Italian clothing company Benetton will sign Monday an agreement to open a factory in Niš.
The Italian company plans to invest EUR 43.2mn, with the Serbian government pledging EUR 9,000 in subsidies for every job created, the Economy and Regional Development Ministry has announced.
In an irony of sorts, Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Thursday announced shifting of a proposed railway coach factory from Sankrail in Howrah district following vehement anti-land acquisition protests. Announcing shifting of the project at a function in Borai of Hooghly district, Banerjee said: “I will not forcibly set up the coach [...]
Mainboard-listed construction group Tiong Seng Holdings says wholly-owned subsidiary Robin Village Developments is building a $26 million prefab hub to supply pre-cast concrete components. The 19,000 sqm mechanised prefab hub, to be completed in the third quarter of 2011, will double its current output to more than 100,000 cubic metres of pre-cast components annually.
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Preliminary investigation has confirmed early suspicions that human error was responsible for a series of blasts at ÄŒaÄak-based Sloboda factory. Lt. Col. Miroslav ÄorÄ‘ević of the Defense Inspectorate has stated that during the storage process, impact to the fuse ignited the pyrotechnic filler of one grenade.
The military production part of the Sloboda factory in ÄŒaÄak has been hit with a series of explosions; it has been confirmed that no one was injured. MUP Emergency Situations Sector chief Predrag Marić said earlier today that the first explosion happened at around 16:30 CET in an isolated storage facility and that “most likely there have been no casualties”.
About 800 former Zastava car factory workers have not passed Fiat’s tests and therefore they cannot get jobs at the new factory, the Economy Ministry told B92.
The ministry says that the government will offer those workers EUR 300 for each year of service, which will be paid in January of 2011.
Zeon Corp. plans to build a plant in Singapore to make synthetic rubber for tires. The Japanese company plans to begin production in July 2013, according to a statement on its website today.
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Broadway Industrial Group says it may have suffered a loss of RMB 2 million ($400,000) as the result of the fire which broke out on the morning of Nov 19 out at its rented factory premises of its subsidiary, Shenzhen Broadway Total Packaging Solution Co., in Shenzhen, China.
But Broadway says the actual loss could be lower as the facility is covered by fire insurance and expects “minimal impact” to the company’s overall consolidated financials for the year ending Dec 31 2010.
Broadway says although there were no casualties caused by the fire and no serious damage to equipment and machinery, some stocks were damaged as the fire broke out in the storage area of the facility.
The affected customers have since been informed and the company has taken measures to ensure minimal disruption to its operations.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The company has eight foam plastic facilities in China, which serve a diversified base of multinational customers in the consumer electronics, automotive, construction and other industries.
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Dymo has announced that its CardScan Mobile application is now available for the iPhone. The app lets you take a photo of your business card and puts the data into the contacts section of the phone. The updated Apple Store app has brought with it the ability to reserve the white iPhone 4. Presumably that [...]
Manufacturing output grew 26.2% on year in September, according to data released by the Singapore Economic Development Board Tuesday. This was higher than the 18.9% median forecast of eight analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires as well as all the individual estimates in the poll.
Microsoft’s investigation into conditions at China’s KYE factory turned up violations, according to the company, but one NGO finds Microsofts statements too vague. – Microsoft claims it investigated allegations of massive
labor violations at a Chinese factory building its products, and took steps to
fix conditions there. But the director of the National Labor Committee, the
non-governmental organization (NGO) that originally highlighted those factory
conditi…
Manufacturing, which accounts for about a quarter of the economy, climbed 9.9% from a year earlier, after a revised 29.5% gain in June, the Economic Development Board said in a statement today. The median estimate of 11 economists surveyed by Bloomberg was for a 9.3% gain.
Output at factories, which accounts for about a quarter of the economy, climbed 26.1% in June from a year earlier, after a revised 58.4% surge in May, the Economic Development Board said in a statement today. The median estimate of 10 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for a 38.4% gain.
Are technology companies such as Apple, Microsoft, HP and Dell being honest about their knowledge of working conditions for young, migrant Chinese workers who manufacture and supply their products to a global customer base? The presumed suicides of eight workers in one factory in 2010 have labor rights groups up in arms about the role technology companies should be playing to shape working conditions and wages for Chinese workers. – A recent spate of deaths of workers employed by Foxconn a
major technology manufacturer and supplier to Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Dell,
Sony and others is drawing the ire of labor watch groups that find the living
and working conditions of Chinese factory workers to be tantamount to slave
labor. A…
German chemicals giant Lanxess AG (LXS.XE) on Monday broke ground on a EUR400 million ($686 million) plant in Singapore as it moves to meet rising demand for tires in China and India.
