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Safelite Group Inc. Purchased North Andover-Based Giant Glass Co. Inc.

Jan 7, 2013

Safelite Group Inc. said Friday it has purchased North Andover-based Giant Glass Co. Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The sale, rumored for more than a week, was completed Monday, ending 34 years of local ownership by Dennis Drinkwater and ...

Tags: glass

Chances Are Your Smartphone Is Protected by a Sheet of Corning Gorilla Glass

Jan 7, 2013

Pick up your smartphone. Touch its screen. It's smooth, crystal-clear, and amazingly resilient. Chances are your smartphone is protected by a sheet of Corning Gorilla Glass. But what exactly is this Gorilla Glass? How is it fabricated and ...

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Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Is Setting up a 240MW Captive Power Plant

Jan 6, 2013

Business Standard reported that Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is setting up a 240MW captive power plant to meet its future power requirements. Currently, it has a coal based power plant about 18 MW to run the 3 million tonne capacity steel ...

Tags: RINL, Power Plant, Metallurgy

Oman Has Awarded US Firm Hill International a 2 Year Contract Worth USD 108.5 Million

Jan 6, 2013

Reuters cited a transport ministry as saying that Oman has awarded US firm Hill International a 2 year contract worth USD 108.5 million to supervise the expansion of Muscat's international airport. Hill International will replace Danish ...

Tags: Hill International, Oman Airport, Mineral, Metallurgy

Iran's Private Sector Oil Exports Have Increased 15%

Jan 6, 2013

Mr Hassan Khosrojerdi chairman of the Union of Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters said that Iran’s private sector oil exports have increased 15%, which shows the ineffectiveness of the Western sanctions imposed on the ...

Tags: Mr Khosrojerdi, Private Sector Oil, Rise, Metallurgy

Let Toys Be Toys Arose From a Thread on Mumsnet Where Parents Shared Experiences

Jan 6, 2013

A new parent-led campaign is calling on the UK's top toy retailers to stop promoting toys as only for boys or only for girls. Let Toys Be Toys arose from a thread on Mumsnet where parents shared experiences of shopping for toys for ...

Tags: Mums Re-Ignite Toy, Toys, toy retailers, Let Toys Be Toys

LeapFrog Has Appointed Sally Plumridge as Its New International Marketing Director

Jan 6, 2013

LeapFrog has appointed Sally Plumridge as its new international marketing director. Plumridge has a wealth of industry experience gained from senior management positions at Tomy Europe and Mattel. Most recently, she had been running her ...

Tags: Sally Plumridge, Leapfrog, Toys

Tamagotchi Has Made a Return to UK Toy Shelves in The Form of Tamagotchi ID

Jan 6, 2013

Colour screen pet available exclusively in the Toy Kingdom for a limited time only. Tamagotchi has made a return to UK toy shelves in the form of Tamagotchi ID – a colour screened version of the classic interactive pocket pet. ...

Tags: Tamagotchi, Colour screen pet, Toys

Atoms Has Just Smashed Its Funding Target of $100,000 on Kickstarter

Jan 6, 2013

A product that promises to bring toys to life has been green-lit for manufacture. Atoms has just smashed its funding target of $100,000 on Kickstarter, having generated $183,232 in total. The products allow children to make a variety of ...

Tags: Universal Toy Accessory, Funding Target, Toys

Goldfish and Bison Celebrates Spooky Game Success and Secures More Stock

Jan 6, 2013

Goldfish and Bison celebrates spooky game success and secures more stock. Kids who are looking for the spooky living room laser shooter Ghost Hunt will have to wait a while as the action game has completely sold out. Distributed by ...

Tags: Ghost Hunt, laser shooter, retailers, Toys

Popcorn, Indiana Has Launched Indiana FIT

Jan 6, 2013

Popcorn, Indiana, a US-based manufacturer of popcorn snacks, has launched Indiana FIT, a new line of better-for-you popcorn. FIT is available in four flavors - Sea Salt, Parmesan & Herb, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and Onion Dijon. The Extra ...

Tags: Popcorn, Indiana, New Popcorn Range

Champion Nutrition Launches New Sports Nutrition Supplements

Jan 6, 2013

US-based Champion Nutrition has launched a new range of sports nutrition supplements for fitness conscious consumers. The new sports nutrition supplements range features four protein powders such a Fit, Endurance, Sport and Strength. ...

Tags: Champion Nutrition, Nutrition Supplements, fitness conscious consumers

The Current Situation and Future Prospects for The Import in The US Wire Rod Market.

Jan 6, 2013

In Volume 5,Issue 1 of Prime magazine,Jonathan Tulkoff,the president of Uniwire International Ltd.discusses the current situation and future prospects for the import/domestic dynamic in the US wire rod market. The end of 2011 was marked ...

Tags: stock-up, wire rod, import, balance

Israeli Scrap Supplier Arbel Steel's Managing Director Izak Istrik

Jan 6, 2013

SteelOrbis talked with Israeli scrap supplier Arbel Steel's managing director Izak Istrik about the Israeli scrap and steel markets at the recent SteelOrbis Spring'12 Conference and 66th IREPAS Meeting held in London. Can you give us an ...

Tags: steel demand, Israel, domestic scrap, market

Kevin Geybels, West Africa Sales Manager at Belgium-Based Trading Company Manuchar Stel NV

Jan 6, 2013

At the SteelOrbis Fall '11 Conference & 65th IREPAS Meeting held in St. Petersburg on September 25-27,we had the opportunity to discuss about the situation in the steel markets and about emerging markets with Kevin Geybels, West Africa ...

Tags: SteelOrbis, metallurgy, mineral, steel markets, Manuchar

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