TenCate Protective Fabrics has been chosen by the Colombian Army Aviation Air Assault Division to deliver TenCate Defender M as the fabric of choice that will be used to manufacture new, two-piece flight suits for its personnel. This ...
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The World Health Organization said it is targeting 22 million children in the Middle East for polio vaccination after 13 cases of polio were confirmed in Syria. In a joint resolution, all countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region ...
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Weak commodity prices, a shifting investment environment, and problems with governments and workers prompt Chinese mining companies to slow their expansion abroad, reports Du Juan from Tianjin Chinese investors in overseas mining projects ...
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Caravan Rug Corp has been making quality handmade rugs for over 30 years, and they have just released the latest collection in their line of traditional rugs: the Bamyan Traditional Rugs Collection. Whether you are new to handmade rugs or ...
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Three cooperation agreements were signed between China and Afghanistan on Sunday. The signing ceremony took place in presence of President Hamid Karzai and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Dr. Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, Afghan advisor of ...
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The competition for the next Carpet Design Awards, which will be presented at Domotex 2014, is now open. Makers of handmade rugs and carpets can submit their entries for the 2014 competition up until November 5th. For the handmade carpet ...
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Dunlop is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high and ultra high performance tyres with an impressive track record of motorsport success. Dunlop's extensive 120 year experience has led to innovative technologies for tyres designed ...
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The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance arm of the World Bank Group, is insuring a cashmere scouring and disinfection facility in Heart province of Afghanistan. The MIGA-supported project will ...
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Iran exported 8.064 million tons of cement and clinker in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year, March 21- Aug. 22, 43.5 percent up year on year, Tehran Times daily reported on Monday. Exports of cement and clinker ...
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China and Turkmenistan vowed on Tuesday to be "long-term, stable and reliable" energy partners and ensure the annual transport of 65 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China by 2016 through the world's longest natural gas pipeline. ...
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Former Chinese commodities trader Jerry Ren, who is quietly building a mining empire in the Australian outback, scoffs at talk the resources boom is over. For him its just moved north. As some mining firms clock up billions of dollars in ...
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Iran s cement, tile and ceramic outputs rose by 3.8 percent in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 21, compared to the year before, IRNA quoted industry ministry official Mohammad Fatemian as ...
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Pakistan Cement export posted an increase of some 12 percent, month-on-month, during the first month of current fiscal year 2013-14. According to July 2013 figures released by All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), ...
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UK-based insurance brokerage firm Lark (Group) has acquired Hinchely Wood-based HMT Insurance Brokers from its founder and proprietor, Howard Thompson, for an undisclosed sum. The acquired company delivers insurance advice to businesses ...
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Crown Equipment, one of the world's largest material handling companies, recently was recognized by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) operational committee. Crown was acknowledged for its ...