The company said it will channel at least 10% of the investment towards “modern technologies engineered to protect the environment” through a cleaner and more energy-efficient manufacturing process.
“In terms of volume, this investment is the largest in our five-year history,” Axel C. Heitmann, chief executive officer of Lanxess, said in a statement. “It underlines our commitment to synthetic rubber as well as our customers and to the future growth markets in Asia.”
Microsoft’s week was first highlighted by the unveiling of its Kin One and Kin Two phones, aimed at a younger and social-networking-friendly demographic, before moving on to focus on more international issues. After a report on allegedly substandard conditions at the KYE factory in China, which produces a number of Microsoft products, Redmond shifted into damage-control mode by promising to send an audit team to investigate. Microsoft also announced that it would outsource its internal IT services to India-based Infosys.
– Microsofts week started off with the unveiling of its Kin
One and Kin Two phones, aimed at a younger and social-networking-happy
demographic, at a high-profile stage event in San Francisco on April 12.
Journalists in New York City followed along via live video feed, which showed
Robbie Bach, pre…
Microsoft has promised to dispatch an investigative team to a Chinese factory allegedly engaged in workplace violations, with a full audit to be conducted the week of April 19. However, the National Labor Committee report that sparked Microsofts action also documents how the KYE factory in Dongguan has a supposed history, according to its sources, of covering up violations such as the use of underage workers ahead of both government and corporate audits. That report also alleges that workers are coached on what to say to auditors before their arrival. Microsoft insists it has been monitoring workplace conditions at the factory on a regular basis.
– Microsoft announced plans April 15 to investigate allegations of labor
violations at a Chinese factory building its products, in response to an April
13 report by the National Labor Committee. However, that same report suggests
the factorys management has a system for disguising potential violat…
Microsoft claims that it will investigate the alleged labor violations at the KYE factory in China’s Dongguan City, after an April 13 report by the National Labor Committee, a nonprofit NGO. That report suggests that workers producing Microsoft PC cameras and mice are subjected to excessive working hours, poor pay, restricted freedom of movement, harassment by guards, and substandard living conditions. Although Microsoft claims that it uses vigorous auditing to its vendors’ working conditions, the report suggests that these conditions at the KYE factory have endured for some time.
– Microsoft has promised to investigate allegations of massive
labor violations at a Chinese factory building its products, as
detailed in an
April 13 report by the National Labor Committee, a nonprofit
non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to drawing attention to
labor and
human rights …
MAJORDOMO RECORDS TO REISSUE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION CATALOGUE
 Jon Spencer Blues Explosion |
Majordomo Records, a division of Shout! Factory, has teamed up with scuzz-blues pioneers The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion for a unique reissue campaign beginning in March 2010. The Blues Explosion’s catalog will join Shout! Factory’s elite, eclectic roster, which houses Rhett Miller, Von Bondies, Richard Thompson, Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, among others.
“We’re very honored to work with The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion,” says Garson Foos, President of Shout! Factory. “They are a groundbreaking band whose music left an indelible mark and undoubtedly will continue making great music for years to come. We are thrilled to be releasing their catalog.”
Of the signing, Spencer says, “I’m very excited to be releasing the Blues Explosion albums with Shout! Factory. I’m impressed with the quality of material that Shout! releases as well as their attention to detail.” Adds Spencer, “For me, it’s been a wild ride working on the reissues. There is a lot of power in the grooves of these records. The Blues are still No. 1.”
Kicking off the campaign will be Dirty Shirt Rock N’ Roll: The First Ten Years, a compilation featuring the band’s best recordings, which will street on March 30. Reissues of the newly remastered original albums will follow, with rare and unreleased bonus tracks, new liner notes and photos. All titles will also be available digitally, many for the first time.
Dirty Shirt Rock N’ Roll: The First Ten Years Track List
1. Chicken Dog
2. Magical Colors
3. Money Rock’n'Roll
4. Love Ain’t On The Run
5. Blues X Man
6. Buscemi
7. Bellbottoms
8. History of Sex
9. Fuck Shit Up
10. Leave Me Alone So I Can Rock Again
11. Shake’em On Down
12. Train #2
13. Water Main
14. Hell
15. Wail
16. Afro
17. Greyhound
18. Talk About The Blues
19. Flavor (remix)
20. Feeling Of Love
21. Lap Dance
22. She Said (radio edit)
Mel B and Kim Kardashian teamed up at a Hollywood party hosted by Sugar Factory Lollipops which sells couture treats for a staggering $25. Mel is the brains behind a new range of the fancy lollis created to help women lose weight. The former Spice Girl joined the reality starlet on the red carpet at [...]
