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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Swiss plantmaker SMS Concast AG has announced that it will supply the first electric arc furnace to the Egypt-based long steel producer El Marakby Steel. The new furnace with an annual capacity of 350,000 mt will broaden El Marakby's ...
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An Egyptian court has ordered the government to block access to the video-sharing website YouTube for 30 days for carrying an anti-Islam film that caused deadly riots across the world.
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Microsoft has announced that it is collaborating with the Kenyan government and a local Internet service provider to provide broadband access using TV white spaces and solar-powered base stations. The move comes as part of a long-term ...
Packaging and process technology supplier Bosch Packaging Technology has opened a new sales and service office in Egyptian capital Cairo, in a bid to tap the rapid growth in the food, confectionery, and pharmaceutical industries in the ...
For weeks, numerous Iraqi politicians have been speaking about a bundle of development projects in the country, including reviving the thousands of border villages that were abandoned and decimated during the Iran-Iraq war. However, some ...
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Apparelsourcing Paris is asserting its role as a major platform for European sourcing in terms of the diversity of exhibitors and the range of products offered. With one month to go before the doors open, the show is recording an increase ...
The latest freight rate indications as issued by Banchero Costa are as follows: Products: - 15,000-20,000 mt from the Black Sea approx. $15-16/mt FIO to Mediterranean ports of Turkey and Egypt approx. $16.5-17.5/mt FIO to Italy ...
The UK's BG Group no longer expects to meet a medium-term production target of more than 1 million b/d of oil equivalent by 2015, the company said Tuesday, as short-term production issues in Egypt and the UK continue to weigh on BG's ...
A new organic plush toy range is on show at Spring Fair 2013 this week. Best Years' line - targeting children from birth - arrives in stores in March. It is produced in Egypt using soft Egyptian organic cotton. The designs range from ...
The American Quilter’s Society, headquartered in Paducah, KY, presents the debut of AQS QuiltWeek in Lancaster, PA, from March 13 – 16, 2013. More than 15,000 will converge upon Lancaster County in the heart of Amish Country to ...
Sustainable sourcing CBI supports exporters from developing countries to Europe As the opening date draws nearer, Apparelsourcing Paris is recording an increase of almost 15% in registrations compared with the same period in 2012. The ...
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Emirates Fibre, a subsidiary of bedding material producer Safetex Group, recently commissioned its polyester staple fibre (PSF) plant. Emirates Fibre hopes to cater to demand from the domestic market and the region. “The US$ 10 ...
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Jean-Pierre Labry, Executive Vice-President, R&M Middle East, Turkey and Africa R&M on Sunday announced double-digit growth in the Middle East over the past 12 months, stating that it now intends to replicate this success in Turkey, ...
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Israel's refined oil product demand rose by 19% in 2012 due to sharply higher consumption of gasoil and fuel oil in the country's electricity sector, the country's Energy and Water Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry's Fuel and Gas ...
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