Unilever, an Anglo-Dutch multinational consumer goods company, is set to invest $108.7m to expand operations at its ice cream facility in Covington, West Tennessee, creating 428 new jobs over the next four years. The project involves ...
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Drummond Ltd., one of the largest coal producers in Colombia, partially restarted operations Saturday night after the government stepped in to resolve a strike that has stifled the country's coal exports. Edgar Munoz, a spokesman for the ...
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According to the statistics provided by Brazil's National Union of the Industry of Extraction of Iron and Base Metals (Sinferbase), in July this year Brazil's iron ore exports amounted to 24.5 million metric tons, falling by 3.5 percent ...
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Anglo–Dutch multinational consumer goods company Unilever has opened a EUR95m ice cream facility in Konya, Turkey. The Konya factory will produce leading brands such as Cornetto, Max and Twister and will initially employ 300 people. ...
Anglo–Dutch multinational consumer goods company Unilever plans to make an investment of $152.5m at its New Century spreads manufacturing facility in Johnson County, Kansas, a move which will create 100 new jobs. The investment will ...
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Australian port and rail company Asciano Wednesday posted a 41.2% year-on-year rise in net profit to A$342 million ($311 million) for the fiscal year to June 30, due in part to new rail contracts to haul coal in the state of Queensland and ...
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Cosmetic companies are making slow progress in reducing their packaging footprints. Although the cosmetics industry has become preoccupied with green initiatives, few steps have been made to tackle the environmental impact of packaging. ...
Tags: Cosmetic, Cosmetic Packaging, Printing
Miner and trader Glencore Xstrata (GLEN.L) reported copper production increased by a fifth in the first six months of 2013, driven by the ramp-up of mines replacing depleted operations and a stronger performance in Congo. Glencore, which ...
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It’s reported that China’s Hebei Steel has completed the project of buying PMC. Now it becomes the largest shareholder of South African miner Palabora Mining Co (PMC). It buys the 74.5% stake of PMC which was owned by Rio ...
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In the week ended August 5, coal shipments from the Port of Newcastle in Queensland, the coal producing state of Australia, totaled 2.26 million mt, according to Newcastle Port Corporation. The figure constitutes a decrease of 23 percent ...
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According to the statistics provided by Brazil's National Union of the Industry of Extraction of Iron and Base Metals (Sinferbase), in May this year Brazil's iron ore exports amounted to 23.3 million metric tons, falling by 27.2 percent ...
This fascinating footage looks back at the traditions of glassmaking and glassblowing in Sunderland, to coincide with the relaunch of the National Glass Centre. It shows craftsman glass blowers at the Wear Flint Glass Works, Sunderland, ...
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In the week ended May 27, coal shipments from the Port of Newcastle in Queensland, the coal producing state of Australia, totaled 2.4 million mt, according to Newcastle Port Corporation. The figure constitutes an increase of 9.75 percent ...
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According to the statistics provided by Brazil's National Union of the Industry of Extraction of Iron and Base Metals (Sinferbase), in April this year Brazil's iron ore exports amounted to 19.18 million metric tons, rising by 1.2 percent ...
In 2003, Yukos was preparing for a game-changing merger with another private Russian oil company, Roman Abramovich's Sibneft, to create a 2.3 million b/d Russian oil producing giant. The deal was scuppered, however, in large part because ...
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