China's PMI Was 51.0 Percent in August National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-09-02 14:21:02 Department of Service Statistics of NBS China Federation of Logistics and Purchases (CFLP) In August, China's manufacturing purchasing ...
Leisure Trends Group recently released results from its Retail POS Survey conducted in August. Representatives from multiple sporting goods industries took the survey, with 237 IBD's participating—the most of any industry. The ...
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Two-thirds of public sector officials feel that security should play a bigger role in the government's Digital by Default reform agenda, according to research by McAfee. The research, conducted in association with specialist political ...
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Independent retailers see rising online sales as a major threat to their business and believe a tax on e-commerce merchants is necessary to level the playing field, according to the Autumn Fair Retail Sentiment Survey 2013. The proportion ...
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US iron ore production in the second quarter of this year amounted to 11.7 million mt, decreasing by 900,000 mt as compared to the same period last year and down 800,000 mt from the first quarter of this year, according to figures from the ...
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European linear low density polyethylene C4 contract prices logged a Eur20/mt ($26.50/mt) gain on the week to touch a four-and-a-half month high of Eur1,450-1,455/mt FD Northwest Europe, buoyed by tight supplies and oil price spike, sources ...
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Phoenix Software has revealed that public sector enquiries about purchasing Microsoft Surface hardware has "surged" since Microsoft gave the licensing, software and infrastructure solutions firm permission to sell the devices only two weeks ...
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The top two tiers of IT leadership–the CIO's direct reports and their direct reports-do many things well, such as vendor management and team building, according to?a study by the CIO Executive Council. But when it comes to ...
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Increasing pollution has become a concern, and different countries are trying to come over this problem in the best possible manner. Also to use the natural resources wisely, the biogas form of energy is the best recommended option. Biogas ...
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France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) has announced that the situation in French industry continued to improve in August compared to July, according to a survey carried out among French business leaders, ...
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Production of apartments and condominiums gained momentum in the second quarter of 2013, according to the latest Multifamily Production Index (MPI), released recently by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The index increased ...
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Henkel has been ranked one of the most important companies in Mexico for the fifth consecutive year and also features in the rankings of the 100 largest multinational corporations. Every year, "Expansión," a business magazine in ...
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In "Global Growth in 2013—Outlook and Risk Factors", the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) queried 130 corporate leaders from its council programs, including CEOs, CFOs, presidents, and heads of operations, ...
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The U.S. skills shortage will be far less of a problem than many people believe in the short term, and it is unlikely to prevent a resurgence in U.S. manufacturing in the next few years, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting ...
Echo Brand Design founder and managing director Nick Dormon told Packaging News that designers had developed good useable solutions and easy-to-open packs but "manufacturers are not taking them up". His comments follow a recently ...