Scottish food researchers have claimed to have created the world's first nutritionally balanced pizza,which provides 30%of an adult's recommended daily amount(RDA)of vitamins and minerals. The new pizza,which has been developed by ...
UK-based retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced plans to roll out new packaging, which will extend the fruit life stored in the fridge by up to two days. According to the retail giant, M&S will consider adding the innovative strips to ...
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U.S.Customs and Border Protection(CBP)Deputy Commissioner David V.Aguilar announced the expansion of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise(CEE),which will create six new centers in 2013 for the Agriculture&Prepared ...
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Takamul Investment Company, the downstream investment subsidiary of Oman Oil Company, is actively weighing the feasibility of establishing a ferrochrome smelter project in the Sultanate. An official of Takamul said that "Weaare still in ...
Proactive Investors reported that South Africa focused Bushveld Minerals will deliver a resource upgrade on its flagship iron ore project by the end of the year following an extensive drilling program. Bushveld said that the drilling ...
China is said to be considering a move to cut tax for iron ore mining companies in a bid to reduce input costs for the nation's steel industry. The country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is reportedly working with the ...
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Reuters reported that Australia's Lynas Corporation expects to start processing rare earth minerals from a plant in Malaysia next month despite opposition from environmentalists over health concerns. Mr Nick Curtis chairman of Lynas said ...
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According to Chinese legend, the mighty Pangu, above, broke through the chaos with his strength and axe to create the world as we know it. It may seem that every culture has its own tale about the creation of the world and the beginnings ...
Scattered primarily throughout the Luoyu Region of southeast Tibet, the Luoba, with a population of 2,965 are the smallest of China's 56 ethnic groups. Their name is derived from the Tibetan word for southerners. Economy: Living at the ...
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The Jingpo ethnic minority (population about 132,000 according to the year 2000 census) lives mainly in the Dehong, Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefectures with some in the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, as well as in Myanmar. Their native ...
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Business Standard reported that electronic sale of key bulk minerals in Odisha like iron ore, manganese and chrome ore is expected to start from April 2013. E-auction services will be offered by Kolkata based MSTC Ltd. Mr Deepak Mohanty ...
Tags: E Auction, bulk minerals, iron ore, Kolkata, MSTC Ltd
Chinese investments in Brazil are clearly moving from interests in natural resources, most notably minerals, to strategic assets and industrialized products, China-Brazil Business Council consultant and chief economist, Claudio Frischtak ...
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The unabated volatility in gold price has forced India's middle-class consumers to try out a cheaper option and their obvious choice now is to opt for silver jewellery.After an initial poor performance,last monsoon season in India improved ...
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A novel acrylic acid (AA)-allyloxy poly(ethylene glycol) polyglycerol carboxylate (APEG-PG-COOH) copolymer has been synthesised to control Ca3(PO4)2, CaCO3, and CaSO4 deposits in industrial recycling water systems. The material exhibited ...
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Bloomberg reported that employees at mines in Zambia,Africa's biggest copper producer are demanding pay increases of as much as 50%for 2013. Mr Chishimba Nkole president of mineworkers Union of Zambia President said that talks with ...
Tags: copper mine, wages, Zambia, Mopani copper mine