Import volume at major U.S. container ports is expected to hit an all-time record in August as retailers concerned about the lack of a West Coast longshoremen’s contract rush to bring holiday season merchandise into the country, ...
Methanex, the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets, has announced its new regional contract methanol prices for North America and Asia Pacific regions. For the North American region, ...
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VF Corporation reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 28, 2014. All per share amounts are presented on a diluted basis. Strong contribution from our Vans, Timberland, The North Face, Kipling and Wrangler brands drove ...
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A recently published report titled ‘The Fiber Year 2014’, the world survey report on textiles & nonwovens, states that the fiber production volume in the world textile industry in 2013 rose by 2.8% to 92.3 million tonnes. This ...
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Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam, remained attractive for new investments in the garment and textile sector, and it received 70.62 percent of the total investment made in the city’s industrial zones in the first six ...
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With the football fever gripping the nation like never before, Myntra.com, India’s leading fashion hub, is metamorphosing itself into a football fan’s paradise. After the launch of its dedicated ‘Football Store’, ...
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The Alkaline Water Company, developers of an innovative state of the art proprietary electrolysis beverage process, packaged and sold in 3 liter and 1 gallon sizes under the trade name Alkaline88, enjoys another major boost to its national ...
Raspadskaya Coal Company (Raspadskaya), one of the largest coking coal producers in Russia, has announced that in the second quarter this year its raw coal production volume increased by 38 percent compared to the first quarter of this year ...
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The Phu Hung textile plant, being constructed in Phu Bai Industrial Park, in Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue, will commence operations in August this year, reports Viet Nam News. The Vietnam National Textile and ...
Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and steel groups, has reported that it has mined its one millionth metric ton of coal since operations began at its Elginsky open pit in Yakutia, Russia. Currently, work still continues on ...
Whole Foods Market strongly supports Oregon's Measure 92, requiring mandatory labeling of raw and packaged foods containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) by January 1, 2016. More than 155,000 Oregonians signed a petition to put ...
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BASF Shanghai Coatings has opened its new €50m automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China, in a move to strengthen its position as a leading coatings supplier to the automotive industry. The ...
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Henkel has become the first multinational company to be named as a China Packaging Industry Training Base, which is a further recognition of Henkel's leadership in the Chinese packaging industry. The China Packaging Federation (CPF), the ...
Global demand for specialty silicas -- which include precipitated silica, silica gel, silica sol, and fumed silica -- is forecast to grow 5.0 percent per year through 2018 to 2.9 million metric tons, valued at $6.9 billion. This will ...
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This year's BASF Coatings Color Collection 2014/2015 report, "Under the Radar," predicts a new level of normality is coming as North America bounces back from the recession and society embraces the unpretentious beauty of the "flyover ...
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