Dairy products maker Saputo will close four of its facilities in Canada and the US, as part of efforts to improve its operational efficiency. The move is a part of the company's review of its overall activities to pursue additional ...
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Tuesday the preliminary results of its administrative review of stainless steel bar from India. The review originally covered three Indian producers/exporters--Ambica Steels Limited; Mukand, ...
Tags: Stainless Bar, dumping duty, DOC
Manufacturers, already pinned down by rising production costs and competition from other countries, continue to struggle against an old adversary… Washington, specifically the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA has ...
Despite ethanol prices at their highest levels in nearly eight years, multiple ethanol production facilities in the US Midwest will undergo spring maintenance turnarounds in the coming weeks, sources said Tuesday. Flint Hills Resources ...
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The exports of textiles and apparel from Pakistan increased by 8.28 percent year-on-year in the first eight months of the financial year 2013-14 that began on July 1, according to the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics ...
Tags: Textile Exports, apparel, cotton
In 2013, sales of cigarettes rose 0.3% to figure of 21.1bn cigarettes, according to industry data provided by Marlboro maker Philip Morris International and reported in today’s Telegraph. The increase follows four straight years of ...
Nestlé Europe has outlined plans to cut water usage by 40% across its manufacturing sites by the end of this decade. The company had already reduced water usage by 36% between 2004 and 2010, after it made certain changes to ...
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For most manufacturers that sell through a channel sales network, visibility ends where distributor involvement begins. Imagine this scenario: A potential customer calls your factory or sends a quote request through your website. Your ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Houston, Texas-based Phillips 66 Company recently agreed to retire over 21 billion sulfur credits that could have been used in the production of gasoline, which could ...
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Nike Inc. reported earnings rose 3.5 percent in the third quarter, to $685 million, or 76 cents a share. Revenues advanced 12.7 percent to $6.97 billion. Both earnings and revenues surpassed Wall Street targets. Nike Brand revenues grew ...
Tags: Nike, Sporting Goods, Apparel, Accessories
AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has been recognized as a finalist for UBM Tech's EE Times and EDN Annual Creativity in Electronics ACE Award for Ultimate Products, AVX's TCJ Series ...
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Mainland Headwear Holdings Limited, the new parent of San Diego Hat Company that also manufactures headwear for some of the largest U.S. brands and operates Lids and New Era stores in Asia, reported revenue for the year ended 31 December ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Wednesday the final results of its expedited sunset review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on circular welded carbon-quality steel line pipe from China. The DOC made an affirmative ...
Tags: Chinese Line Pipe, US DOC
Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc. ("Fannie May") is recalling 19 units of its 14.0 oz., rectangle box of spring wrapped assorted chocolates because the box includes one piece of candy that contains peanuts, a known allergen, and the food ...
Tags: Chocolate Box, Fannie May, candy box
Shaped like a lopsided headband, Google Glass is an unassuming piece of technology when you're holding it in your hands. You feel as if you can almost break it, testing its flexibility. Putting it on, though, is another story. Once you ...