M-Cap of top 25 industrial houses dip 37 [ FE via Yahoo! India News ] Jul 01, 2008  The unabated rise in crude oil prices, which jacked up the inflation rate, has taken a toll on the bourses in the last few sessions. Read More ...

Italy keen on expanding trade [ Express India ] Jul 02, 2008  Italy is looking forward to widening business opportunities in India, especially in West Bengal. Read More ...

Industrial hemp crops to be sown in NSW [ Queensland Country Life ] Jun 30, 2008  Industrial hemp is a step closer to becoming a new production crop in NSW, following the passing of the Hemp Industry Bill 2008 through the NSW Upper House last week. Read More ...

Gas tariff hike over 33 industrial units [ Business Recorder ] Jul 02, 2008  KARACH : More than 33 industrial units, including re-rolling mills, textile units, have ceased operation due to recent increase in gas tariff by the government. Most of these units are located in Korangi industrial area. Read More ...

MNI report Georgia industrial jobs down [ BizJournals ] Jun 30, 2008  Georgia lost 12,838 industrial jobs from April 2007 to April 2008, while Atlanta gained 2,495, according to the 2009 Georgia Manufacturers Register published Monday by Manufacturers' News Inc. . Read More ...

Textile industry 2007 CSR report release [ China Daily ] Jun 30, 2008  The China National Textile and Apparel Council recently released its 2007 industrial corporate social responsibility report, which illustrates the development of CSC9000T implementation last year. Read More ...

What's On Galleries [ Toronto Star ] Jul 03, 2008  Bau-Xi <340 Dundas St. W. 416-977-0600>: Shi Le's 'Ontario Light' is on display Sat. to Jul. 19. Beaux-Arts Gallery <70-74 Main St. N. Brampton, 905-454-5677>: Sixth anniversary Members' exhibition runs to Jul. 19 . Read More ...

Paris housing project in doubt [ The Brantford Expositor ] Jul 3, 2008  The construction of 116 townhouses along the banks of the Grand River in Paris is in doubt after a county council decision to refuse a builder more time to address environmental concerns with the property. Stirling Bridge Ltd. would like to build the homes on a 6.1-acre site [...] Read More ...

Toward Perfumed-clothing Fabric-friendly [ Science Daily ] Jul 01, 2008  Researchers in Portugal are reporting development of a new type of 'microcapsule' filled with perfume and embedded in fabric for production of scented suits, socks, undergarments and other clothing. The same technology can be used in many other applications, such as to mask unpleasant body odors when using textile products. Read More ...

Xennia successfully develops new applica [ Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance ] Jun 29, 2008  In January 2008 TenCate acquired 75% of the shares of Xennia Technology Ltd. near Cambridge. The main reason for this acquisition is primarily to accelerate the opportunity to use inkjet technology to produce technical textiles. Read More ...

A changing legacy finds niche in history [ Boston Globe ] Jul 02, 2008  Conversions are commonplace at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Lowell. The Bowers Street church, built in 1879, originally served French Canadian Protestants before it was turned into an Orthodox Christian house of worship. Read More ...

Georgia Manufacturers Guide Reports Stat [ PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance ] Jun 30, 2008  Manufacturers' News, Inc./ -- Industrial employment in Georgia dropped another 2.3% over the past 12 months according to the 2009 Georgia Manufacturers Register, a compilation of state industry published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc. Read More ...

ProLogis open retail distribution center [ Budapest Business Journal ] Jul 3, 2008  Logistics firm ProLogis announced in a press release the completion of a new distribution center in Slovakia and the arrival of a high-profile tenant. Read More ...

China Wind Systems, Inc. Completes Const [ PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance ] Jul 01, 2008  China Wind Systems, Inc. , which through its wholly owned subsidiaries manufactures and sells industrial equipment for use in the textile and energy related industries in the People's Republic of China, announced today that the Company has completed structural work of a new facility to support its Phase I expansion. Read More ...

South Africa Bid to Mend Clothing, Texti [ AllAfrica.com ] Jul 02, 2008  THE trade and industry department has finalised a comprehensive action plan to recapitalise and upgrade the clothing and textiles sector. Read More ...

Approved Investments More Than Double Av [ Malaysian National News Agency  ] Jul 03, 2008  KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 -- Approved investments in Malaysia for last year, were more than double the average annual target of RM27.5 billion under the Third Industrial Master Plan , according to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry . Read More ...