While two more textile export bodies have criticised the Foreign Trade Policy, a shoes and apparel major has welcomed it. Over the last week, several textile trade bodies have slammed the new policy for ignoring their concerns. Apparel ...
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Vikram Solar is developing a solar module with 100 per cent domestic raw materials. This endeavour would surpass the domestic content requirements laid down by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar ...
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Made in USA Certified will present a webinar entitled "Building Business and Building Trust with a 'Made in USA' Claim" explaining its proprietary, independent supply chain certification process to authenticate and label apparel as Made in ...
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Possibly the biggest focus today in the flooring industry is on the constantly growing residential luxury vinyl tile (LVT) category, where Armstrong's widely popular Alterna continues to be a top seller at retail. Now the company is ...
Tags: Floor Tiles, Construction, Decoration
Mexican steel pipe manufacturers petitioned the federal government last week, asking that the second phase of The Ramones pipeline project include at least 50 percent of steel pipe manufactured in Mexico. Teodoro Gonzalez, CEO of ...
Tags: Mexican Pipe Producers, Domestic Content, Major Projects
On Tuesday, Democratic California Congressman John Garamendi joined other transportation leaders in supporting legislation that would ensure all Federal transportation and infrastructure investments support American jobs and domestic ...
Solar demand from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is forecast to grow to 13.5GW in 2013, growing 50% on year, according to NPD Solarbuzz. China, Japan, India, and Australia remain dominant for solar demand in the APAC region, and they will ...
PTI reported that REpower Systems SE has concluded a contract with WPD Europe GmbH,a subsidiary of project developer WPD AG,for the delivery of 51 wind turbines. The company in a statement said that as part of this,a service and ...
Tags: REpower Systems SE, WPD Europe GmbH, wind turbines, Green Energy Act
Japanese carmaker Nissan is considering to build new vehicle manufacturing facilities in Mexico and the US to meet demand in both countries. Mexico's largest automaker has already commenced construction on $2bn facility in central state ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan’s Mexican subsidiary, Nissan Mexicana, has begun the construction on a $2bn automotive manufacturing facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Announced in January 2012, the company said the new facility will ...
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In the Asia Pacific region, the photovoltaic (PV) market is forecast to grow 39% on quarter and 130% on year in fourth-quarter 2011. Fourth-quarter 2011 installations of more than 2GW of PV capacity are expected, which will significantly ...
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