INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA announced its intention to strengthen its competitiveness in its US polypropylene assets. Two polypropylene bulk phase units located at the Battleground Manufacturing Complex in La Porte, TX will be shut down by early 2009...
The Chinese aren't messing around with this one. On Friday, Obama slapped a 35 percent punitive tariff on Chinese tires. On Monday, a soon as the WTO was open for business, China filed a formal complaint against the United States of America with the World Trade Association in Geneva, China Daily reports.
Beijing will stabilize the yuan and offer higher tax rebates to help Chinese exporters.
KPS Capital Partners LP recently announced that its portfolio company, North American Breweries Inc, a national platform for investments and growth in the beer&malt...
Commerce secretary designee Judd Gregg, said by President Barack Obama to be an "able and persuasive ambassador for industry and a skilled negotiator," has been a supporter of the US textile industry during his more than 15 years in Congress. As a senator from Vermont, Gregg voted in favor of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), and supported President George Bush's bilateral and multilateral trade initiatives. Obama s
In October 2008 compared with September 2008, the euro area (EA15) industrial new orders index fell by 4.7%. In September the index decreased by 5.4%. In the EU27 new orders declined by 6.3% in October 2008, after dropping by 5.2% in September.
The launch of Reveal Los Angeles, a fashion show planned as a rival to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, has been postponed to October 2009 due to the economy, according to a spokeswoman for the show.
No matter how young, fit, and slender you are, the so-called "fake love handles" always form after men's undershirts ride up and bunch above the beltline. The days of buying a size up or down, tucking into your underwear, and throwing shirts away after they shrink are now over for men everywhere.
Ronald F. DeMeo, M.D., M.B.A., president and chief executive officer with Radiation Shield Technologies (RST), will introduce the new Demron-M radiation-blocking medical garments at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 94th ...
Having gained a reputation for relentlessly pushing the envelope with its highly stylized graphics and powerful imagery