Brazil heralded this week's auction of a huge oil field as a vindication of its state-dominant approach to its oil riches, but some industry experts say the country must modify its rules before new fields are sold for Brazil to achieve its ...
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China's National Development and Reform Commission said Tuesday that it has been conducting a survey of domestic refineries to ensure they meet industrial standards and are adhering to fuel quality upgrades. The survey started in late ...
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China, the world's largest iron ore importer and consumer with annual consumption of more than 1 billion metric tons, is expected to import more iron ore in the coming months, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Shen Danyang told a news briefing ...
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German business software giant SAP has denied claims that it is planning to close its Business By Design software unit, which was established in 2003 in a bid to take SAP's software to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). However, it ...
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Adding Quality to Material Handling Equipment Production Leading material handling equipment manufacturer Anderson-Crane Co. has installed a waterjet cutting system? from ?Jet Edge Inc. at its fabrication facility in Litchfield, MN. With ...
First Milk, a UK-based dairy producer, has unveiled plans to close its cheese packing plant in Marchwiel, Wrexham, while putting 231 jobs at risk. The plant is scheduled to shut in May 2014, and this move comes as the company lost a ...
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First Milk’s plan to close its Maelor cheese packing site near Wrexham, with the loss of up to 231 jobs, will damage the local economy, Unite the union has warned. First Milk decided to close the cheese packing site after losing a ...
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The Nissan Dualis will be renamed Qashqai in Australia for the second-generation version of the high-riding hatchback crossover due in 2014, bringing it into line with most other global markets. Nissan Australia adopted the Dualis name ...
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2 Sisters Food Group has confirmed its plan to close Haughley Park roast chicken factory in Suffolk, with the potential loss of up to 430 jobs. 2 Sisters' decision to close the plant puts 430 full-time jobs at risk The firm revealed its ...
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The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), parent company of the nation's top oil and gas producer -- PetroChina, predicted on Monday that its natural gas supply at home will increase 13 percent during the upcoming winter and spring ...
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African Glass (Nigeria) Ltd today announced the planned expansion of its glass operations in Nigeria. The sole producer of opaque glass in Nigeria intends to set up a state of the art float glass plant. The plant will have a capacity of 500 ...
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China's exports fell 0.3 percent in September from a year earlier, customs data showed on Saturday, ending two consecutive months of rises. Imports, however, increased 7.4 percent last month from a year ago, accelerating from August's ...
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Blue Competition Cycles' office outside of Atlanta has been closed for about two weeks and negotiations continue to sell the dormant brand, the company's former CEO told BRAIN. Blue's founders sold the company to a private equity firm ...
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Linde Hydraulics has symbolically broken ground on the new construction for its main plant in Aschaffenburg. The new complex of buildings will be built on the 70,700 m² site over the next two and a half years: a new production and ...
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Packs of cigarettes containing less than 20 sticks and pouches less than 20g of tobacco are to be banned. The parliament also voted to ban methanol cigarettes and health warnings covering 65% of cigarette packs will be introduced by the EU. ...
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