According to a report released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics, the ‘Qatar Economic Outlook 2013 – 2014 Update’, Qatar has seen a 6.2% increase in GDP compared to 2012 due partly to an increase in ...
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This project that was instigated by BPIF labels and PRISMM Environmental back in April 2013 is now gathering momentum. ?The project designed to reduce the amount of production waste going to landfill by diverting this waste to energy ...
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OAO NOVATEK (“NOVATEK” and/or the “Company”) announced today that the Board of Directors of Yamal LNG approved a final investment decision (“FID”) for the Yamal LNG project, consisting of the development ...
Russian mining and steel producing company Evraz Group has announced that it has now launched mass production of head-hardened R65 DT-350 rails, with the first large delivery - 10,000 mt of 25-meter rails - shipped to Russian Railways. ...
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After a sharp downturn following the 2008 financial crisis, growth in coatings demand in the Gulf region of the Middle East is now surging forward again. This recovery was symbolized in late November by the announcement that Dubai, which ...
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India faces several challenges in exploring for shale gas and commercial production may be expected only in another 10 years, Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency, said Wednesday. Shale gas is ...
The Spanish stainless steel producer Acerinox has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary North American Stainless (NAS) will supply stainless steel reinforcing bars worth $18 million for the largest transport infrastructure project in ...
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Composite Fluid Transfer LLC — a Kilgore, Texas-based manufacturer of fluid transfer piping systems — has won a JEC Americas 2013 Innovation Award in the Pipes & Water Management category for its Fiberflex?-11 composite pressure ...
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For centuries, trading with raw material has been an integral part of economic life. Stock exchanges started everywhere and eventually developed into the stock exchanges that exist today, dealing with shares, too. The first stock exchange ...
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Kenya s cement industry, the largest in East Africa, will benefit from increased government spending on infrastructure projects and investors should buy shares on price dips, Kestrel Capital East Africa Ltd. said. "Increasing government ...
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The downward trend in imports of tropical wood to the EU remained unabated in the first four months of 2013. According to information from the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), this applies to practically all the main ...
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South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor has delivered five units of its ix35 Fuel Cell model vehicle to London in UK that will be part of the London Hydrogen Network Expansion (LNHE) project. The delivery is part of the company's contract ...
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Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Australia has applauded the National Infrastructure Plan? presented to the Council of Australian Governments and suggested ways ITS may benefit the plan. ITS Australia chief executive officer Susan ...
The federal government announced yesterday that it is spending $47 million in an effort to expand and update facilities at the Lacolle Border Crossing. Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Denis Lebel made the ...
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‘Moving Freight’ outlines Queensland’s ten-year strategy and policy direction for the freight system. Its objective is ‘to facilitate the efficient movement of freight.’ Its four main functions are to: ...
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