was 51.1 percent, up by 0.1 percentage ...
Tags: PMI
Miller Weldmaster has announced the launch of its new PS150 and PS400 packaging systems to help companies optimize and streamline their bag closing processes. Both the machines incorporate features which reduce the production time needed ...
Tags: Bag Sealing Machines, Packaging, Printing
BASF, the North American subsidiary of Germany-based BASF SE, has unveiled a new innovation in water-based polymer technology, Joncryl FLX 5200, designed for flexible packaging applications. According to the company, the Joncryl FLX 5200 ...
A tour early this spring to the U.S.-Mexico border for the Arizona agricultural leadership group Project CENTRL at the San Luis, Ariz., Port of Entry was truly an eye-opening experience. This journalist was invited to participate and ...
Tags: Border Tour, Farm Worker
Sensor Electronic Technology Inc reports that LEDs in the UVB spectral band can double the shelf life of refrigerated produce after a study based on strawberries that was conducted with the USDA. Sensor Electronic Technology Inc (SETi) ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, Sensor Electronic
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,13 commodities increased in prices, 31 fell and 56 remained unchanged on 30/05/2013.The largest rises were Palm Oil (1.33%),Soybean meal (0.93%),DAP (0.55%),while the ...
Tags: Spot Commodities, Chemicals
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose Ruralco's proposed acquisition of Elders Rural Services Limited. Ruralco and Elders each operate a national network of agri-product retail outlets, supplying a range of ...
Tags: Service
Kondarl (SZSE: 000048) planned to spend CNY 100 million setting up a wholly-owned investment arm at the modern service industry cooperation zone of Qianhai, Shenzhen for the strategic development needs. The newborn will study the ...
Tags: Agriculture
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, Mass., and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have received a grant through the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center program to ...
Verderflex: After decades of uncontrolled industrial (mining) activities, water supply is under serious threat. Studies show that acid water levels in the country s mines are rising at a staggering average rate of 0.59 m/day. The water ...