According to the latest figures from IDC, the MEA region’s external storage market suffered a year-on-year decline in the last quarter of 2012. The research firm announced on Tuesday that the region’s external storage market ...
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Italian sports car manufacturer Lamborghini has reported 30% rise in sale to 2,083 units for the fiscal 2012 that ended on 31 December, compared to the 1,602 units sold in the previous year. The increase was driven by the sale of 922 ...
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The High Court in Pietermaritzburg has ruled that small apparel manufacturing units, owned by families of Chinese and Taiwanese descent in Newcastle, in South Africa’s eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, are exempt from National ...
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Since the turn of the 21st century, there have been efforts to create organizations such as the Muslim Consumer Group that certify food products as halal for Muslim consumers. Since 1991, some mainstream manufacturers of soups, grains, ...
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The Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) bestowed its Product of the Year Award on Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, for a microwaveable bacon package for Embotits Espina, a ...
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The Weir Group PLC (“Weir”) has extended its leading presence and capabilities in global mining and oil sands markets with the acquisition of a leading Canadian based manufacturer of wear resistant linings. In addition, ...
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According to the latest data released by Statistics South Africa, in January this year the country's producer price index (PPI) for exported commodities decreased by 0.3 percent year on year and was up 2.5 percent compared to the previous ...
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The South African Broadcasting Corporation has invested in three powerful touch screen Avolites Tiger Touch consoles. Avolites' South Africa partner DWR Distribution and entertainment lighting service company Blackmotion oversaw SABC's ...
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February coal exports from South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal increased 29% month-on-month to 5.45 million mt, although the volume shipped was 10% lower year-on-year, according to RBCT data released Friday. Monthly exports from ...
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Indian state-run miner NMDC is currently not in negotiation for acquisition of coal and iron ore mines, in Brazil or in any other country, according to the Press Information Bureau of India. During a speech in the Indian parliament, Dr. D ...
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Germany-based company Rotocontrol is set to introduce its new systems at Propak Africa, taking place from 12 to15 March 2013 in Nasrec, Johannesburg. Rotocon, the local agent for the company in South Africa, will demonstrate RSC 340mm web ...
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ICANN’s CEO and President, Fadi Chehadé, was at the group’s Multistakeholder Internet Governance meeting in Africa this week with the message that it is a new season at ICANN and Africa has a big role to play. ICANN ...
Hand-woven carpet exports from Iran have fetched US$ 400 million during March 20, 2012-February 18, 2013, Head of Iran's National Carpet Center Mohammad Baqer Alikhani has said. During the 11-month period, Iranian carpets were shipped ...
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Car Industry acted not bad in January and February, 2013. Many car manufactures revived from the bad conditions of 2012. How about the performance of the car sales over the world? How about performance of the car manufactures in different ...
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Australian miner Rio Tinto's mining operations contractor South Africa-based Eqstra Holdings has said that Rio Tinto should not have declared force majeure on coal exports from its Benga mine in Tete province, Mozambique since the flood ...
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