PA Consulting Group's second annual benchmarking study of manufacturing companies shows that the companies under review have improved their green performance since early 2011.The benchmarking analysis is a snapshot of four global ...
Mr Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji chairman of Alba's Board said that Aluminium Bahrain BSC remains on target to exceed the 2011 production of 881,310 MT while at the same time focusing on future growth strategies. Mr Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji ...
With a promise to restore revenue and growth figures next year, Staples recognised the support its its key suppliers at its 2013 Business Solutions catalogue launch in Sydney last week with the presentation of its annual awards. Staples ...
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Extrusion systems manufacturer Macro Engineering & Technology has created a new technology division expressly to help processors better their film and sheet extrusion operations through a range of consultation and service based products. ...
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Diamond Foods has appointed David Colo to the newly-created position of executive vice president, global operations and supply chain. Colo will be responsible for global manufacturing, procurement and supply chain, reporting directly to ...
Associated British Foods today (10 September) revealed it had taken an impairment charge of A$150m (US$155m) on its Australian meat business as it battles "difficult" trading conditions in the market. The UK-listed group announced the ...
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December 4, 2012 - Hubbell Inc. has appointed David G. Nord to the position of president and CEO, and to the company's board of directors. Nord will move into his new roles January 1, 2013. Meantime, current CEO Timothy Powers will continue ...
The Centre for Surgical Invention and Innovation (CSii) at McMaster University has announced additional funding for the next phase of development of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates' (MDA) advanced technology solution for use in early ...
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CSC has licensed components of its Integral insurance administration software suite to Aviva Life Insurance Company India, under a deal signed by both parties in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. As part of Aviva India's business systems ...
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The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has announced a net profit of SR 6.31 billion for Q3 2012, as against SR 8.19 billion in the same period last year, a decrease of 23 percent, and an increase of 19 percent as against SR 5.30 ...
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Proactive Investors reported that Anglesey Mining described the half year, to end of September, as 1 of mixed fortunes. The group's 19.7% owned iron mining associate Labrador Iron Mines improved its operations substantially with a big ...
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The packaging giant has launched its biannual sustainability update entitled Mission Possible (26 July). Tetra Pak has set itself ambitious targets to double the global recycling rate of its cartons from 20% in 2010 to 40% by 2020. ...
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Finsbury Food Group,the UK baker,has sold shares in the company to raise funds to invest in its cake business. The company,which makes own-label cakes,as well as branded products under licence,said today(14 November)it had raised GBP3.9m ...
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Juniper Networks profits plummeted 80% in the last three months, according to the company's latest financial results. In its third quarter results announcement, Juniper blamed the drastic decline from $83.7m to $16.8m on "restructuring," ...
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This is the first in a three-part series of the behind-the-scenes story of the compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL). A Brighter Idea: The Untold Story of the CFL, originally featured in the October 2012 issue of Electricity Journal, is a ...
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