The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has predicted that there would be an increase in the demand of Indian textiles in the domestic and global markets. In a statement, CITI chairman Prem Malik said there was a decline in ...
Taiwan photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers have received rush orders since the end of August, leading to higher utilization rates and boosting optimism among Taiwan PV producers about demand in September. Yet Chinese demand remains weak as ...
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IATA reports that air freight volumes were up by a strong 5.8% in July compared to a year ago. This is an acceleration on June, when freight tonne kilometres rose 2.4%, and reflects improving demand conditions in some regions. There was ...
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Zuru has signed a global exclusive deal with Kickstarter hit Bunch O Balloons and will launch the product in spring 2015. The Kickstarter campaign raised close to $1 million dollars and the concept 'takes water balloon fights to the next ...
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long with notebook vendors launching more inexpensive models, Intel has seen the shipment proportion of entry-level notebook CPUs, namely its Pentium and Celeron series, increase from 50-60% in the first half of 2014 to 60-70% currently, ...
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What are the five new technologies every tire retailer should know about? Modern Tire Dealer asked Kevin Rohlwing, senior vice president of training for the Tire Industry Association, who says the biggest challenge was narrowing the list ...
Engineering and logistics automation company Dematic has launched a voice rental program aimed at helping warehouse and distribution centre managers meet the demands of peak sales periods. Dematic’s Australian and New Zealand ...
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General Motors has unveiled plans to temporarily scale back production at its facility near St Petersburg, Russia. The proposed plans come in response to a slump in demand in the Russian automotive market. A General Motors spokesperson ...
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The 14th AFGC CHEP Retail Index shows year-on-year growth in retail sales remains strong, despite easing moderately in the June quarter. The index shows year-on-year retail sales growth was 5.2 per cent in the June quarter down from 5.8 ...
Dematic has launched its modular goods-to-person storage and retrieval system to Australian distribution centres that the company says can deliver a picking rate improvement of 500% compared to a traditional environment. The new modular ...
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On August 19, the US Department of Commerce announced it had revised the preliminary anti-dumping duty on solar products produced by Motech Industries in Taiwan, causing Motech’s tariff rate to drop from 44.18%, the highest among ...
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The 14th AFGC CHEP Retail Index released today has shown year-on-year growth in retail sales has remained strong despite easing moderately in the June 2014 quarter. The Index showed year-on-year retail sales growth was 5.2 per cent in the ...
The firm raised $46,000 from an initial Kickstarter goal of $15,000. You Kick Ass, a Seattle start-up company turning consumers into superhero action figures, has smashed its Kickstarter goal. The firm raised $46,000 from an initial ...
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The 14th AFGC Chep Retail Index, released on 28 July, suggests that the retail sector has regained much of its strength. The Index shows year-on-year retail sales growth was 5.2% in the June quarter. And although this was a slight dip ...
Power and automation technology group, ABB, opened its Regional Robotics Packaging Application Hub in Singapore this week. This new extension to its Robotics Application Center that was set up in 2010 will be where it pioneers robotics ...