BASF and Save the Children will pool their expertise to develop solutions including improvement of water accessibility and quality in Mumbai, and livelihoods and food security in the Turkana region of Kenya. The project development ...
Tags: water pipes, Construction
In response to a Hong Kong based NGO alleging inappropriate working conditions at factories from where it outsources garments, Japanese apparel retailer, Fast Retailing said it has initiated its own independent investigations, which ...
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In a bid to hike its commitment to apparel finance, Wells Fargo said it has opened a new Commercial Banking office in New York City to expand its services to the apparel industry. Spearheading the Commercial Banking apparel initiative is ...
Tags: banking, insurance, investments, Apparel
Apparel manufacturer and exporter, Pearl Global Industries Limited (PGIL) is undertaking capacity expansion in South India at a total investment of around Rs 17-20 crore, funded through internal accruals and a TUFS loan. PGIL plans to ...
China-based LED packaging service providers Shenzhen Refond Optoelectronics and Shenzhen Jufei Optoelectronics have signed with Japan-based Toyoda Gosei for license use of the latter's white-light LED patents for application to LED ...
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Atlas Converting North America is set to introduce its Atlas CW Series and Titan SR9 Series slitter rewinder technology for film & flexible materials at ICE USA 2015, which is scheduled to be held in Orlando, Florida, from 10 to 12 ...
Tags: Atlas CW Series, slitter rewinder technology, Agriculture
From February 1st, Ian Edmunds will become the new managing director of Toymaster, while Yogi Parmar takes on the role of operations director. Edmunds (pictured) has been with Toymaster for almost 16 years serving the group for the last ...
Celebrating the year of the Sheep, Rainbow Designs will be launching its new movie toy line with a champagne and cake event on Tuesday, January 20th. Rainbow Designs is offering Toy Fair 2015 visitors the chance to get their hands on a ...
Tags: movie toy line, Toys
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched an open consultation on the draft scientific opinion on the safety of caffeine that was presented recently to EFSA. The provisional findings of the Draft Scientific Opinion on the ...
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Australia’s oldest chocolate business, the iconic Ernest Hillier has been placed into voluntary administration, and a meeting with creditors will take place on Tuesday 20 January 2014. Hillier’s administrator, Bruno Secatore ...
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In mid-December, the EU Commission notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it intends to restrict four additional substances under the RoHS2 directive. The update will bring the number of hazardous substances listed in Annex II of ...
Nearly six in 10 younger skiers and snowboarders, or 59 percent, find on-site equipment rentals extremely important on a ski/snowboard vacation, compared to 42 percent of mature travelers, according to a customer survey by Wyndham Vacation ...
Tags: skiers, snowboarders, Sporting Goods
For fiscal first-quarter 2015 (to end-November 2014), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $2.9m, down 15% on $3.4m a year ago but up 29% on $2.3m last quarter, due to both design wins in ...
Tags: LED components, LED chip, Electrical
Dymax Corporation will exhibit in Booth #2239 at MD&M West, scheduled to take place February 10-12, 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. The company will showcase some of its newest products and technologies including ...
Tags: LED-curing capabilities, See-Cure color change, Construction
With regards its proposal to acquire Family Dollar Stores, retailer Dollar General has concluded that the additional step of certifying substantial compliance with the FTC's request for further information and documentary material is ...
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