The Government of Bangladesh has set up three committees to probe into the last week’s fire incident at the ten-storey factory building of Standard Garments Limited in Gazipur, about 40 km from the capital Dhaka. The committees ...
Tags: Standard Garments, Apparel
FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis Inc. (TSX: FTS) commends the B.C. government for changes announced today that will help to increase FortisBC's ability to rapidly and cost-effectively supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the B.C. ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Natural Gas
After six years of continuous decline due to economic crisis, sales of textiles in Spain, is estimated to grow by 2 to 4 percent year-on-year during the Christmas season, according to the Business Association of Textile and Accessories ...
Tags: textiles sales, Fashion products
Cape plc is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Cape Australia Onshore has entered into an agreement with Bechtel for the provision of Painting, Insulation and Fireproofing Services on the Chevron-operated Wheatstone ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, oil
China’s economy may grow 7.6 percent this year, with inflation at 2.7 percent, both meeting national goals and reflecting stable growth, the State Information Center said Monday. China’s macro-economic policies have been ...
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The future of Quebec's refining industry depends on having access to quality crudes at competitive prices, and this means access to Western oil. This is the conclusion of a submission presented today by Valero Energy Inc. ( Valero") during ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, oil, gas
Edrington Group's £100M investment in a new distillery for its iconic brand The Macallan has been hailed as "phenomenal" by Richard Lochhead, the Scottish government's rural affairs secretary. The new distillery and visitor centre ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Wine
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Nigeria has announced that over 150,000 persons have benefitted from its skill acquisition training program since its inception in the northeastern state of Adamawa. The skill acquisition ...
Tags: Garment, Apparel, Accessories
NEW DELHI: Fuelled by growth in sectors like real estate, infrastructure, retail, automotive and food & beverages, the country's glass industry will acquire a market size worth Rs 340 billion by 2015 from Rs 225 billion at present, ...
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W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced today that it has recently received notices from U.S. Government regulators that could affect certain aspects of its operations on Federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico. The Company ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, oil
At the General Meeting of Works Councils in Berlin on November 20, the Chairman of the Central Works Council of Siemens AG, Lothar Adler, announced that he will leave the company at the end of May 2014, upon reaching mandatory retirement ...
Tags: Siemens, Manufacturing, Processing Machinery
As the Rupp Report mentioned last week, the annual PCI Fibres Conference 2013 took place November 7-8, 2013, in Hong Kong. The event was an unlimited source of important information concerning the global fiber and textile industry. As ...
Tags: Yarn Dyeing, Textile
Specialty Fashion Group Limited the largest specialty retailer of women’s fashion in Australasia, is proud to announce that it has acquired the business and assets of iconic Australian apparel brand, Rivers Australia (Rivers). Key ...
Canada is among the five largest energy producing countries in the world according to the International Energy Agency, and Canadian jobs in oil and gas productions are expected to continue to grow into the future. Positions expected to ...
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US construction employment increased in 39 states over the past 12 months, the most widespread gains since April 2012, according to an analysis released today by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. ...
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