The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) returned to positive territory after a slight dip in August, and has seen growth in six of the nine months of the year so far. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects ...
Constantia Flexibles has opened a new research and development (R&D) center for polymer films and film laminates for flexible packaging in Germany. The move is in line with the company's multi-million investment for upgrading equipment ...
In 2014, domestic waste formed 57% of all waste disposed of. Of this, about one third was packaging waste. In a bid to curb the growth of packaging waste and inspire businesses to reduce the amount of packaging used in their products, the ...
Saudi Build 2015, the 27th International Construction Technology and Building Materials Exhibition, provides contractors, real estate developers and building owners with a full range of building solutions. Saudi Build is the largest ...
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Polymer foam technology provider Wallopwear has reached a strategic partnership with bulk chemical distribution and manufacturing company Cisco. As part of this partnership, Wallopwear will provide energy dissipation materials and ...
Tags: Wallopwear, Polymer Foam Products, packaging
The General Office of the Ministry of Commerce has recently issued the Notice of the Guidance Opinions on Promoting the Construction of Modern Logistic System of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials (No.[2014]809, hereinafter referred to ...
Tags: Chinese Medicinal Materials, packaging, storage, transportation
In 2014, a total of 23,778 foreign-funded enterprises were approved in China, up 4.4% year on year, with actually utilized FDI of 736.37 billion yuan (US$ 119.56 billion), up 1.7% year on year (excluding data of banking, securities and ...
Tags: FDI, service industry, steady growth
In 2014, the Ministry of Commerce sincerely implemented the spirit of the Third and the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, strengthened supervision both in and after the process according to law, reorganized and ...
Tags: Market Order, Business Environment, Industrial management
In 2014, the Ministry of Commerce carried out all kinds of key work of foreign aid in a down-to-earth way, firmly pushed forward management system reform of foreign-aid projects, actively transformed the function of the government, ...
Tags: Deepen Reform, Foreign Aid Work
In 2014, in the face of complex and volatile domestic and international trends, China’s foreign investment and cooperation maintained steady and rapid development and became a highlight of foreign trade and economic cooperation. In ...
Tags: Foreign Investment and Cooperation, Steady and Rapid Development
China’s trade and economic relations with Australia, New Zealand and Pacific island countries maintained a steady development in 2014. In November 2014, President Xi Jinping paid state visits to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, and ...
Tags: China-Oceania Trade, agriculture, husbandry, aquatic products
In 2014, the anti-monopoly work attracted extensive attention at home and abroad and became a hot social topic. The Ministry of Commerce carried out the anti-monopoly investigation of concentration of undertakings according to law, paid ...
Tags: anti-monopoly work, Market Order with Fair Competition
On January 15, 2015, the journal Qiushi published a signed article by Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng, titled “Grasp the World Situation and Promote the Level of Opening—Understanding of Studying and Implementing Important ...
The Chinese government’s first batch of emergency materials, including 40 diesel engines, 100 water pumps and 25 steamboats, arrived in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, on March 3-4, carried by two chartered flights. They were ...
Tags: humanitarian aid, biggest flood
According to the monitoring by MOFCOM, the prices of major farm produce in 36 large and medium-sized cities continued falling while those of means of production picked up slightly last week (March 2-March 8). The average price of 18 ...
Tags: farm produce, vegetables, diesel oil