U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announces it has selected the Los Angeles Conservation Corps (LACC) in Los Angeles, Calif. to receive a $200,000 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grant to provide ...
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Drink mixes and zero calorie sweeteners producer Heartland Food Products has announced plans to invest $21.2m to expand its operations in Central Indiana. The investment will include renovation and installation of 435,000ft2 of production ...
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India's state-owned miner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has announced that in the financial year 2013-14 ending March 31 it produced 30.18 million mt of iron ore, 11 percent higher than last year, surpassing the 30 million ...
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Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) today released a statement saying that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed changes on product label of processed food sold in the US market. The main ...
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US-based Biery Cheese will invest $19.7m to upgrade its facility in Wood County, Wisconsin, a move which is expected to create 31 full-time jobs. As part of the project, the company plans to buy new equipment and strengthen capabilities ...
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East African nation of Tanzania is set to become the largest soda ash producer in Africa after the latest discovery of the compound in Arusha region’s Engaruka Basin, reports Daily News. Soda ash, known chemically as sodium ...
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India's state-owned miner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has announced that during the first 11 months ended February 28 of the financial year 2013-14 its iron ore output amounted to 26.42 million mt, up 12.3 percent ...
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Power management company Eaton recently announced a $54 million investment in its Waukesha-based Cooper Power Systems business. The project, which calls for expanding one facility and renovating two others, will help Eaton meet growing ...
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US-based United Natural Foods (UNFI) is set to establish a new distribution center in Prescott, Wisconsin, with an investment of $37.8m. Located in Eagle Ridge Business Park, the 300,000ft2 center will be the company's second distribution ...
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In the presence of guests from Germany and South Africa(including politicians,business and technical partners),Photovoltaic Technology Intellectual Property(Pty)Ltd(PTiP)-a spin-off from the University of Johannesburg-has officially ...
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In 2013, Cameroon exported 66,000 tons of cotton to China, showing a decline of 7.3 percent year-on-year, according to the statistics released by Commodafrica, Business in Cameroon reported. Cameroon’s cotton exports to China ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, has begun construction on Phase I of the Barilla ...
The Malaysia Kitchen Program USA under the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), has newly appointed Christina Arokiasamy as Malaysia's Food Ambassador to the U.S. As a spice expert and acclaimed cookbook author, ...
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Australian wine industry "taking action" to lift profitability The peak industry body for Australian winemakers, the Winemakers' Federation of Australia (WFA) has released released an action plan to lift the profitability of Australian ...
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FOR MANY years of his life, Ho Chong Choai watched his father Ho Kian Chuan labour over glass and frames in a small business with four workers in Kampung Pantai Malacca. Over 35 years, Chong Choai, now the managing director of SecuGlass ...
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