The European Commission has published a report on the possibility to extend mandatory origin labeling for all meat used as an ingredient. The report, based on an external study completed in July 2013, noted the feasibility of launching ...
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Metinvest Group's Khartsyzsk Pipe (Donetsk Region, Ukraine) manufactured over one million tons of large diameter pipes for construction of the Central Asia-China gas pipeline. Khartsyzsk Pipe is a supplier of large diameter pipes for all ...
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UTEC StarNet has announced that the company is currently performing laser surveys on the Shearwater platform in the North Sea. The survey work follows on from a recently-completed project on the Shell Gannet platform and involves use of ...
PPG Industries protective and marine business is the first coatings manufacturer to successfully develop and market a range of copper-free antifoulings for commercial vessels to help customers stay ahead of future regulations. The unique ...
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With regards to serialisation projects, there will be a few trends emerging. I think 2014 will see much more formal collaboration between leading suppliers so that 'complete' compliance solutions can be offered. As the industry starts to ...
New Zealand-based dairy giant Fonterra and Swiss food major Nestle have opened a new dairy distribution facility in Araras, Brazil, with an investment of NZ$45m. The facility was set up through the companies' South American joint venture ...
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Petrobras announces the discovery of an oil accumulation on concession BM-POT-17, the first in deep waters of Potiguar Basin, in its portion located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The discovery was made while drilling well ...
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Mercedes-Benz do Brazil, a Brazilian subsidiary of Daimler, has received an order for the delivery of 607 Mercedes-Benz trucks to two major customers in Brazil. The company will deliver 357 medium-duty Mercedes-Benz Atron to Minas Gerais ...
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MODEC,Inc.("MODEC,"head office:Chuo-ku,Tokyo;president:Toshiro Miyazaki),Mitsui&Co.,Ltd.("Mitsui,"head office:Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo;president:Masami Iijima),Mitsui O.S.K.Lines,Ltd.("MOL,"head office:Minato-ku,Tokyo;president:Koichi Muto)and ...
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General Mills reported results for the second quarter of fiscal 2014. The 13-week period ending Nov. 24, 2013 did not include Thanksgiving, while last year's second-quarter results included the holiday. Fiscal 2014 Second Quarter ...
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BP today said that 2013 had been its most successful year for new field exploration for almost a decade.During the year,BP has participated in 15 completed wildcat exploration wells which have resulted in seven potentially commercial ...
According to data released from the national foreign trade ministry, Mdic, Brazil’s heavy plate imports decreased in November to 2,788 tons versus 4,136 tons in the previous month. The figures increased by 4% year on year. From ...
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In 2013, Australia's exports of metallurgical coal are expected to increase by an estimated 12 percent to 162 million metric tons, according to a report by the Australian Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE). In 2014, increased ...
Tags: iron, metallurgy, coal
Despite graphene's many impressive properties, its lack of a bandgap limits its use in electronic applications. In a new study, scientists have theoretically shown that a bandgap can be opened in graphene by folding 2D graphene sheets ...
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China's economy is finally rebounding from its deepest slump since the 2008 global crisis but the shaky recovery could be vulnerable to a new downturn in global trade. Growth rose to 7.9 percent in the three months ending in December, up ...