Coca-Cola has won the Technology in Beverage Packaging prize at the 2014 ABRE awards for using Tetra Pak’s cartons with bio-based low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films derived from sugarcane. Coca-Cola's Del Valle Reserva brand of ...
Wang Tiankai, president of China Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC), has been unanimously elected by the Committee of Management of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) as its new president for the next two years. ...
Tags: CNTAC, new president, Textile
The exports of garments and clothing accessories from India increased by 17.6 percent in the first six months of the ongoing fiscal year 2014-15 to touch US$ 8.3 billion, over the same period of the previous fiscal year, according to the ...
Banana producer Chiquita Brands International shareholders have voted against a merger deal with Irish rival c. Post this development, Chiquita will now enter talks with Brazil's Cutrale and Safra following an offer of $14.50 a share. The ...
Recent weakness in Brazilian ex-mill hydrous fuel ethanol prices finally led to more competitive retail prices in the key southeastern part of the country in the week ended October 25, National Petroleum Agency data showed Monday. ...
UK-based mining giant Anglo American Corporation has announced that its first cargo of more than 80,000 mt of iron ore from its Minas-Rio iron ore project in Brazil has left the export terminal at the port of Au in Rio de Janeiro and is ...
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Despite a drop in revenues, adjusted earnings per share soared 36% year-on-year at PolyOne Corp in the third quarter ended September 30, 2014, driven by mix improvement and accelerated Spartech synergies. "As a result of mix improvement ...
Brazil, which competes with Australia in iron ore exports, seems to be losing its ranking as China’s top source, according to a media report. While Brazil exports of the product to China increased 13 percent from January to ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Chinese imports
Brazil-based miner Vale has announced its operational results for the third quarter of the current year, reporting iron ore production of 85.7 million mt, rising 3.1 percent year on year, achieving the highest output for a single quarter in ...
“Global cotton output in 2014/15 is estimated at 119.4 million bales, which is similar from the previous season, as higher area is offset by a lower global yield,” the USDA informs in its latest October report. The agency ...
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Weakening demand from cotton spinning mills in early October, led to cotton prices, resuming moving down in the Brazilian market. Spinners are offering lower prices than those quoted by sellers, for even high-quality cotton, while also ...
Tags: Cotton Prices, Cotton Demand
This growing demand for packaging is met by the automation packaging which helps speeding up the process of packaging of goods. As the demand for packaging increases the, demand for automated packaging also increases. Increasing ...
The business-to-customer (B2C) e-commerce sales in Russia are expected to reach €30 billion by 2018, according to a report by Hamburg-based business intelligence organization yStats.com. In comparison to other nations, Russia is ...
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Approximately 50,000 tones of sugar stored in a warehouse operated by Cargill and Biosev at Brazil's Santos port, affected by fire in the Teag terminal, has been destroyed. The terminal, known as TEAG sugar terminal, is a 50-50 joint ...
Rhodia is showcasing and debuting Emana Denim, the first jeans produced with a bioactive-mineral-based polyamide yarn, which helps and protects skin and body at the ongoing Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, which runs from October 20 ...
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