The year 2013 was a consolidation year not only for the textile industry, which faced quite adverse and uncertain market conditions, but also for EURATEX who continued to implement the new strategy aimed at profiling the industry, says ...
Atlas Holdings portfolio company ASG announced that it has acquired Poland-based beauty and personal care folding carton business Bydgoszcz from MeadWestvaco (MWV). ASG intends to use the assets of Bydgoszcz operation to expand its ...
Tags: Folding Carton, Packaging
FMC has broken ground on a new colors blending facility at its manufacturing site in Newark, Delaware, strengthening its natural colors business. The new location will cater to the growing demand in North America for highly stable, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
FMC Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share, payable on July 17, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 30, 2014. FMC Corporation is a ...
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With the history of over two decades, Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, known also as Auto China, has been successfully organized for eleven consecutive sessions. Auto China, organized every two years, has been globally ...
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ArcelorMittal Brasil, Brazilian subsidiary of global steelmaker ArcelorMittal, has announced its financial results for 2013, indicating that the surplus of global steel production capacity is over 570 million mt, which still presents risks ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
The Ikea Group's net income increased by 3.1% to €3.3b for the financial year 2013 (to 31st August 2013), and market conditions continued to improve, reports the retailer, with strong growth in China, Russia and the US. ...
Tags: value for money, sustainable life
Moving outside the US for launching their new "dENiZEN" brand aimed at Asia, Levi Strauss created a history of sorts. The new brand is aimed at China, Singapore, South Korea, India and other asian continent countries. Based in Hong ...
Tags: Textile
Once prominent Japanese tech firms Sony – SNE and Panasonic – OTCPK:PCRFY have been bleeding money over the last several years, but now may be back on track to a return to profitability. Both companies have struggled due to ...
Tags: Profitability, Sony, Panasonic, Japanese Giants
FMC Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 13.5 cents per share, payable on January 16, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2013. About FMC FMC ...
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Tesco meat packer Hilton Food Group has reported "good progress" in a number of its western European markets for the past quarter (third quarter) to November 5. Declines in meat sales were driven by horsegate The Huntingdon-based ...
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In a first-ever effort to foster greater collaboration between the E.U. and U.S. apparel and footwear industries, the International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) will host a two part webinar ...
Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson, has opened its new $25 million global headquarters for the design, testing and manufacture of regulator technologies, including pressure regulator and relief valve solutions to help oil and ...
Tags: Emerson, technology, global, headquarter
Last year, I penned a blog for this site, discussing the "Problem with the popularity of pouches", citing the excellent packaging qualities of pouches, but expressing concern about the inability of most to be recycled through traditional ...
The worldwide smart coatings market will grow from $363 million in 2013 to almost $3.0 billion in 2018, according to a new report from industry analysis firm NanoMarkets. The report, "Worldwide Smart Coatings Markets, 2013-2020," noted that ...
Tags: Smart Coatings, Coatings, Construction, Decoration