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The Fertilizer Sector Would Not Require to Lay Down 1,000 Kilometers Pipeline

Dec 6, 2012

Arif Habib Limited said that the fertilizer sector would not require to lay down 1,000 kilometers pipeline to connect to a dedicated gas field under a long term plan approved by the sub committee of the Economic Coordination Committee to ...

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Odisha Is Working on Ways to Provide Long Term Iron Ore Linkages to Steel Firms

Dec 6, 2012

PTI reported that after a massive crackdown on illegal mining, Odisha is working on ways to provide long term iron ore linkages to steel firms located in the state through the state run Odisha Mining Corporation. According to officials, ...

Tags: Odisham, steel company, steel ore

Shoppers Are Basing a Whopping 76% of Their Choices on Attractive Packaging and Appearance

Dec 6, 2012

According to the 2012 Shopper Engagement Study, shoppers are basing a whopping 76% of their choices on attractive packaging and appearance. Results revealed that even those who go shopping with the intention of sticking to a list cannot ...

Tags: Shopper Engagement Study, attractive packaging, choices, good branding

The Whisky's Box Is Designed to Echo King George V's Service in The Royal Navy

Dec 6, 2012

The whisky's box is in a gun metal grey, designed to echo King George V's service in the Royal Navy and is lined in regal cream silk. The reverse bears a contemporary KGV marquee, which was designed especially for the blend. According ...

Tags: whisky, gun metal grey, regal cream silk

The Total Installed Capacity of Renewable Energy Based Power in The Country Is 26,267 MW

Dec 6, 2012

Dr Farooq Abdullah the minister of New and Renewable Energy informed the Lok Sabha that the total installed capacity of renewable energy based power in the country is 26,267 MW. A capacity addition of 30,000 MW is targeted from renewable ...

Tags: solar power, renewable energy, solar energy

Global Thermal Coal Market Undergoes Pangs of Oversupply and Poor Demand

Dec 6, 2012

Global thermal coal market undergoes pangs of oversupply and poor demand. 2012 has been game changer with US emerging as potent supplier domestic energy demand being met by shale gas making coal mining redundant. However the vacillating ...

Tags: coal market, coal price, coal export, coal

Sovereign Wealth Fund Denied It Wants to Invest in The Troubled Petroplus Oil Refinery

Dec 6, 2012

AFP reported that Libya's sovereign wealth fund denied it wants to invest in the troubled Petroplus oil refinery in northwestern France. The Libyan Investment Authority denies reports on certain media and circulating on the Internet that ...

Tags: Petroplus oil refinery, oil refinery, Arnaud Montebourg, Petit Couronne

Salzgitter Announced That ILG Is Raising Its Heavy Plate Prices by EUR 30 Per Tonne

Dec 6, 2012

Salzgitter announced that Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH (ILG) is raising its heavy plate prices by EUR 30 per tonne for all new product sales. It said "The necessary price increase reflects the rising costs of raw materials and the resulting ...

Tags: Salzgitter, Ilsenburger Grobblech, ILG, heavy plate

Egypt Independent Reported That Egypt Would Consider Importing Natural Gas

Dec 6, 2012

Egypt Independent reported that Egypt would consider importing natural gas from Oman and Equitorial Guinea. Mr Osama Kamal petroleum minister of Egypt said that he discussed this possibility with his counterparts in both countries during ...

Tags: gas, petroleum, gas import

The Business Outlook for 2013 Is Mixed

Dec 5, 2012

The business outlook for 2013 is mixed, with Australian executives indicating that sales, inventories, selling prices and employment will fall but investment and profits will rise. Dun & Bradstreet's latest National Business Expectations ...

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South Africa Moved One Step Closer to The Creation of a State Owned Steel Manufacturer

Dec 4, 2012

South Africa moved one step closer to the creation of a state owned steel manufacturer on Monday with the Industrial Development Corporation's ZAR 3.4 billion acquisition of Anglo American's majority stake in the Scaw Metals Group. ...

Tags: steel manufacturer, ArcelorMittal SA, IDC

Africo Announced The Latest Assay Results Received Recently From The Resource Drilling

Dec 4, 2012

Africo Resources Limited announced the latest assay results received recently from the resource drilling on the Kalukundi Fragment on the company's Kalukundi Project near Kolwezi in the DRC. The initial drilling assay results for the near ...

Tags: Africo Resources, Fragment, BH KLKD020

Mwana Has Announced Further Significant Intersections of High Grade Nickel Sulphides

Dec 4, 2012

StockMarketWire reported that Mwana has announced further significant intersections of high grade Nickel sulphides from the latest results from its underground resource drilling programme being carried out at Bindura Nickel Corporation's ...

Tags: Mwana, nickel, Trojan nickel mine

Glass and Metal Packaging Manufacturer Has Launched Ringo

Dec 4, 2012

The glass and metal packaging manufacturer has launched RinGo, which is claimed to be 20% lighter that the standard pack. In addition, Ardagh said that the user can drain the whole content. A necked in top, as opposed to the straight wall ...

Tags: Metal Can, glass packaging, metal packaging, standard pack

Elmwood Focused on Russell Hobbs Being at 'The Heart of The Home'

Dec 4, 2012

Elmwood was tasked with creating an emotional connection with consumers and the new packs include the strapline ‘At the heart of your home’. In addition, the packaging incorporates the “sensory moments we all savour such ...

Tags: new packs, packaging ndustry, packaging market

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