Recession forces Coimbatore mill owners slash staff bonus
Irrespective of the agitations being staged by the workers and textile trade unions and the intervention of the labour department, no consensus has been reached as yet over the payment of bonus in the textile mills of Coimbatore and Erode.

Edible oil seen depressed despite poor supplies
Domestic edible oil prices are likely to remain depressed till the first quarter of next year despite a substantial fall in production of oilseeds like soyabean and groundnut, industry officials said.

Small scale PVC pipe manufacturers hit by high state government levies
The state government policies have adversely affected the small scale PVC pipe manufacturers. The permission of government of Maharashtra to allow the purchases of PVC pipes from any part of the world with effect from April 4, 99 has dealt a death blow to the industry.


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