International textile and readymade garment brands are increasingly taking interest in investing in Bangladesh, which clearly indicates the potential of the country’s clothing industry, said Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) ...
Nigerian Petroleum Development Co., the upstream arm of state oil company NNPC, Monday announced a $5.2 billion, four-year investment plan aimed at raising oil production to 300,000 b/d mainly from assets acquired from foreign oil companies ...
Tags: Oil Output, Metallurgy
Cost control and the changing face of competition from natural gas emerged as major themes facing the coal industry as the CoalTrans USA conference wrapped up Friday in Miami. While long-term forecasts for US coal production split between ...
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Muscat:Oman s cement companies are likely to benefit from a reduction in dumping by the neighbouring UAE producers and better demand for cement from within the country this year,said a top-level analyst. The Sultanate s two cement ...
Tags: Construction, Omani Cement, Cement
Many Iowans like to have picnics in the summertime, but not many attempt a picnic in January in Iowa unless it's the Iowa Pork Producers Association. IPPA did just that on January 22 at Capital Square in downtown Des Moines as the ...
Tags: Pork
PepsiCo, Inc. today announced plans to invest $5 billion in Mexico over the next five years. The investment is designed to further strengthen PepsiCo's food and beverage business in Mexico, one of the most attractive markets in Latin ...
Tags: PepsiCo, Food, PepsiCo's investment
Columbia, Mo.,---- The Missouri Pork Association welcomes producers, suppliers and distributors to the 2014 Missouri Pork Expo to help us celebrate 60 years. The two-day event promotes the pork industry, educates youth and adults, and ...
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Businesses will be encouraged to look at how they can improve the efficiency of their lighting as part of an energy audit programme launched by two banks. Natwest and RBS will offer their audits through Mentor, the RBS Group’s ...
Tags: RBS Group, efficient lighting, energy, commercial sector
According to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, in January this year the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 75.4 percent, down from 77.9 percent recorded ...
Loveable Australian celebrity Chrissie Swan has launched her own women’s fashion range exclusively to Big W - The Chrissie Swan Avella collection. Avella offers an affordable yet stylish selection of apparel for women in sizes ...
Tags: quality fabrics, nominee
A Scottish family-owned furniture retail chain has secured vital new storage space that will increase its delivery capacity and pave the way for growth in online sales, thanks to Clydesdale Bank. Furniture Mountain – which formerly ...
Tags: furniture retail chain, Deliver
Australia's mid-market businesses are experiencing a sharp increase in confidence and renewed optimism around future performance, according to the Commonwealth Bank Future Business Index. The index reveals confidence reached the highest ...
Tags: Service
As the New Year kicks off and resolutions become reality, cranberry juice lovers can feel good knowing their favorite cranberry products are the perfect solution to a healthy 2014. A recent study published in Nutrients, a peer-reviewed ...
On January 21, Inner Mongolia-based Chinese steelmaker Baotou Iron and Steel Co. (Baogang Group) announced that it plans to issue short-term bonds worth a total of RMB 1 billion ($163.9 million) on January 24 and January 26. This will be ...
The Abraaj Group, a UAE-based private equity investor, has entered into an agreement to acquire majority stake in Turkish dairy firm Yorsan Group, alongside the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Yorsan Group is a ...
Tags: Abraaj, Yorsan Dairy Firm