Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK), Russia's largest coal producing corporation, has announced that it produced 68.6 million mt of coal in the January-September period this year, compared to 68.9 million mt in the same period last year. ...
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Rainfall in the South African cane catchment areas has been well below the long-term mean and this topic has received substantial coverage over the past few months. Given the lower rainfall during the season, it is projected that sugar ...
File photo courtesy of ARTC. Relevant industries are now assessing their capacity to build the Inland Rail freight project, connecting Brisbane to Melbourne via regional south east Queensland, inland New South Wales and rural Victoria. ...
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The spot alumina price in China's Henan was rangebound Wednesday at Yuan 2,860/mt ($465/mt) for 70:30 cash and credit payment terms, unchanged from September 30, as the market returned from an extended break from October 1-7 to celebrate ...
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Brazil and the U.S. have ended a longstanding trade battle. The two countries have been fighting since 2002 over subsidies that the U.S. government provides to U.S. cotton growers. Brazil brought a case against the U.S. charging that the ...
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According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in August of the current year the value of South Africa's exports of base metals and articles thereof totaled ZAR 9.77 billion ($865.62 million), decreasing by 6.2 ...
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Photo courtesy of mallhaciel. The latest ABS Retail Trade figures show that Australian retail turnover rose 0.1 per cent in August 2014, following a rise of 0.4 per cent in July 2014, seasonally adjusted, according to the Australian ...
US-based sapphire ingot producer GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) has applied for bankruptcy protection possibly because its HEM technology-based ingot growing process has seen much lower than expected yield rates at only about 40%, ...
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Nampak has opened its energy-efficient glass furnace in Gauteng, South Africa, with an investment of around $0.11bn (R1.2bn). The new furnace, which is the company's third, will increase the plant's capacity to 295 000 tons per annum and ...
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Economists at the World Trade Organization (WTO) have downwardly revised their world trade growth estimate for 2015 to 4 percent from the previous estimate of 5.3 percent. For 2014 also, the WTO has reduced its world trade growth ...
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Twin textile trade shows Yarnex- India International Yarn Exhibition and TexIndia- Textile Sourcing Fair which was held in Tirupur earlier this month witnessed a 25 percent increase in visitor numbers, who came from India as well as foreign ...
Global beverage can manufacturer Rexam has collaborated with brewing company SABMiller to manufacture a new range of innovative can designs for the non-alcoholic beer brand, Birell. The cans will feature Rexam's value added thermochromic ...
Jamba Juice Company, a leading healthy, active lifestyle brand announced today that the Company has entered into a master franchise development agreement with Quan Hung Gourmet Company to develop 35 Jamba Juice stores in Taiwan over the ...
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Since the October 2013 Central Conference on periphery diplomacy, Chinese diplomacy regarding neighboring countries has followed the new philosophy of "good neighborliness, sincerity, mutual benefits, and inclusiveness," presenting a ...
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If you are tired of the bustle of Shanghai tours, why not come to Hangzhou? It only spends you about an hour from Shanghai to Hangzhou. You may have appreciated the antique beauty of Xi'an tours but want the authentic touch to do something ...
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