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THE trade and industry department's plan to cut tariffs on key inputs into strategic industrial sectors has got under way in earnest, with its International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) announcing the review of tariffs on textiles, which should help lower costs for SA's ...
Burberry Group Plc, the British luxury-goods maker whose founder created gabardine fabric, said first-half profit rose 32 percent on higher sales of trench coats and the introduction of metal-studded Knight handbags. Net income climbed to 66.1 million pounds ($137 million), or 14...
(Reuters) - Sun Capital Securities Group LLC said it would make a hostile bid for Kellwood Co (KWD.N), after its $544 million offer was rejected by the apparel maker known for its Baby Phat and Hollywould brands. The private equity firm, which is the largest shareholder of ...
Kao Biological Science Laboratories, a subsidiary of Kao Corporation (president and CEO: Motoki Ozaki), working with the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation, both of Ohio, USA, has discovered that the keratinocytes, one of the cell ...
Kootenay Knitting Company is pleased to announce that we have been selected as an Official Licensee by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games for Apparel and Headwear; knitted sweaters, vests, scarves, and matching toques. The Kootenay ...
Intertek, the leading international provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of global and local industries, announces that it has acquired Plastics Technology Laboratories, Inc. (PTLI), in Pittsfield, MA, USA. PTLI is a leader in polymer testing, providing ...
Andreina Longhi, director of Italian communications agency, Attila and Co, a company which specialises in fashion, beauty and design luxury business addressed more than 200 woolgrowers at the AWI Wool Unlimited forum in Geelong. Ms Longhi says Merino wool is “an experience” and ...
A new incentive package is being readied for exporters and especially for employment generating sectors like leather, handicraft and textiles. Authentic sources confirm that the package will be placed before the Cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) next week. In order to ...
Hal N. Pennington, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Genesco Inc responded to the filing of a counterclaim by UBS against Genesco. "For 46 years, I have been privileged to work with a wonderful group of people, in a business that I love, for the benefit of our shareholders. ...
New York cotton futures limped through their Thursday's close hanging to their technical supported by little more than hope as December traded below its 62 cent long term support. However, the December contract has all but given way to the March contract as the nearby month. Thus...
The Board of Directors of NIKE Inc has declared a quarterly cash dividend of twenty three cents ($0.23) per share on the company’s outstanding Class A and Class B Common Stock. The 23-cent quarterly dividend, which is payable January 2, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close ...
Cotton tried to bounce early with the dollar under pressure and rising oil prices overnight, but failed under the heavy pressure from December liquidation. December open interest fell to 36,000 contracts as we now have three days next week before FND. The urgency to get out of ...
A new 8,000 sq ft, fully-conditioned furniture and floorcoverings laboratory has been created at SATRA, making the technology centre the largest furniture and floorcoverings testing facility in the UK, with the largest corporate UKAS scope in Europe. Housed in SATRA’s new Wyndham ...
JoS. A. Bank Clothiers Inc (JOSB) announces its plan for this year's Black Friday Doorbusters. The annual Black Friday Doorbuster event will be held for six hours only on Friday, November 23 from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in its more than 400 full-line stores nationwide. In addition...
Reichhold Inc announced price increases of $ 0.05 per pound on all unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins sold in North America for the composites industry. This increase is effective for all orders shipped on or after December 17. “Escalating crude oil prices have driven ...
Anand Bazar, a Handicraft Mela organized by Baroda Shakti was held at Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Baroda Shakti is essentially an NGO administered by the wives of Executives of Bank of Baroda and the handicraft fair was arranged to promote products created by the NGOs. These ...
The JEC Composites Show will be held in Paris/France, from April 1-3, 2008. Manufacturing will be the central subject of the 2008 Show, which will feature all the current processes. There will be a special focus on the least expensive and most flexible techniques. Cost optimizati...
According to Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) cotton prices are continuously climbing and agitated downstream manufacturers are aggressively seeking Government help. Early November, cotton prices stood around Rs3050 per maund. However, on November 19 the rates in the market ...
The Minister of State for Textiles, Shri E.V.K.S. Elangovan, informed the Lok Sabha, in a written reply to a question by Smt. Nivedita Mane & Shri Rasheed Masood that the demand of both handicraft and Indian carpet has been increasing during the last three years. The exports ...
Textile mills in Pakistan have signed a contract for importing nearly 0.7 million bales of cotton from India. This step was taken as a measure to overcome cotton deficit in domestic production. Pakistan textile industry needs to import nearly four million bales and so far it has ...
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Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has decided that ...
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's leading group for overall reform ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Emerging economies are ...
China cuts retail oil prices
China cuts retail oil prices
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced on ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
Shell companies struggle to stay listed
Shell companies struggle to stay listed
China is planning to clamp down on back door listings. A back door ...
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
A general view of Toy Story Land at Hong Kong Disneyland is taken ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Ghana qualifies for FIFA U-20 women's World Cup
Ghana qualifies for FIFA U-20 women's World Cup
Ghana qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-20 women's World Cup following a 4...
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Miami Heat's LeBron James (R) stands with teammates Chris Bosh (C) and ...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...