New mega projects will boost the UAE's investment in the petrochemicals industry to nearly USD 12 billion by 2015 to maintain its position as a major global producer of the gas based substance. According to official data, the investments ...
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Estrella Gold Corporation announced that Cliffs Natural Resources Exploration Inc a wholly owned subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc has accepted the Yanac Property as JV Project. Cliffs and Estrella each now hold 50% interest in the ...
Mars Inc has rolled out its first Fairtrade certified product, Maltesers, into UK stores. The move, first announced in September, is part of the confectionery giant's commitment to source its entire supply of cocoa from sustainable ...
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Southern Hemisphere Mining has added the experienced Mr Paul McRae to the board as a non executive director. Mr McRae is serving as nominee director for Lundin Mining Corporation where he currently holds the position of senior VP, ...
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High-performance headphones maker Monster aims to reshape what's possible in sound quality and fashion introducing three new models at this year's Monaco Grand Prix. Monster's offerings include the upcoming Inspiration, Monster's first ...
The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance(IGMA)has opened registration for its 2013 Annual Conference,scheduled for February 5-8,2013 at the Astor Crowne Plaza New Orleans. "We are very excited about this annual conference,"says ...
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PepsiCo has announced plans to open its sixth manufacturing plant in China, in a bid to drive its growth in the market. The facility in the province of Wuhan has the capacity to produce 15,000 tonnes of Lay's branded potato chips ...
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The results of the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation(MAPI)Survey on the Business Outlook indicate slowing growth for U.S.manufacturing over the next three to six months.But despite posting a 5 percentage point ...
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Members of the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) have revealed that 85% of wood fibre purchased by them was either FSC certified fibre or originated from FSC controlled wood The progress of the companies, Tetra ...
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Glass has been with us at least from the first century BC,but most of the time we either look through it or drink from it—we don't generally look at it.While the magnificent stained glass windows in Renaissance cathedrals are works of ...
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Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/5/2012 2:40:44 PM Redhook Brewery is well-known for its sustainability practices, partnering with EcoMovement Consulting & Hauling, of Dover, for example, on a ...
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Recently, Osram AG has developed a five year strategic corporate alliance with Disneyland Paris. The agreement will position Osram as Disneyland’s official lighting partner. The partnership will allow Osram to use promotional rights ...
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Will allow interoperability of process design kit ecosystem Synopsys has completed the acquisition of Ciranova, a privately held electronic design automation (EDA) company, to accelerate advancements in its custom integrated circuit (IC) ...
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Swiss chocolate products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has announced that its cocoa bean supplier Biopartenaire has gained Rainforest Alliance Certification. Barry Callebaut noted that Biopartenaire works with cocoa farmers across 292 ...
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UK - The entire crew from the much-anticipated reunion tour by The Stone Roses took time out during rehearsals at LS-Live to complete their Event Safety Passport (SPA) certificate at the industry training centre on site, Backstage Academy. ...
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