North American manufacturer of corrugated and consumer packaging RockTenn has announced plans to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by 10%, as part of its 2020 sustainability goals. Further the company aims to reduce water use ...
Methanex Corporation announced that it has been granted the required air permits by the State of Louisiana and the EPA to construct and operate its one million tonne methanol project in Geismar,Louisiana. Bruce Aitken,President and CEO of ...
According to statistics released by Latin American Steel Association, in the first nine months in 2012, the total consumption of steel in Latin America and the Caribbean have hit a volume of 49.5 million tons , rising by 5% year on year. ...
Voith has secured a new major contract for the hydro power project "Alto Maipo“ in Chile. The facility located in the metropolitan area of Chile’s capital Santiago is the largest hydro power project in the history of the ...
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Emerging markets are forecast to help bring stability to ailing solar industry,with up to 12GW of new solar capacity added in 2017 up from just 1.6GW in 2012,according to IMS Research.The research institute's latest study evaluated the ...
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The Grupo Clavijo, a Spanish company, will be sponsoring the Solar Latin America Summit in Santiago de Chile (Chile) on 29-30 November, 2012. During the two-day event, the Grupo Clavijo will participate in expert round-table discussions, ...
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The scheduled visit of a Russian business delegation, including representatives from the textile and garment industry, to Bangladesh in December this year has raised hope for the country’s readymade garment (RMG) industry, which is ...
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Emerging markets are forecast to help bring stability to the solar industry,with up to 12GW of new photovoltaic capacity added in 2017,up from just 1.6GW in 2012,according to an IHS solar report. The study,which evaluated the potential ...
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Reuters reported that copper production at Chile's Codelco slipped 5 percent in the January to September period from a year earlier to 1.189 million tonnes as dwindling ore grades at ageing deposits dampened output. The state run miner ...
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At the same time, Coca Cola is opening a new plant in the country, located in Heidelberg, southeast of Johannesburg which will fill Coca Cola's Valpré Spring water using the recyclable packaging. The 100% recyclable ...
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China exported 439,057 tons of long and flat products and seamless tubes to Latin America in September, increasing by 28% from a month ago, according to data released by the Latin American Steel Association. Among them, the countries ...
Billionaire and French wine magnate Bernard Magrez(born 1936),French Château Fombrauge estate's owner,has transformed his love for art,violins and Stradivarius into a limited edition Château Fombrauge 2008 magnum ...
GI Dynamics has gained full approval to initiate ENDO trial for its non-surgical EndoBarrier device from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The EndoBarrier liner, which is implanted into the gut, is a flexible, tube-shaped device ...
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IT executives keen to learn how search engine giant Google is running its datacentres or curious to know how users' data – including YouTube videos and Google+ accounts – are stored and secured, now have an opportunity to ...
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US snack firm Thanasi Foods has added to its Duke's product line with the launch of a Small Batch Smoked Meats range. The product line, launched last week, comprises 11 variants. Flavours include: Original Angus Beef Jerky; Island ...
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