The Independent Steel Alliance (ISA) announced the expansion of purchasing cooperative serving member in the US and Canada. The ISA was created last year to increase the purchasing power of independently-owned rebar fabricators and to ...
The Independent Steel Alliance (ISA) announced Wednesday the creation of a new steel purchasing cooperative serving member in the US and Canada. The ISA was created last year to increase the purchasing power of independently-owned rebar ...
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(Nigeria) -- Nigeria’s Minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, has disclosed that a new policy will soon be effected as part of the country’s cement sector’s Backward Integration Policy (BIP). According to ...
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Cotton, textile and garment industry stakeholders in Nigeria have asked the Government to release an intervention fund of around N1 trillion and also to extend the loan tenor rate, so as to support the industry. Speaking at a workshop ...
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Rox Resources recent rock chip exploration at the Bonya copper project in the Northern Territory is unveiling the extensive high grade nature of the deposit with copper grades of up to 32.9% and new and existing prospects located over 20 ...
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It's a staggering figure – around 2.9m tonnes of food and drink is wasted each year, according to Wrap. It's a number that's been troubling politicians and environmentalists but it is a problem that packaging can help tackle. And ...
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Disputes between China and Japan over offshore territory have proceeded a step further with both countries competing for exploratory licenses to large swathes of the Pacific Ocean floor. The UN's International Seabed Authority (ISA) has ...
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Xstrata Zinc announced plans to increase ore production by a further 33% to 1.6 million tonnes per annum at its high-grade Lady Loretta mine in north-west Queensland, Australia. The greenfield underground zinc-lead-silver Lady Loretta mine ...
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Packaging is increasingly recognised as a vital weapon in the fight against food waste. Philip Chadwick reports on how the flexible plastics sector is innovating to play its part in packaging's biggest challenge It's a staggering figure ...
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Members of the OMAC Packaging Working Group's PackML and PackSpec committees met Decem ber 4-5 at B&R Industrial Automation's facility in Atlanta with two objectives: To make PackML easier to implement and benefit from,and To to develop ...
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Construction on a USD 66 million marina project in Bahrain has been delayed again after it was discovered land set aside for the development's second phase was no longer under government control,meaning a royal order is required for the ...
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Rockwell Software Studio 5000 unified engineering and design environment , from Rockwell Automation, provides a framework for engineering collaboration. It sets the foundation for design tools that allow engineers to enter configuration and ...
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Aluminium Bahrain BSC's pledge to continue strengthening its credentials as an environmentally friendly and energy efficient aluminium producer was bolstered with the recent upgrade of Pot Line5 from AP30 to AP36 technology. The upgrade ...
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A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja has summoned the Sole Administrator of the Ajaokuta Steel Company, Engr Joseph Isa Onobere to show why he should not be punished for contempt. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Innocent Okeanonife, ...
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Mr Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji chairman of Alba's Board said that Aluminium Bahrain BSC remains on target to exceed the 2011 production of 881,310 MT while at the same time focusing on future growth strategies. Mr Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji ...