British drugmaker AstraZeneca and US biotechnology company FibroGen have formed a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize FG-4592 to treat anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). ...
Tags: Anemia Drug, Astrazeneca
Two V8-powered Ford Ranger utes will take on the 8500km-plus 2014 Dakar Rally when the event kicks off in South America in January. Built and designed in South Africa by Pietermaritzburg-based Neil Woolridge Motorsport with support from ...
Africa’s number one coatings company, Kansai Plascon Africa Limited has partnered with Astra management and staff to acquire a 63.25 percent interest in the issued share capital in Astra Industries Limited, from the Finance Trust of ...
The European Commission (EC) has approved US-based Archer Daniels Midland's (ADM) proposed acquisition of Australian grain handler and processor GrainCorp for A$2.8bn ($2.95bn). The approval by the EC brings the number of government ...
Tags: European Commission, Graincorp
Singex Exhibition Ventures (SEV) has concluded a major investment in United Kingdom-based ECI International Ltd (ECI), organizer of the Tyrexpo series of exhibitions in Asia, India, South Africa and Brityrex International in the UK. SEV ...
Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Gerrit van Rensburg says the Western Cape could learn a lot from the Chinese, especially in rural development and green technology. Van Rensburg and other stakeholders, including Wines of South ...
Tags: SA Wine Makers, Glass
TWO members of the glass cartel — Glass South Africa and National Glass Distributors — have settled with the Competition Commission and had their settlement agreements confirmed on Thursday. The Competition Tribunal in June ...
Tags: Construction glass, Glass Cartel
German automobile manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus has secured an order to deliver 140 units of its semitrailer tractors to the South Africa based logistics service provider Reinhard Transport Group (RTG). The order includes MAN TGS.27.440 ...
Few decades ago, African countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa, were listed in the list of world’s largest textile industries and currently the textile sector in the region is faced with several challenges. ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Textile
As the leading pack type globally in alcoholic drinks, retail sales of glass reached almost 200 billion units in 2012. The beer category largely determines the fortunes of glass packaging within this industry, accounting for a 74% unit ...
Tags: Glass Bottle Markets, Wine
Inspection machines manufacturer Rotocontrol has announced that its local agent in South Africa for Rotocontrol/LeoMat brand of finishing machines, Rotocon, sold two new RSC slitter/rewinders. One machine was sold to a packaging ...
Tags: Rotocontrol Slitter, Rewinders
The exports of readymade garments from Bangladesh to 11 non-traditional markets soared by 28.75 percent year-on-year during the just concluded financial year, according to the data from the Export Promotion Bureau. Bangladesh’s ...
Tags: Garment Exports, Apparel
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has cleared US-based Archer Daniels Midland Company’s (ADM) proposed acquisition of Australian grain handler and processor Graincorp. This approval brings the number of government agencies that have ...
After South Africa join in the “The BRICS countries”, the commerce collaboration between China and South Africa is getting closer. One South Africa buyer found the bright potential of importing the safety goods from China at ...
India Market Days is a project approved by Ministry of Textiles and is funded under the Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme of Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India for inviting overseas buyers and buying agents under ...
Tags: India Market, Apparel