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African Minerals Continues to Ramp up Production

Dec 19, 2012

African Minerals continues to ramp up production at the Tonkolili iron ore mine in Sierra Leone. But, due to the impact of the extended wet season, it is likely that shipped production for the full year will fall below previous guidance. ...

Tags: African Minerals, iron ore mine, wet season, Guidance

Sharemarket Hit Fresh 17-Month High Today as US Lawmakers Inched Closer to a Deal

Dec 19, 2012

THE Australian sharemarket hit a fresh 17-month high today as US lawmakers inched closer to a deal on the fiscal cliff problem. Utilities, energy, industrials, telecommunications, materials and financial stocks mostly rose despite some ...

Tags: Investor Sentiment, fiscal, cliff problem

Great Northern Iron Ore Properties Announced a Quarterly Dividend of December 17th

Dec 19, 2012

Great Northern Iron Ore Properties announced a quarterly dividend of December 17th. Stockholders of record,December 31st will be paid a dividend of USD 5.25 per share on Thursday,January 31st.This represents a USD 21.00 annualized ...

Tags: GNI, dividend, Stockholders

Korea Resources Corp Has Officially Acquired The Initial 10% Stake

Dec 19, 2012

Frontier Rare Earths said that Korea Resources Corp the state owned mining and natural resource investor has officially acquired the initial 10%stake in the company's Zandkopsdrift rare earth project in South Africa. Along with the ...

Tags: Frontier Rare Earths, stake, Zandkopsdrift

Australian Dollar Is Lower on Speculation About Chinese Growth and Further Rate Cuts

Dec 19, 2012

THE Australian dollar is lower on speculation about Chinese growth and further rate cuts by Australia's central bank. At 07:00 AEDT,the currency was trading at$US1.0530,down from$US1.0534 yesterday afternoon. BK Asset Management ...

Tags: Australian dollar, China, BK Asset Management, PBA, US

EC to Impose Pension Changes That Would Cost UK Businesses £350bn and 180,000 Jobs

Dec 18, 2012

The European Commission (EC) wants to impose pension changes that would cost UK businesses £350bn (eURO440bn) and 180,000 jobs, according to research commissioned by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Describing the ...

Tags: EC's Pension Proposals, Health, UK Business

IBWA's Consumer Website Has Released a New YouTube Video

Dec 18, 2012

The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)'s consumer website has released a new YouTube video, Meet Norman, that shows how bottled water bans are having an unintended effect by shifting consumption to less healthy drinks packaged ...

Tags: Bottled Water Bans, consumer website, Meet Norman

Dollar Was Little Changed Against Its US Counterpart

Dec 18, 2012

THE Australian dollar was little changed against its US counterpart yesterday,but it hit a 19-month intraday high against the yen as investors predicted Japan's new government would encourage a return to reflationary policy by the Bank of ...

Tags: Bank of Japan, Australian dollar, LDP, Japanese election

South Africa's Gold Output Nearly Halved in October

Dec 17, 2012

Reuters reported that South Africa's gold output nearly halved in October from the same period last year highlighting the impact of a wave of wildcat strikes that swept the sector. Data showed that gold production in South Africa has ...

Tags: South Africa, gold output, wildcat strike, gold production

Border Agency's Pound 385m ICW Project Runs Pound 28m Over Budget & a Year Behind Schedule

Dec 17, 2012

The Border Agency’s pound 385m Immigration Case Work IT (ICW) project is running pound 28m over budget and one year behind schedule, the National Audit Office has said. The agency is undertaking transformation of immigration and ...

Tags: Border Agency, ICW, National Audit Office

Rihanna Will Launch Her Third Fragrance

Dec 17, 2012

Rihanna, Grammy Award winning multi-platinum artist and cultural icon, will launch her third fragrance, Nude by Rihanna, on Black Friday at Macy's. Nude by Rihanna's seductive floral oriental blend envelops the body, evoking thoughts of ...

Tags: bottle, fragrance, perfumer

Consumer Reports Took a Close Look at Common Packaging Challenges Consumers Face

Dec 17, 2012

Companies spend $130 billion a year on boxes, bags and blister packs, yet many packaged goods still remain hard-to-open, undersized, or overwrapped for the products inside. Consumer Reports took a close look at common packaging challenges ...

Tags: Packaging Gripes, Consumer Reports, packaged goods

Robotics and Automation Are at The Core of Modern Manufacturing

Dec 17, 2012

Robotics and automation are at the core of modern manufacturing, so when PACK EXPO owner and producer PMMI saw an opportunity to get high-school age engineers from FIRST Robotics teams involved in packaging and processing at PACK EXPO 2012, ...

Tags: Robots, Engineering, packaging

Rockwell Software Studio 5000 Provides a Framework for Engineering Collaboration

Dec 17, 2012

Rockwell Software Studio 5000 unified engineering and design environment , from Rockwell Automation, provides a framework for engineering collaboration. It sets the foundation for design tools that allow engineers to enter configuration and ...

Tags: automation solutions, engineering collaboration, software

Tom's of Maine Has Partnered with TerraCycle

Dec 17, 2012

Tom's of Maine, a leader in natural oral and personal care products, has partnered with TerraCycle, a recycling and upcycling pioneer, to give a second life to product packaging with the launch of the Tom's of Maine Natural Care Brigade. In ...

Tags: Recycling Initiative, Natural Care Brigade, product packaging

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