Toshiba said Thursday it will reorganize its TV business in Japan, merging product designers with those for computers and tablets in attempt to create "fusion products" and simplify its product lines. The company said it will also move ...
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Egypt-based Suez Cement, the country s biggest publicly traded producer of cement, has delayed a US$248m capacity expansion. The Managing Director of the company, Bruno Carrea, said that the company has postponed additional production lines ...
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French food company Danone has increased its stake in Morocco's leading dairy company Centrale Laitière to 67%with an investment of€550m,as a part of its plan to strengthen its presence in North Africa. Danone,which held a ...
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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO)has announced a$3m project to improve food security and nutrition in Egypt. The project is being financed by the government of Italy.It aims to improve food and nutrition security ...
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Citadel Capital has announced that ASEC Cement is continuing with capacity expansion plans at the Zahana plant in Algeria following completion of an overhaul at the Zahana Cement Company. ASEC is also due to begin commissioning at a new ...
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Global trade in lumber has risen 25% in the past two years. After a sharp decline in 2008 and 2009, traded volumes rose to 90 million m³ in 2011, although this is still well below pre-financial crisis levels. According to the Wood ...
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Egypt-At its grand opening in February,Club 35 Alexandria wowed its clientele with the sonic clarity and power provided by a Meyer Sound UltraSeries loudspeaker system.The night was a packed,memorable experience featuring a set from DJ ...
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In ancient Egypt,they used to bury their pharaohs and cats with exotic and fragrant spices,anointing them in readiness for the afterlife.And it seems that most of us are getting ready to do the same,if that long musty tin of mustard powder ...
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Century Extrusion, a U. S. Maker of twin-screw extruders, is finding a fertile market in far-flung places. And, given that Century’s parent, CPM Holdings Inc., broadened its scope when it bought one of China’s largest extruder ...
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The production of twelve state-owned cement works under Algeria s industrial cement group GICA is expected to reach 29 million tonnes by 2020, said the CEO of Centre of Research and Technical Services of Building Material Industry (CETIM). ...
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Swedish exports of softwood lumber and planed products rose perceptibly again at the end of last year to arrive at a figure of 865, 000 m³ in December 2011, almost 11% higher than in the same month of the year before. The decisive ...
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Demand for American hardwoods in the Mena region is poised to remain strong in 2012 according to the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry. Confident about ...
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CHINAPLAS 2012 is approaching to its final countdown, a series of promotional activities have been carried out in full swing by the organizer. With its great influence in the plastics and rubber industries, together with the flourishing ...
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As Africa’s plastics industry grows, Indian companies say they are picking up substantial business there, with exports rising for machinery firms, and India’s resin and processing companies making investments. The India factory ...
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Players in China, Egypt and Turkey are reporting higher PVC offers out of the US this week. Indeed, PVC offers from this origin have been moving higher since the beginning of 2012. Higher ethylene feedstock costs and limited supply have ...
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