South Africa-based financial services provider Sanlam is mulling to acquire a 40% holding in MCIS Zurich Insurance, in an effort to boost its presence in Malaysia. People familiar with the matter were reported by thesundaily as saying ...
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Iceland Foods has big plans for its processing arm and exports that will put reports of falling annual profits and weak sales growth into perspective, according to one director. The discount frozen food chain bought manufacturer Loxton ...
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As the aluminium industry market continued to deteriorate, global second largest alumina maker - Chinalco planned to change parts of his production line to lexible production, involving electrolytic aluminium business with capacity of ...
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Italy-based underwriter Generali Group has entered into an agreement to dispose of its US life reinsurance business to SCOR, in a deal valued at nearly $920m in a grouping of cash and collateral. Under the terms of the transaction, nearly ...
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US-based food company General Mills is voluntarily recalling single-serve reduced-sugar Cinnamon Toast Crunch bowlpaks sold in foodservice establishments over Salmonella contamination risk. The company said that it initiated the recall ...
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According to estimates by the Indian Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), the urban population of India produces between 0.2 and 0.6 kg of waste per head each day. Over the year municipal waste from the country´s 1.2 billion ...
Making your office greener and healthier for your employees can be as easy as making the most of natural light. If you think going green at work means you have to invest in wind turbines to power your computers and only use office ...
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A plasma cutter is a device which is used to cut electrically conductive metals such as steel. It can cut metals of different thicknesses with the use of a compressed gas and a high voltage electrical arc. Usually inert gases are used which ...
Netherlands-based financial conglomerate ING has received offers for its South Korean life insurance business from a Korean life insurer and two Seoul-based private-equity firms. The three bidders include Kyobo Life Insurance Co and ...
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What is sustainable packaging and does it even exist in today's market? Dr. Liz Wilks, European Stakeholder and Sustainability Manager for Asia Pulp and Paper, explains. Packaging is a vital part of the toy industry. It protects products, ...
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Dr. Liz Wilks explains why packaging is a vital part of the toy industry. Packaging is a vital part of the toy industry. It protects products, communicates their value to prospective customers and plays its part in enabling the entire ...
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Industrial revolution is one of the most important parts of modern history. From single craftsmen who were specialized in certain vital task to present day's multinational companies, this came from a long way. Previously, the products used ...
In the present time, high-tech machinery and advanced technology are the two parameters to judge the expertise of any company. There are thousands of metal manufacturing and fabrication companies which are toiling hard to establish their ...
One of the biggest advantage of tile flooring is that you can replace them as and when required. You may want to remove the old floor tiles if cracks have developed on them or you just feel that the tiles does not go with the interior ...
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From the last decade we have encountered some of the most serious environmental issues that need to be considered and taken care as these hazards are mounting continuously. There are many factors which share their role in damaging the ...