According to a new study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, consumption of five of the leading additives for coatings and inks in 2013 was 1.02 million tons, as supplied, worth $4.66 billion. A 5 percent annual rate of ...
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RadiciGroup companies Noyfil SA and Noyfil SpA have chosen the highest level of transparency by adopting the UNI 11505:2013 standard, for measuring and declaring recycled material content of their r-Radyarn and r-Starlight yarns, made from ...
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Demand for specialty biocides in the U.S. is forecast to rise 4.0 percent per year to $3.9 billion in 2018. In volume terms, demand is expected to increase 1.0 percent annually to 1.5 billion pounds over the same period. “A strong ...
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This year is proving to be a pretty good year for many medtech companies. The majority of the largest 40 have seen their stock prices rise by double-digit percentages in 2014, according to a Qmed analysis. Meanwhile, only eight have seen ...
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The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, has approved setting up of 13 textile parks, which will involve a minimum investment of Rs. 1 billion each. Speaking at a book-launching event in New Delhi, Minister of State ...
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China has slashed its official target for shale gas production in the medium term by up to a third and now expects to achieve 30 billion cubic meters of output by 2020, according to the country's Ministry of Land and Resources at a briefing ...
Sajjan Jindal, the millionaire owner of Indian steel producer JSW Steel, has stated that he has offered less than $100 million to buy the steel complex of Italian steelmaker Lucchini in Piombino, Tuscany, Italy, while not wanting to take on ...
The Shareholders Foundation announces that an investor, who currently holds shares of Peregrine Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ:PSMI), filed a lawsuit in effort to halt the proposed takeover of Peregrine Semiconductor Corp by Murata Electronics ...
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"Retailers concerned by the lack of a West Coast longshoremen's contract will continue to bring merchandise into the country at above-average levels in September, but volume will drop from the record set in August, says a new report ...
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European Union antitrust regulators are to investigate an allegation that several luxury watchmakers breached EU rules by refusing to supply spare parts to independent repairers. The European Commission did not identify the companies but ...
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The diamond industry needs to support programs to uplift its vast artisanal mining sector. The more than 1.5 million diamond diggers – predominantly in West Africa – and their estimated 10 million dependents, remain the most ...
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Today, social media marketing gives manufacturers the opportunity to improve brand awareness, build brand loyalty, and increase sales, and right now, 87 percent of B2B marketers are taking advantage of opportunities. Fifty-four percent of ...
According to the new research report "Epoxy Resin market by Application (Coatings, Electronics, Construction, Wind Turbine, Composites, and Adhesives) and Geography - Trends & Forecast to 2019" by MarketsandMarkets, the market of epoxy ...
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Nickel prices climbed to the highest in nearly two months Thursday on the London Metal Exchange, rising 10% from mid-June to about $19,400 per ton over concerns that the Philippines may ban exports of the metal. A bill to bar mineral ore ...
Mars Chocolate North America is voluntarily recalling some Twix Unwrapped Bites as some packages may contain peanuts and eggs without listing them on the ingredient label. The product in question comes in a seven ounce, metallized-golden ...
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