The recycling of beverage cartons in Europe has reached 42% in 2013, according to new data provided by the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE). Compared to 2012, it represents a 3% rise, while the total recovery rate, ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, beverage cartons
The Spanish Federation of Food and Beverage Industries (FIAB) has chosen Indra as a strategic partner within the Strategic Framework for the Food and Beverage Industry through the signing of an agreement whereby the consultancy and ...
Tags: Food Industry, Beverage Industry
Car rental service firm Europcar has signed an agreement with fleet management services provider Active Fleet Solutions' subsidiary TTS360. Under the contract, TTS360 will have to provide incident and accident management services for ...
Libya's oil sector is showing tentative signs of recovery, with production now averaging around 300,000 b/d after the restart of the key Elephant field and with exports from the eastern ports of Marsa al-Hariga and Zueitina resuming after a ...
Tags: Oil Production, Elephant crude
FMC Corporation announced that, as a result of weaker than expected performance in FMC Agricultural Solutions, the company expects second quarter adjusted earnings to be in the range of $0.95 to $1.05 per share. Additionally, the company ...
Despite weak fundamentals and largely negative sentiment, the futures and swaps markets recovered some ground through the day, leading to some support for ore prices. Platts assessed the 62% Fe Iron Ore Index up 50 cents from Monday at ...
Tags: steel rebar, ore prices
Scrap market activity remained sluggish in eastern China over the week with prices mainly holding steady and unlikely to gain any upward momentum in the short term as the outlook for the finished steel market remains pessimistic, market ...
Tags: Ferrous Scrap, Heavy Scrap
In 2013, the rising demand from China's industrial control industry helped drive the recovery of low and medium-voltage inverter market, with the market size of low and medium-voltage inverters in China for the year hitting about RMB22.57 ...
UK retail sales were up 0.5% on a like-for-like basis from May 2013, when they had increased 1.8% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 2.0%, against a 3.4% rise in May 2013. Clothing was the best performing category, ...
Tags: Clothing, UK retail sales
In a statement released at the conclusion of its mission to Guinea, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the Simandou iron ore project of Australia-based miner Rio Tinto will contribute to a gradual pick-up in Guinea's mining ...
Tags: Mining Industry, miner
The first half of 2014 is drawing to a close but the wait continues for a strong economic upturn that would globally spark sustainable sales growth in the high-tech industry. So far, what many industry observers and economists can point ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, High-Tech Industry
Despite its many advantages, natural gas is losing ground globally to its rivals while buyers and sellers struggle to agree on what constitutes a fair price, the International Energy Agency said in a report published Tuesday. In its ...
Tags: Natural Gas, Coal
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. VSH +0.26% , one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components, today announced the acquisition of Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd. ("Holy Stone Polytech"), a ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
The expo of customized technology for the aluminium and innovative metals industry, METEF, reaches its tenth edition, organized by Veronafiere, and will be held from 11 to 13 June 2014 in Verona. METEF will multiply exhibitor's ...
Tags: Footprints
Sustainability initiatives in the European coatings sector have reached a new phase with a much stronger focus on issues like low carbon footprints of products and waste reductions. Previously the industry has been concentrating on ...
Tags: Coatings, Construction, Decoration