Six months on from the Rana Plaza building collapse, the ILO is helping survivors develop new skills and find jobs. Minu Aktar had been working in Phantom Apparels on the fourth floor of Rana Plaza for four and a half years. She still ...
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Holden chairman and managing director Mike Devereux has earned a promotion within General Motors that will see him leave his post as head of the local car maker at the end of 2013. Devereux will assume the role of GM consolidated ...
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The colon is an essential organ that contributes greatly to the proper digestion of foods and the excretion of waste. Without a properly working colon, bacteria, toxins, fats, cholesterol, and other potentially harmful substances could ...
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An update of key elements of a 2012 report on the impact of federal regulations on the manufacturing sector finds that the problems continue to persist, and in fact have increased in 2013. NERA Economic Consulting's update of a report ...
For third-quarter 2013, Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems incorporating its own indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs), has reported revenue of ...
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Commercial Metals Company announced Wednesday financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended August 31, 2013. Net earnings for the fourth quarter ended August 31, 2013 were $4.1 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, on net sales of ...
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No matter how you look at it, suppliers who imported bikes lost business through August. Total imports were down almost two million bikes, a 15 percent drop in units and $53.3 million loss in business, according to the latest figures from ...
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The production margins for styrene monomer in Asia have shrunk to its lowest level in over six months as SM prices have tumbled globally since early September, Platts data shows. The SM price in Asia fell $34.50/mt, or 2.1%, day on day ...
JAC releases its Q3 sales report. The business revenue in the third quarter is 7.49 billion yuan, up by 11.3% year on year; the net profits attributable to shareholders is 225 million yuan, up by 152% year on year, 0.17 yuan per share, a ...
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SureTrace?, the next generation Circuit Tracer lets electricians quickly locate wires or cables behind walls, pinpoint opens/shorts, and identify fuses and breakers on both energised and de-energised circuits from 0-600V AC/DC. Simple, ...
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Digital Microscope Streamlines Bearing Analysis A world leader in plain bearings, GGB continually strives to offer the best solutions for its customers. To support its product development, its R&D departments in France, Germany, and the ...
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AK Steel released its third quarter 2013 results Tuesday, indicating a $31.7 million loss, compared to a net loss of $60.9 million in Q3 2012 and a net loss of $40.4 million in Q2 2013.? Sales for the quarter reached $1.3 billion on ...
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Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki has issued its financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2013, reporting an operating profit of €10 million in the third quarter, compared to an operating loss of 15 million in ...
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Russian pipe maker United Metallurgical Co (OMK) is planning to buy a spring steel mill, Chusovoy Steel Works (ChMZ). OMK hopes to complete the acquisition before the end of the year. Russia's federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) has ...
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Have you ever tried to calculate and measure torque and power? It is not possible with out the proper availability of right devices. One of such devices is known as Dynamometer. A dynamometer in the scientific terms is defined as a device ...
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