World Bank Group member International Finance Corporation (IFC) has approved a $120m loan to Singapore-based food processor Olam International under a five-year agreement to finance upgrades and expansion of five food processing facilities ...
Tags: Food Processing, World Bank Group
Reports suggest that BlackBerry is looking at spinning off its BlackBerry Messenger service as a standalone business, positioned to compete with such consumer stalwarts as WhatsApp and Viber. While BlackBerry has so far refused to comment ...
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The news comes as Wrap reported the Home Improvement Sector Commitment (HISC) ?a voluntary agreement set up by Wrap] has met its original targets of reducing both waste to landfill and packaging in the DIY sector. Wrap shows that ...
Bahrain has lifted the restrictions on food imports from Japan, which were imposed after the nuclear disaster in March 2011, which was caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami that stuck the island nation. With this move, Bahrain has ...
Tags: Food Imports
The US police car market has opened up following the retirement of the long-serving Ford Crown Victoria, and SUVs are muscling in. Until production ended in 2011, the Ford Crown Victoria – a V8-powered, rear-wheel drive, ...
Tags: Ford, SUVs, Police Fleets
115 teams of students in the field of engineering from all over the world recently competed against each other at the Hockenheimring in the course of the Formula Student Germany. Present during the race as the main sponsor was Henkel, ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Adhesives
Jig Enables Accurate Cutting of Crown Molding New York, NY (August 14, 2013) – The tradition of crown molding, which dates back to ancient Greece and Rome, is still popular today. The challenge for carpenters, builders, cabinet and ...
Tags: Crown Molding, Tools, Hardware
On the morning of August 3rd, a steel girder marking "Baosteel Steel Structure, Dedicating With Honor" reached the 580-metre platform on125th floor of Shanghai Tower, Chinese tallest building under construction. The steel girder's accurate ...
Tags: Steel Structure, steel, Baosteel
In addition to exhaust stacks, Imperial Group's broad line of truck body and chassis parts includes bumpers, battery and tool boxes, crown assemblies, bus component and chassis assemblies, fuel tanks, roofs, fenders, and cross members. ...
Tags: Auto Parts, tyre
Sentry Electric, one of North America's most experienced and knowledgeable manufacturers of outdoor luminaires, proudly introduces the SDAS-LED Downtown luminaire. With its symmetrical proportions and gently arching crown, the Downtown ...
Tags: LED Street Light, LED, Lights, Lighting
Sure Artemide's Logico soffitto singola looks good by itself. Just the soft light glowing from the overhead blown glass diffuser entices its viewers below. So what would happen if many of these bite sized light pieces merged together? ...
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The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced the launch of a set of pilot projects that will facilitate the development of joint Canada-U.S. standards in the electrotechnical sector ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
New Diageo boss Ivan Menezes has confirmed the drinks giant's commitment to premium local brands and Scotch whisky, as the firm released its preliminary results for the full-year ended June 30 2013. Premium brands such as Johnnie Walker ...
Tags: food, Agriculture
The dust has settled. Following two years of very strong growth in lift truck sales, shipments leveled off in 2012. With growth at just a fraction of a percent, worldwide sales didn't match the 27% growth in 2011 or the 32% growth in 2010. ...
Tags: Processing Machinery
If you've spent any time in the materials handling industry, it's hard not to fall in love with automation. Still, some great ideas are so simple, yet so effective, that in retrospect you wonder: Why didn't I think of that? The order ...
Tags: Logistics, Transportation