Sunday 25 August 2019

Automation for Printing Industry

1. As a production leader, your main responsibilities are meeting shipping dates, realising short delivery and lead times, consistent print quality and the lowest cost price. 

2. A manually controlled printing process leads to a significantly higher risk of human error and could keep you from achieving your goals. 

3. Printing automation doesn’t just optimise your printing process by eliminating errors; 

Monday 19 August 2019

Product Spotlight - Introduction to Silicate Paints & Waterborne Silicate Coatings Formulation

1. Pure active silicate mineral paints are bound only with mineral binding agents. They are formed by mixing potash water glass, K2SiO3xH2O with lime, quartz based fillers and mineral pigments.

2. Once painted onto a wall they absorb carbon dioxide, and the lime-based binders carbonate and water silicate-based binders solidify. They form SiO2 x H2O and K2CO3. Mineral silicate paint coats are considered durable and weather resistant.

Sunday 11 August 2019

Textile Industry in China & India

1. The Indian textiles industry, currently estimated at around $ 108 billion, is expected to reach $ 223 billion by 2021. 

2. The industry is the second largest employer after agriculture, providing employment to over 45 million people directly and 60 million people indirectly. 

3. The Indian textile industry contributes approximately 5 per cent to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and 14 per cent to overall Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

4. The industry is facing challenges such as the current bull run of cotton prices, the possible devaluation of the US Dollar called for by President Trump, strength of the export demand and global economic conditions.

Sunday 4 August 2019

China August Investment Report

CHINA APPROVES FIXED ASSET INVESTMENT PROJECTS
1. The National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planner, approved 12 fixed-asset investment projects with the combined investment totaling 70.5 billion yuan (about 10 billion U.S. dollars) in July, data showed.

2. China's fixed-asset investment growth remained basically stable in the first seven months of the year, expanding 5.7 percent year on year thanks to robust high-tech investment, earlier data showed.

3. The projects were mainly in energy and transportation industries, according to Meng Wei, spokeswoman for the National Development and Reform Commission.