Scientists have discovered why dark chocolate is good for us The health benefits of eating dark chocolate have been extolled for a long time, but the exact reason has remained a mystery — until now. Certain bacteria in the stomach ...
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Tate & Lyle, a leading global provider of specialty food ingredients and solutions, announces the expansion of its direct sales capabilities in Japan and the opening of a new office in Tokyo. This initiative, which is in line with Tate & ...
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Textile and raw material exports from Turkey, excluding apparel, fetched US$ 1.48 billion during the first two months of 2014, indicating a surge of 11.6 percent, compared to the same period in 2013, as per the data released by the Istanbul ...
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The exports of textiles and apparel from Pakistan increased by 8.28 percent year-on-year in the first eight months of the financial year 2013-14 that began on July 1, according to the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics ...
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EATP (the European Association for Textile Polyolefins) has released details of the programme for its annual Executive Seminar, to be held in Brussels on May 20. The theme of the Seminar is “Fibres & Textiles in Europe : Towards ...
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An example of 'innovative' nut varieties The share of nuts in global snack foods launches has risen steadily in recent years as nuts have found increasing favour as convenient and nutritious snacks and technology has allowed development ...
The installation was for a new company set up to serve the whole southeastern region of Asia. When Thai businessman, Pongsakorn Pongsak established the General Beverage Company Limited in his home country, he was entering the beverage ...
Textile firms in the Mexican state of Puebla need to increase competitiveness and invest in expanding production centers, to manufacture high-quality textile products, in order to compete in the international markets, said Governor of ...
This follows the European Commission roadmap which established the intention to reduce CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050. The aim of the glass roadmap is to create a low-carbon glass sector which is also competitive and prosperous. The glass ...
German polyester fibre specialist Trevira GmbH, Bobingen, has voiced its satisfaction with the past fiscal year in view of annual sales totalling about EUR 250 million (2012: EUR 232 million). Changes in the product mix and a positive ...
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The exports of garments and textiles from the Southeast Asian nation of Vietnam surged 44.9 percent year-on-year in February 2014 to reach US$ 1.3 billion, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported. In the first two months of the ...
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A 16-member six country African delegation is in India to explore ways and means to increase exports of African cotton to India. The delegation is also visiting various Indian textile clusters in order to check and imbibe the best practices ...
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FDA proposed format nutrition labels The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed to update the Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods to reflect the latest scientific information, including the link between diet and chronic ...
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Mafatlal Industries Limited (MIL), a flagship company of Arvind Mafatlal Group has launched Designer Collection of School Uniforms for the coming season. MIL is the first company to introduce eco-friendly fibre dyed suiting in the school ...
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The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) International Working Group is announcing Version 4.0 of its globally-recognized standard for the processing of textiles made from certified organic natural fibers. GOTS' core provisions such as ...
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