World demand for protective packaging is forecast to increase 6.3 percent per year to$24.5 billion in 2016,according to a new report titled World Protective Packaging,a new study from The Freedonia Group,Inc.,a Cleveland-based industry ...
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BMW Motorrad is looking for motorbike riders who are ready to take on the great adventure of a road trip across five continents in the "Ride of Your Life" tour – a once-in-a-lifetime ride around the world. BMW Motorrad is giving ...
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Forget cheap shoes.China is leaping up the technology ladder at a rate that has caught its competitors off guard,not least in renewable energy. The pace of the country's progress was on full display last week at an energy conference in ...
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ArcelorMittal South Africa's steel products are continuing to play a significant role in the country's USD 90 billion infrastructure program. With electricity prices having increased an average of 25% per year over the last four years, and ...
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US carmaker Ford has unveiled the new 3.2L five-cylinder turbo diesel engine for its 2014 Transit commercial van,which will be on sale in North America during late 2013. The 3.2L turbo diesel will be mated to Ford 6R80 six-speed automatic ...
India's CRI Pumps Pvt Ltd has signed a business transfer agreement with Pumps & Process Systems Ltd to acquire the Glasgow, UK-based company's pumping solutions operations. This agreement will expand CRI Pumps’ industrial pumping ...
South Africa-Production lighting for the 2012 Splashy Fen Music Festival-staged in the beautiful foothills of the southern Drakensberg mountains,KwaZulu Natal,South Africa-was designed by Llewellyn Pieters from Durban based event technical ...
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Institute of Packaging Professionals from countries such as Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa have joined the newly created African Packaging Organisation The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) has endorsed the creation of the ...
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According to the OECD's latest Economic Outlook,the global economy is expected to make a hesitant and uneven recovery over the coming two years.Decisive policy action is needed to ensure that stalemate over fiscal policy in the United ...
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The US government has again cut its forecast for corn yields as the impact of the worst drought in the country for 50 years becomes clearer. Washington said the US corn yield is set to be the lowest since 1995-96, sending futures to a ...
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Emerging markets should bring stability to the ailing solar industry, with up to 12 gigawatts of new photovoltaic capacity added in 2017 up from 1.6 GW in 2012, according to a new forecast from market analyst IHS. The study, which ...
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South African consumer goods group Tiger Brands has reported higher annual profits as improved earnings from its international markets offset challenging conditions at home. Tiger said operating income from its export markets "more than ...
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South Africa-Randburg,Johannesburg-based technical solutions agency TechRig supplied technical production-including nearly 200 Robe lighting fixtures-to the 2012 annual DFC Conference&Gala Dinner for medical aid and insurance ...
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South Africa-Johannesburg rental company,Blackmotion,is rebranding itself to become a full lighting service and audio visual company focusing on stage,concerts,architectural and system integration. Over the last few months they have ...
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South Africa-Robe Robin moving lights including the new LEDBeam 100s and 600 Washes,Spots and Beams were used by technical services provider Hirezone Audio Visual for the Durban leg of the Super M Live event,headlined by South Africa's ...
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