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Terra Plans to Close Its Century-Old Cororooke Facility Near Colac in South-West Victoria

Oct 4, 2012

Multinational dairy co-operative Fonterra plans to close its century-old Cororooke facility,near Colac in south-west Victoria,Australia,by June 2013 as it is too expensive to be upgraded. The closure will be carried out in a phased manner ...

Tags: upgrade, closure, phased manner, jobs

CPS CIO David Jones Resigned From His Post to Take up a Role at Lockheed Martin

Oct 4, 2012

Crown Prosecution Service(CPS)chief information officer David Jones has resigned from his post to take up a role at US defence technology firm Lockheed Martin. Jones started his new role of managing director of information systems and ...

Tags: Lockheed Martin, UK defence business, G-Cloud framework, CIO

in The 2012 Presidential Campaign,Twitter Has Become The New Spin Room.

Oct 4, 2012

In the 2012 presidential campaign,Twitter has become the new spin room. The popular social network stepped up to its new role during Wednesday night's debate between President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney. Twitter counted ...

Tags: social network, Twitter, Debate Spin Room

IDG News Service-More Than 1 Billion People Now Use Facebook Each Month

Oct 4, 2012

IDG News Service-More than 1 billion people now use Facebook each month,almost one-seventh of the world's population,the company announced Thursday. The company said it passed the milestone on Sept.14,but only revealed the figure ...

Tags: Facebook, active users, fake accounts

Digisonics PACS API Enables Facilities to Create a Seamless Electronic Workflow

Oct 4, 2012

Digisonics PACS API enables facilities to create a seamless electronic workflow. HOUSTON, TX, October 04, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Kaiser Permanente in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio and Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, Mass. will ...

Tags: Digisonics structured reporting software, software, reporting software

Eastman Chemical Has Begun Shutting Down Its No.4 Ethylene Cracker at Its Longview

Oct 4, 2012

Eastman Chemical has begun shutting down its No.4 ethylene cracker at its Longview, Texas facility for planned maintenance, overhaul and repair operations. The planned turnaround at the around 270,000 tons per annum ethylene plant is ...

Tags: Eastman Chemical, ethylene, ethylene cracker, chemical

Ford Motor Has Unveiled The 2013 Titanium Edition

Oct 4, 2012

US carmaker Ford Motor has unveiled the 2013 Titanium edition of its Fusion Hybrid sedan in the US. The new Titanium edition hybrid is powered by a combination of 2.0litre four-cylinder engine and an electric motor generating a combined ...

Tags: Ford, Motor, sedan, Fusion Hybrid, Titanium edition hybrid

Savage Designs Has Released Its First Fashion

Oct 4, 2012

Savage Designs has released its first fashion and beauty collection this fall including a complete line of ready-to-wear designs made from wild plant materials like stinging nettles,milkweed fibers,among other plants and Medicinal Clothing ...

Tags: Wild Plant Material, Savage Designs, Medicinal Clothing

J Sainsbury Announces Second Quarter Trading Statement for The 16 Weeks

Oct 4, 2012

J Sainsbury announces second quarter trading statement for the 16 weeks to 29 September 2012. Highlights: •Total sales for second quarter up 4.3 per cent(4.4 per cent excluding fuel) •Like-for-like sales for second quarter ...

Tags: Jeans, Sales, Sainsbury

Lightbody Ventures Is Recalling Two Varieties of Its Annabel Karmel Chewy Bars

Oct 4, 2012

UK-based Lightbody Ventures is recalling two varieties of its Annabel Karmel Chewy Bars as the products may contain insects,according to the UK Food Standards Agency(FSA). The products being recalled Annabel Karmel Apple and Blackcurrant ...

Tags: FSA, insects, Annabel Karmel Chewy Bars

Textile and Knitwear Manufacturing Units in The South Indian City of Tirupur Closed Units

Oct 4, 2012

Textile and knitwear manufacturing units in the South Indian city of Tirupur closed their units for a day on October 3 to protest frequent power cuts. The bandh was fully successful, according to Mr. Raja M Shanmugham, Managing ...

Tags: Tirupur textile, power cuts, textile units, knitwear, textile

OCC Would Develop a Huge US$ 800 Million Petrochemical Project in Sohar

Oct 4, 2012

Oman Oil Company (OOC), a state-run enterprise, intends to develop a huge US$ 800 million petrochemical project in Sohar. The project is intended to facilitate production of one million tons of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and ...

Tags: OOC, PTA plant, petrochemical project, home textile

Lingerie Francaise Is Currently Going on in London

Oct 4, 2012

Lingerie Francaise,a unique exhibition that celebrates the 100 magnificent years of French lingerie,is currently going on in London. Earlier held in Paris,the six-day-long retrospective exhibition in London displays around 260 pieces of ...

Tags: Lingerie Francaise, exhibition, French lingerie, corsetry industry

Toluene Market Showed Downward Trend in Asia and Surged up in Europe

Oct 4, 2012

Toluene market showed downward trend in Asia, but surged up in Europe, whereas it was steady in US in the previous week ending September 29. Toluene prices went down in Korea due to decreased downstream demand and lower upstream product ...

Tags: toluene market, toluene price, toluene, chemical

Wool Market Is Boosted by Weaker Rand in Africa

Oct 4, 2012

A weaker rand supported the market at this week's sale and the Cape Wool Merino indicator gained 1.5% to close at R89.44/kg (clean) - its highest level for the season. The market is performing reasonably well despite the current difficult ...

Tags: Cape Wool Merino, difficult business, Wool Market, Africa