European textile and clothing companies are looking further afield for growth. The main causes are weak demand in the supply chain and cutbacks by retail buyers and consumers stemming from the eurozone crisis and fiscal tightening by EU ...
At BlackBerry Live, senior executives from BlackBerry and special guests from Asia, Latin America and Africa discussed mobile-led innovation in the world’s fastest-growing mobile markets. The emerging economies in Africa, Asia, ...
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At BlackBerry Live, senior executives from BlackBerry and special guests from Asia, Latin America and Africa discussed mobile-led innovation in the world’s fastest-growing mobile markets. The emerging economies in Africa, Asia, ...
Tags: Blackberry, Computer Products, Markets
The members of Kimberly Process (KP) who are opposing a proposal to redefine ‘Conflict Diamonds’ once again came under pressure when the World Diamond Council (WDC) recently reiterated its backing for the initiative. It ...
Tags: KP, Conflict Diamonds, Arts&Crafts
A figurine of outgoing Manchester United FC manager Sir Alex Ferguson is flying off shelves as fans shop in their droves for a lasting memento. Following last week's announcement of Fergie's retirement, Manchester United rushed to restock ...
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Mattex — a Saudi Arabia-owned, Dubai-based producer of carpet backings, artificial grass backings, and woven and nonwoven geotextiles — will invest $60 million to establish a U.S. headquarters and manufacturing operation in ...
Indian steel giant Tata Steel has announced that it expects to register an impairment charge of $1.6 billion for the financial year ended March 31, 2013, as a result of its review for the period in question. The company attributed the ...
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According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa, in March this year the country's mining production decreased by 3.5 percent year on year, while the seasonally adjusted mining production index in March also decreased ...
Tags: Iron Ore Mining, Mineral
According to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japan's ferroalloy imports totaled 132,889 metric tons in March this year, increasing by 30.3 percent compared to the previous month, following three months of month-on-month ...
Tags: Imports Rise, Previous Decreases
Africa's largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal South Africa, has announced its financial results for the first quarter of the current year, reporting a net loss of ZAR 275 million ($30.2 million) compared to a net profit of ZAR 279 million ...
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The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 2.7% higher, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle this week when the US exchange rate rose by 0.1%. It was a much stronger market in a small sale this week. There were good rises ...
Tags: AWEX Wool Indicator, Textile
South Africa-based Savanna Premium Cider, introduced by Distell Group, has selected new 330ml can from Nampak Bevcan. The lightweight can is stackable and chills faster. The original bottle shape and other different iconography have been ...
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According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa, in March this year the country's manufacturing output fell by 2.2 percent compared to the same month of 2012, while the seasonally adjusted manufacturing production is ...
Tags: Iron and Steel Output, Mineral
OnQ Research, a South Africa-based Clinical Research Organization (CRO), has selected Merge's eClinical OS solution for electronic data capture (EDC) to expand their in-house data management service offering. Merge eClinical OS provides a ...
Arizona Chemical have reached an agreement with IMCD Group B.V. to further expand the distribution partnership for Arizona’s refinery product lines to the African continent. Sponsored Links Acute Pain Management Training Official ...
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