According to data released by the Turkey’s Steel Exporters’ Association (CIB), Turkey’s exports of steel products totaled 1.68 million tons in May, up by 1.2% from a month ago and increasing by 0.1% year on year. ...
Tags: Turkey, Construction&Decoration, Exports
Sustained weak demand from North Asian LNG end-users, reflected in the slump in spot prices, has shown little sign of recovering despite the start of the traditionally stronger summer season. Coming out of the April-May shoulder months, ...
Tags: Chemicals
Those responsible for manufacturing plants and process facilities are increasingly turning to members of the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) for help in boosting productivity and guarding against catastrophic computer failures ...
Continuing to deliver on its global growth plans, Gap Inc. announced that it will introduce Gap brand to Paraguay and Hungary through new agreements with existing franchise partners Neutral for Paraguay and Gottex Brands for Hungary. ...
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) is investing $3m to support cocoa improvement projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The initiative will use a range of methods including internet resources, mobile phone technology and microfinance ...
Tags: Cocoa, Agriculture, Food
XL Group has unveiled a new Reinsurance Global Emerging Markets unit to benefit development in reinsurance markets. Led by Philippe Rochaix, who is currently in charge of the Latin America Reinsurance operations, the unit will form part ...
Tags: XL Group, Emerging Markets
A Gartner report about the security software market out today shows that number-two-ranked McAfee enjoyed the most overall growth last year, Trend Micro slipped but stayed number three, and Symantec held onto its top spot with 19.6 percent ...
Tags: Gartner, McAfee, Trend Micro
It is reported that China's Sinohydro Corporation, the world’s largest hydropower construction company is going to get the supply of more than 120,000 tons of reinforcing steel rebar from Newcastle plant of ArcelorMittal South Africa ...
Tags: hydropower construction, Energy
ForceField Energy Inc. an international manufacturer, seller and distributor of energy products and solutions, announced it signed a three-year sub-distribution agreement with Prime Energy Solutions AG, a Wiesbaden, Germany consultancy ...
Tags: LED, ForceField
Worst result since the second quarter of 2010. Global enterprise videoconferencing and telepresence equipment revenues dropped 13.2% during first quarter of 2013 to $563.4m, according to a new report from IDC. Said to have registered ...
Italian eyewear company Luxottica Group reported this month that first-quarter sales for its wholesale division — in which Southern California-based Oakley is a key brand — jumped 7.5 percent compared with a year earlier to 781 ...
Tags: Transportation
Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, released the 2011-12 Farm & Fiber Report. The overall findings demonstrate that organic cotton production dropped 8% from ...
According to a report by Latin American steel association Alacero, crude steel production in Latin America totaled 5.7 million metric tons during April this year, stable compared to the same month last year. In the first four months of the ...
Tags: raw mat, longs, flats, South America, production, consumption, steelmaking
Tate & Lyle, a UK-based provider of ingredients and solutions for the food, beverage and other industries, has opened its Technical Service Centre in Mexico City. The facility offers expertise in the application of Tate & Lyle's ...
France-based Axa Private Equity is evaluating plans to divest French food ingredients manufacturer Diana in a deal estimated to be worth EUR1bn. The ingredients firm is likely to attract both strategic and private-equity interests, ...
Tags: Axa Private Equity, Agriculture