Countries that have signed on to international cybersecurity agreements tend to have fewer malware infections among their citizens, according to new research released by Microsoft and George Washington University. Countries that have ...
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UK branded chocolate sales will show growth over the next three years, according to a new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and Mintel. In this exclusive video, Peter Ayton, global consumer analyst at Mintel, said consumers ...
Africa has become a battleground for low-to-mid-range smartphones following high-profile launches of products from leading manufacturers in the last two months. In Kenya last month, Safaricom, the region's largest mobile carrier, launched ...
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Microsoft is collaborating with the Kenyan government and a local Internet service provider to provide broadband access using TV white spaces and solar-powered base stations, as part of a long-term strategy to spread mobile telephony and ...
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Arvind Lifestyle Brands, a subsidiary of Arvind Ltd, one of the largest players in the apparel brands and retail space, today announced an agreement to market and sell basic and intimate apparel in India under the Hanes and Wonderbra ...
According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa, in 2012 the country's manufacturing output rose by two percent compared to 2011, while the seasonally adjusted manufacturing production in the fourth quarter of the year ...
Tags: Iron and Steel Output, Mineral, South Africa
Thorn Lighting Ltd, a subsidiary of the Austrian company Zumtobel Group, is a global supplier of both outdoor and indoor luminaires and integrated controls. Thorn was founded when Sir Jules Thorn started The Electric Lamp Service Company ...
Japanese steelmaker JFE Steel Corporation has announced that it will supply 23,000 mt of API 5L X70-grade high strength electric resistance welded (ERW) steel pipe for Republic Of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company (Pty) Ltd. (ROMPCO), ...
South Africa-based Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT), one of the world's largest coal handling ports, has announced that it exported 4.21 million mt of coal in January, falling by 38.4 percent compared to December 2012 and down 5.6 percent ...
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Hand-made carpet exports from Iran have declined by 17.75 percent in first 10 months of the ongoing Iranian calendar year which started on March 20, 2012, IRNA News Agency reported. Iran exported only around US$ 361 million worth of ...
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Africa's largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal South Africa, has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year 2012. In the fourth quarter of 2012, ArcelorMittal South Africa registered a net loss of ZAR ...
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ArcelorMittal South Africa has announced that on Saturday, February 9, a fire occurred at its Vanderbijlpark plant, causing extensive damage to its steelmaking facilities and resulting in their immediate shutdown. No injuries were reported. ...
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South African packaging company Nampak is all set to invest ZAR1.6bn ($180m) in two of its core businesses which produce bottles and cans for the growing beverage market. Almost ZAR1bn ($112m) will be invested by the company in an ...
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Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India remained stable Friday, with a downward bias, as support from the South American grain season began to weaken, sources said. "Vessels ...
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Rotocon has announced the installation of a ROTOCONTROL RSC slitter/rewinder 340mm web width finishing machine equipped with die station and a Nikka Research ALIS inspection system at a South African converter Noelex Labels. The new ...
Tags: Rotocon, Slitter/Rewinder Machine, Packaging