A ban on State purchases of vegetable oil processed from imported rapeseeds is to protect domestic farmers' economic interests and does not mean the government is concerned about the safety of genetically modified food, an industry insider ...
Tags: Oil, Agriculture, Food, vegetable oil
Fuyao Glass Industry Group, China's largest automobile glass manufacturer, said on Wednesday it will invest $420 million to set up production bases in the United States and Russia, in a further step to tap into high-end overseas markets. ...
Tags: Glass, Transportation, Auto Parts
Dominion Packaging has announced the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Henrico county with an investment of around $45m. The company, which produces packaging solutions for customers in the tobacco, quick service restaurant ...
Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd announces half year results ended on September 30, 2013. Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd recorded net profit of Rs.708 Million for the Half Year ended September 30, 2013 as compared to Rs.363 Million ...
Tags: Sutlej Textiles
Kenneth Cole Productions Inc., the iconic fashion house, has implemented Gerber Technology’s YuniquePLM software for its men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel and footwear lines. Gerber’s Yunique Solutions ...
Honeywell announced it will establish a new manufacturing campus in Zhangjiagang, China, to support growing demand in Asia for energy technology and advanced materials produced by its Performance Materials and Technologies (PMT) business. ...
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After disappointing growth in textile and apparel trade in 2012, international volumes in apparel, textiles and other fibre products have recovered this year. Based on an analysis of merchandise in all fibre types, natural and manmade ...
Tags: Fibres, Apparel Trade
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) this week submitted comments to the inter-agency Trade Policy Staff Committee, led by the US Trade Representative (USTR), outlining specific instances where "foreign government laws, policies, ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, steel
Affected by the factors such as slowdown in growth rates of downstream sectors like iron and steel, building materials, and glass as well as the reduced demand of refractories for infrastructure construction, China's refractory materials ...
Tags: Construction, glass, steel, building materials
The worldwide demand for carpet is rising at five percent annually, with production projected to reach 18.6 billion square meters per year by 2016, EU’s Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) said based on the ...
Tags: Carpet Demand
BASF SE, the world's largest chemical company by sales, reported a sharp increase in profits in the third quarter on Friday, but warned that exchange-rate fluctuations will dent earnings growth in the fourth quarter. The Ludwigshafen, ...
Tags: Exchange Rates, BASF
Dow Chemical Co. said its third-quarter profit rose 17% as the chemical company's performance plastics segment helped drive higher revenue and prices. However, shares of the company declined as results fell below analyst expectations. ...
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The Indian paint industry has witnessed enormous growth over the past few years with rapid urbanization, revival of the economy and increase in the disposable incomes. This has put the paint market, specifically decorative paint market, on ...
Tags: Construction, paint, decorative paint
While major principals and media players turn their eyes to non-OECD countries to check CSR compliance issues, sector-specific social risks can still be found in Europe. In France, in downtown Paris (known as the “Le Sentier” ...
Tags: Garment Units, SGS
The global glass market is expected to be the largest consumer and driver of soda ash business to 2018 and beyond. Global soda ash demand is expected to increase from around 55m tpa today to more than 65m tpa by 2018, while the capacity ...
Tags: Soda Ash, Construction Glass