Government has an important role to play in establishing natural gas as a viable transportation fuel, including resisting the urge to slap a road tax on the clean-burning fuel. Jamie Milner, vice-president, market development and customer ...
Tags: Natural Gas, Gas
Lowered LED bulb prices by Cree in 2013 proved effective. The low price policy not only successfully drove sales for LED bulbs but also lead to stock prices doubling for 2013. Goldman Sachs newest report lists four major reasons for its ...
Tags: Goldman Sachs, Lighting
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will be releasing a new energy policy, according to LED industry sources. Starting from Nov. 2013, bids for China streetlight construction projects will be divided into three ...
Tags: LED Manufacturers, Street Light
The European Commission (EC) has granted French carmaker Renault an aid of EUR20.5m for the HYDIVU research and development program, which is aimed at developing a diesel hybrid technology for vans. As part of the program, Renault will ...
Tags: Renault, Diesel Hybrid Technology
During the third quarter of 2013, end-market demand from the global solar PV industry reached a new record of 9GW. This record demand is up 6% on quarter and almost 20% on year, according to Solarbuzz. Both mid-year quarters, ...
Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has introduced its new LIU product recall policy for packagers and co-packers. Called Packagers Protection, the policy has especially been prepared for packagers ...
Tags: Co-Packers, Packagers
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has informed all its members that with immediate effect, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) staff seeking access to garment factories for monitoring visits should be accompanied by ...
Tags: BFC Monitoring, Apparel
The Bangladesh Garment and Manufacturers Association (BGMEA) has agreed to accept the decision of the Wage Board with regards to the salary structure of those working in readymade garment factories. Talking to reporters after a meeting ...
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps has increased efforts to promote cotton picker machine in recent years in order to promote the sustainable development of the cotton industry. Taking benefit of the national subsidy policy, ...
Tags: Cotton, cotton industry
“The National Retail Federation (NRF) will continue its constructive dialogue with the Administration and Congress on the Affordable Care Act, in order to address some of the serious implementation challenges confronting our ...
Tags: health care, Apparel
The Government of India has withdrawn cotton and cotton yarn from Duty Credit Scrip eligibility under the Focus Market Scheme (FMS), with effect from September 25, 2013. ‘Export of cotton’ and ‘export of cotton ...
Tags: Cotton Yarn, Cotton
The US economy is at risk of getting seriously dented due to the US budget dispute. Admittedly, the direct economic consequences of the government shutdown will probably be next to negligible. "However, the strain on the economy should be ...
The textile industry in western Indian state of Rajasthan is expecting about Rs. 100 billion new investments over the next seven years, due to the state government’s recent announcement of ‘Special Customized Package for ...
Editor's note: The following blog was written by James Moore, owner of?Moore's Bicycle Shop in?Hattiesburg,?Miss. Moore is the new president of the National Bicycle Dealers Association. When I opened my bike shop in 1984 an eight-year-old ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Switzerland-based specialty insurance and reinsurance company Allied World Company Holdings (AWH) has launched a new professional indemnity product developed especially for the Asia-Pacific marketplace. Launched by Allied World's ...
Tags: specialty insurance