Exclusive : New Brussels red – tape costs Britain astonishing £ 5billion in … – Daily Mail

July 3, 2013

Study by Tory MP Priti Patel uncovers 250 new rules in 2011 and 2012 Official impact assessments reveal cost equivalent to £9,500-a-minute Revelations come ahead of Commons debate on in-out referendum European Commission insists benefits of Brussels are much higher By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor PUBLISHED: 06:48 EST, 3 July 2013 | UPDATED: 08:49 […]

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Prevent Your Kidnapping With Re-Shoring? – Manufacturing.net (blog)

July 3, 2013

Yes, the headline is a bit facetious, but who, at this point, hasn’t heard about Chip Starnes, the American co-owner of a medical supply company, who was held against his will for five days by his own Chinese employees? Fortunately, Starnes has been released without injury, despite losing nine pounds during the ordeal, in which […]

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Some apparel manufacturing ‘reshoring’ to USA – USA TODAY

July 3, 2013
Some apparel manufacturing ‘reshoring’ to USA  USA TODAY

The economics of making things again in the USA have become so compelling that they’re giving rise to the once-unthinkable: Some apparel manufacturing is …

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Canada’s petrochemical industry is doing its happy dance with low gas costs … – Oilweek Magazine

July 2, 2013

Smiley faces Canada’s petrochemical industry is doing its happy dance with low gas costs and abundant feedstock supplies Daniel Lippe, a petrochemical industry expert who is president of Houston, Texas–based Petral Consulting Company, is more bullish on the future of the North American petrochemical industry than he has ever been in his 30-year-long career—and […]

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Japan Stocks Rise Fourth Day on US Manufacturing, Yen – Bloomberg

July 2, 2013

Japanese stocks rose, with the Topix (TPX) index capping the biggest four-day rally since April, as the yen weakened after U.S. manufacturing expanded more than expected. Tokyo Electric (9501) Power Co. surged by its daily limit. Toyota Motor Corp. (7203), a carmaker that gets 31 percent of sales in North America, increased 2.8 percent. Tokyo […]

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Why Manufacturing In The US Is Personal – Forbes

July 1, 2013

Leaders from the business, foundation, NGO and government sectors came together in Chicago two weeks ago to find solutions that accelerate the economic recovery in the United States. They came to the Windy City for the third meeting of CGI America, an annual event that tackles a diverse set of topics including education, industry, healthcare […]

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Communism vs. Democracy – Huffington Post

July 1, 2013

A friend writes: “We are now operating in a global economic environment”; “as long as labor is a major component in the cost of a product, that product will eventually end up being produced abroad”; “that we are moving to a ‘labor free economy’ with machines and additive manufacturing”; “as labor becomes less significant in […]

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Fabricating.com Finishes First Year Focused on Growth and Quality RFQs – Wall Street Journal (press release)

July 1, 2013

Fabricating.com Finishes First Year Focused on Growth and Quality RFQs Buyers Turning to Fabricating.com for U.S. Supplier Discovery and Made-to-Order Parts HOBOKEN, N.J., July 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fabricating.com today announced more than 3,000 Buyers, purchasing professionals, engineers, and contract manufacturers are registered members of their online sourcing network. Launched one year ago, the […]

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LatamWatch: Brazil IPCA Infl Fri, 5 Days Before Copom Meeting – MNI News

July 1, 2013

By Charles Newbery, James Young and Daniel Horch –Mexico in Election Mode as Consumers Feel Downturn –Argentina to Launch Tax Amnesty as Foreign Reserves Dwindle BUENOS AIRES, MEXICO CITY AND SAO PAULO, JULY 1 (MNI) – Brazil state statistics agency IBGE will release the June IPCA consumer price index Friday, just days before the […]

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Name: Please send me a copy Message: – Proactive Investors UK

July 1, 2013

<!– RSS feed –> Email To: From: Name: Please send me a copy Message: Verification code Asia Asian equity markets traded mostly negative overnight, amid a slew of lackluster PMI releases. The ASX 200 is the laggard weighed heavily by the utilities sector and also drilling Co.s with Ausdrill and Boart Longyear as the […]

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