Mr Francesco Marchi, Director General of EURATEX, was invited as guest speaker on 11th January 2013 to attend the International Press Conference on Texprocess and Techtextil fairs held in Frankfurt. In his presentation Mr Marchi reviewed ...
In November last year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production decreased by 0.3 percent both in the euro area and in the EU-27, as compared with October. In October, production had decreased by one percent and 0.8 percent month on month ...
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 ...
In December, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.5 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.5 percent in cities and 2.5 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 4.2 percent, while the non-food prices ...
Tags: CPI, China, December 2012, National Bureau of Statistics of China
The Pantry has named B Clyde Preslar as SVP and chief financial officer. Preslar joints The Pantry from RetailAmerica, where he served as finance chief since 2008. Previously he held financial positions with Cott Corp and Lance. He will ...
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Bellegmash 2013, the only international exhibition of Belarus that showcases machinery and equipment exclusively for the light industry, is going to take place in the country’s capital city of Minsk from January 22-25, 2013. By ...
Tags: Bellegmash 2013, Belarus, light industry, textile machinery
According to Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in November 2012 industrial producer prices decreased by 0.2 percent both in the euro area and in the European Union member states (EU-27) month on month. In October ...
Tags: November, 2012, industrial producer, prices, European
US-based consumer goods company Procter & Gamble has installed new pallet-flow storage systems in its distribution center in Crailsheim, Germany, to expand its business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. According to the company, the ...
Tags: Procter and Gamble, storage systems, pallet, company news
It suits IT has become Gold Winner 2013 of the ISPO Award in the category Mobile App. The international jury, consisting of eleven industry experts for amongst others Reebok, Puma and the North Face, judged Apps4Fashion based on an ...
Tags: IT, Gold Winner, 2013, ISPO Award, Mobile App, Apps4Fashion
Austrian flexible packaging group Constantia Flexibles has completed the acquisition of 100% of Globalpack in Mexico. The parties have not disclosed the purchase price of the transaction. Constantia Flexibles CEO Thomas Unger said, "With ...
Tags: flexible packaging, Constantia Flexibles, acquisition, Globalpack
Several European standards for furniture including seating articles, tables and bunk beds or high beds have been amended and published and shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by ...
Tags: Bunk Bed, Chair, Table, Furniture Standards, European
Global steel production will fall over the next 12 months because of current overcapacity and the slowdown in the Chinese economy says Coface. The experts in assessing business sector credit risks have published a report on the challenges ...
Tags: steel sector, steel, steel production, steel industry
According to the data released by the Export and Import Division of South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy, the country's trade balance indicated a USD 28.6 billion surplus in 2012, which was the second consecutive year in which South ...
Tags: steel export, steel, raw materials, steel export value
According to the data released by the Export and Import Division of South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy, the country's trade balance indicated a $28.6 billion surplus in 2012, which was the second consecutive year in which South ...
Tags: South Korea, trade volume, steel, 2012
Organizers of Invest in Photonics 2012, a two-day international convention on photonics venture capital (VC) investment, said that participation at last month’s event increased “despite a tough investment decade in ...
Tags: Photonics, photonics venture capital, investment, lighting