Philippines’ abaca output has dipped to 35,060 tons, registering a decline of 5.5 percent during the first half of 2013, compared to 37,120 tons recorded during same period last year, according to data from the Bureau of Agricultural ...
Tags: Abaca Output, Textile
The imports of textiles and apparel by the United States increased by 3.11 percent year-on-year to $ 59.014 billion during the first seven months of 2013, according to the Major Shippers Report, released by the U.S. Department of Customs. ...
Hardide Coatings, innovator in advanced surface coating technology, has developed a revolutionary alternative to toxic hard-chrome plating (HCP) which will soon be restricted or banned. Hardide-A meets strict new EU and U.S. environmental ...
Tags: Hardide Coatings, Construction
According to data released by Turkey's Steel Exporters' Association (CIB), the country's steel product exports totaled 1.27 million tons in August, decreasing by 11.2% from a month ago and slumping by 25.2% year on year. Meanwhile, the ...
Tags: Steel, Construction
Packaging solutions specialist Payne has extended its range of promotional banner tapes with the launch of a resealable version, which enables a pack to be reclosed following initial opening. This new resealable function ensures consumers ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Sealable Banner Tapes
China’s LED exports are impacted by a new wave of foreign technical barriers. According to market statistics, since 2012 the U.S., EU, Japan and other country and regions are implementing new LED standards. On Feb. 1, 2013, the EU ...
Tags: LED Exporters, Technical Barriers
Northwest European rebar producers have raised their prices on low supply, no imports, higher costs and seasonal restocking, local market sources said this week. According to them, mills don't have large availability and delivery times are ...
Tags: Rebar Producers, Chemicals
Global efforts to battle trade protectionism need to be reinforced to help shield the fragile economic recovery across the world. In a report released today, the European Commission identified about 150 new trade restrictions introduced ...
Tags: economy
At the end of July 2013, the Swabian knitted fabrics manufacturer, Mattes & Ammann GmbH & Co. KG, became the first textile company in Germany and the EU economic area to be awarded the OEKO-TEX Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) ...
Tags: STeP Certificate, Mattes&Ammann
The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 12.1% in July 2013, stable compared with June. The EU unemployment rate was 11.0%, also stable compared with June. In both zones, rates have risen compared with July 2012, when ...
According to the data from the Turkish Steel Pipe Manufacturers Association, Despite the global economic downturn, Turkish steel pipe exports remain small growth trend in the first half of 2013. The Turkish steel pipe exports amounted ...
Tags: Steel Pipe, Construction
The British experts from the international metal analysis agencies point out that, global stainless steel production rose 2.9% in 2013, the output will reach 36.4 million tons. The expert points out, although stainless steel production ...
Tags: Stainless Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
As EU begins implementations of its new LED standards on Sept. 1, 2013, LED manufacturers based in Shenzhen, China are facing higher entry level and risks. Shenzhen's LED industry launched a risk management platform on Aug. 30, 2013 that ...
Tags: LED, Lights, Lighting, EU Standard
The procedure of Duty Tax Remission for Exports (DTRE) in Pakistan is complicated to the extent that only few of the value-added textile sector companies benefit from the scheme to increase the country’s export volumes. The ...
Tags: Apparel Exports, Textile Exports
The exports of textiles, excluding apparel, from Turkey increased by 7.9 percent year-on-year during the first seven months of 2013, according to the data compiled by the Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters' Association (ITKIB). ...
Tags: Textile Exports, apparel