The Mexican government has revised standards for labeling of textile and apparel products, which must now comply with appropriate mandatory standards (NOMs) or voluntary standards (NMXs). Generally, all apparel, apparel accessories, ...
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The has welcomed the allocation of nearly Australian $620 million in the New South Wales Budget for infrastructure that would help secure the water supply of rural towns in the state, Cotton Australia said on its website. Cotton ...
Indonesia’s yarn producers have urged the government to impose a temporary safeguard duty on imported yarn products, which they say have severely damaged the market for locally made products, a leading Indonesian newspaper has ...
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The Presidents’ Meeting that took place in Tel Aviv this week highlighted five challenges facing the diamond industry, but the issue of profitability was the most pressing. Constituents of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses ...
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The IATA reports that air freight volumes were up 3.3% in April compared to a year ago, which was below the 4.3% expansion seen so far this year. The April result provides a clearer reading of air freight market performance, after holiday ...
Russian food safety agency Rosselkhoznadzo has imposed a temporary ban on meat product imports from ten processing plants in Brazil. The agency said that the processing plants in Brazil have failed to comply with phytosanitary measures, ...
PPG Industries’ packaging coatings business has announced that it will showcase INNOVEL HPS new generation spray coatings for the interior of beverage cans at Cannex & Fillex Asia Pacific in Guangzhou, China, June 1-4. PPG also will ...
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Taiwan has imposed stricter regulations on Japanese food imports from the regions affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The restrictions, which are in line with radiation safety management practices, will be temporary, Reuters ...
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Saudi Arabia has imposed a ban on imports of poultry meat and egg products from the Canadian province of Ontario over the detection of avian influenza at three farms. Recently, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the ...
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China's small and micro enterprises saved 24 billion yuan ($3.92 billion) in the first quarter of 2015 due to preferential tax policies, the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) said on Monday. Statistics from SAT showed that a total of ...
This started as a blog post about creative exhibit design, but turned into a post about creative exhibit designers, because without the designers, you don’t get the creative design. It’s that simple. Creative exhibit ...
Imagine you stood in a room with 393 fellow exhibitors, and asked them the question, “How did you stretch your exhibiting budget over the past two years?” Think of all the great advice they could share. Well, now you have all ...
The Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) has appealed union minister of state for textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar to direct Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to immediately commence selling of cotton by e-auction directly to the actual ...
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Jordan is facing a crisis of worker shortage in its garment factories, as local Jordanians are shunning the sector, as benefits offered to them are not attractive vis-à-vis those offered to foreign workers. The Jordanian garment ...
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Summer is an opportunity to enjoy the poetic beauty and great potential of nature, design, friends, and food. Clever combinations of these elements can be delightful, and elevate the experience of common summer activities by creating ...