Ukraine's largest pipe manufacturer Interpipe started producing steel billets in 2012, a new achievement on its way to vertical integration. Duncan Pell, Interpipe's sales director for the Middle East and North Africa, explained Interpipe's ...
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The number of facilities becoming certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) increased 11 percent to surpass the 3000 mark in 2012, growing from 2,714 facilities in 2011 to 3,016 facilities in 2012, according to new data from ...
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Greece, Italy and Albania have formed a trilateral cooperation committee that will oversee their support of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline gas link, Greece's Energy Ministry said Saturday. In a meeting in Rome, ministers from the pipeline's ...
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Bolivia’s fifth international textile fair Fitex 2013, which serves as a meeting ground for the medium, micro and small entrepreneurs of the textile and garment industry value chain, is going to take place from May 16, 2013, in La ...
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US-based medical devices manufacturer Varian Medical and Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have collaborated to further advance the motion management techniques for proton therapy. Focused on optimizing treatment strategies for cancer in the ...
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The French family company Tissus Gisèle Lingerie is a weaving and garment manufacturing operation with a rich tradition located in La Bresse at the heart of the Vosges mountains. The history of the company began over 150 years ago, ...
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Evatec Ltd of Flums, Switzerland has introduced a new web site which the firm says makes it easier for customers to access information about its portfolio of thin-film platforms and processes. Split into three main sections - Products, ...
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For the three days from 27 – 29 March, 6,461 buyers from 52 countries and regions flocked to Yarn Expo Spring to source a variety of yarn and fibre from 194 exhibitors. These buyer numbers represent a 43.5% increase on last year, with ...
A 2013 Nissan GT-R has defeated a 22,000hp (16,405kW) jet fighter in a drag race?organised by German-based N-Magazine. Filmed at an airstrip in Switzerland, the Nissan?GT-R,?powered by its 404kW/628Nm?3.8-litre twin-turbo V6, comfortably ...
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The Rieter Group held its own in 2012 against difficult market conditions worldwide. Order intake for the year as a whole declined by 12% to 839.7 million CHF, although Rieter received more orders in the second half-year than in the first. ...
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Tests of beef products conducted across Europe showed that almost 5% of them were tainted with horse meat, and this percentage was higher in some countries such as France and Greece. In February, the European Union, Switzerland and Norway ...
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A unit of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (AHL), Aspen Reinsurance (Aspen Re) has established a new division, known as Aspen Capital Markets, to expand its footprint in the alternative reinsurance market. Aspen Re chief executive officer ...
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Ares Life Sciences, a Switzerland-based healthcare-focused investment group, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the complete share capital of Planet Biopharmaceuticals. The agreement also includes the acquisition of Planet ...
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Cheese consists of proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. It is produced by coagulation of the milk protein casein. Typically, the milk is acidified and addition of the enzyme rennet causes ...
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Dragons’ Den winners Lisa and Helen Tse opened their first food factory last week to meet increasing demand for their gluten-free Chinese sauces. The Tse sisters won the backing of Duncan Bannatyne and Hilary Devey The twin ...
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