The Government has announced the latest regions to be included in the 2014-2020 Assisted Areas Map that will be eligible to bid for additional funding and benefits through such as Regional Growth Fund. The new Assisted Areas Map is ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
A majority of U.S. manufacturing executives expect their sales will grow a little more than 9 percent for the rest of 2014, according to the Institute of Supply Management’s semi-annual survey of purchasing and supply managers. Of ...
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In Sweden, industrial production decreased by 3.8 percent in March this year compared to February and declined by 4.5 percent year on year in working day-adjusted figures, according to Statistics Sweden (SCB). On the other hand, the ...
Tags: Basic Metal, metal industry
Ioxus, a manufacturer of ultracapacitor technology for use in transportation, industrial and energy applications, has opened of its second manufacturing facility in Oneonta, New York. The 22'000 sq. ft. plant, located less than a mile ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Graphic Packaging International has received approval from the Ohio Tax Credit Authority for a 40%, six-year tax credit for its expansion project. The company plans to create $708,864 in new annual payroll as part of the expansion project ...
According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in April this year the domestic producer price index (PPI) for Turkish industry in general rose by 0.09 percent over March and was up 12.98 percent year on ...
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In April this year, the purchasing managers index (PMI) for the Chinese steel sector stood at 52.6 percent, surging by 8.4 percentage points as compared to March and exceeding the 50 percent threshold for the first time since September ...
Tags: Steel Sector, PMI
CIFF is a group of furniture related shows held in March/April and September each year with separate sections and dates for domestic and office furniture as well as areas for production machinery and components. Each section is large enough ...
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The Jeti Titan HS made its North American debut at the International Sign Association’s Sign Expo last week in Orlando. In May, it will also be shown at FESPA Digital in Munich, Germany. Its newly added primer option improves ink ...
Tags: Inkjet Printers, flatbed equipment
Siemens PLM Software has granted software to the tune of $79 million to an engineering college at Moodbidri in Dakshina Kannada district, according to press reports. The MoU to this effect was signed on March 20, 2014. The technological ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
The US Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Monday that Lorain, Ohio-based Republic Steel has agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine and "settle alleged health and safety violations" at four of its ...
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Even a world leader in packaging and PET plastics machinery cannot stop improving its products. Sipa knows that. Last year, it began to wonder if its fillers could fill a wider range of needs: "We decided to look at our existing range of ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, PET plastics machinery
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) and the Australian Packaging & Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) have joined forces on a new initiative: Packaging & Processing Week. This new annual event, owned and operated by the two ...
In the first quarter this year, the aggregate gross profits of large and medium-sized industrial enterprises in China amounted to RMB 1.29424 trillion ($0.21 trillion), increasing by 10.1 percent year on year, according to data released by ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
In April this year, the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 72.2 percent, down from 74.3 percent recorded in March, while the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing ...