Australia's three major iron ore ports were shut down on Monday, February 25, as the tropical cyclone Rusty was closing in on the coast of Western Australia, according to media reports. With rough sea conditions forcing suspension of ship ...
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As jumbled news reports of what appeared to be a meteor shower over Russia trickled out of the country, some of the best views of what happened were from the dashboards of Russian cars. Over 400 people were injured in the event, many from ...
Microsoft started selling its Surface Pro tablet on Saturday, and quickly exhausted its supply of the 128GB configuration. While the less expensive 64GB device was also listed as out of stock Saturday on Microsoft's online store, by ...
Egypt's largest steel producer EZZ Steel has denied media reports suggesting that the company is planning a capital increase to finance its direct reduced iron (DRI) project in Suez, underscoring that the project will continue to receive ...
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The government of Algeria has decided to increase its control of local steel producer ArcelorMittal Annaba which was purchased by ArcelorMittal in 2001, according to domestic media reports. The Algerian government will pay $200 million ...
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The European Commission has received a proposal from Google to settle an antitrust investigation into the compny's search engine practices, a Commission spokesman said on Friday. At the same time, an industry organization said it has filed ...
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Brazilian miner Vale plans to reduce its 50 percent shareholding in Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP), a slab making joint venture with South Korean steelmakers POSCO (20 percent) and Dongkuk (30 percent), according to ...
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Japanese media reports that the Japanese telecom operator KDDI Corp. is considering developing mobile communications business in Myanmar. KDDI has conveyed a willingness to participate in the tender held recently to Myanmar Government, and ...
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Russia's Gazprom has asked Ukraine's state-run Naftogaz Ukrayiny oil and gas company to pay $7 billion for buying less gas in 2012 than was stipulated under a contract, a source in Naftogaz confirmed Monday. "We have received the bill," the ...
According to Japanese media reports, Nissan Motor Company announced in January 28 that they will hold a strategic cooperative relationship with Germany’s Daimler Motor Company and U.S. Ford Motor Company, in order to accelerate the ...
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According to Japanese media reports, in order to use battery energy more efficiently, Japan’s Toyota Motor Company will sell energy management system to Japanese automobile dealers in May of 2013, which uses the Ni-MH batteries ...
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According to Japanese media reports, British investigate company LMC Automotive indicated that the market shares of Japanese cars in China ware 19% in 2012, down 4% compared to 2011. The market shares of Japanese cars hit the peak in 2008, ...
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According to Japanese media reports, the most authoritative global IT research and advisory firm Gartner consulting firm (gartner) released a 2012 Global electronics manufacturers, semiconductor accessories demand survey report on January ...
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Speaking to The Australian ahead of Amcor’s official opening of its Botany paper mill in Sydney, Garrard said the mill would provide a quantum leap forward for customers by offering them “innovative packaging solutions” ...
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Ozkan Steel USA LLC will build a steel plant with an annual capacity of 300,000 mt in southern Louisiana, US, focused on the shipbuilding industry, with a total investment of $150 million. The steel plant will employ 350 people. The exact ...
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