Chilean steel institute (ICHA) reports that the apparent steel consumption and domestic shipments in Chile dropped to total 2.05 and 1.02 million tons in the first nine months of 2013, down by 11% and 16% respectively compared to the same ...
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Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) expects to invest between $2.8 billion and $3.1 billion in 2014, a 13% decrease when compared with the previous year. The company is focusing its capital on oil projects that are anticipated to ...
Brick Brewing, Canadian-owned and Canadian-based publicly held brewery, has reported net revenues of $9.6m, an increase of 27%, in the third quarter (Q3 2014) ended 27 October 2013, compared to net revenues of $7.5m during the same period ...
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A Federal Court ruling halting any variations to Toyota Australia’s workplace agreement is the latest roadblock threatening the car maker’s local manufacturing future. Justice Mordy Bromberg yesterday supported four Toyota ...
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Dell customers have given a mixed reception to its recent privatisation deal, causing some to re-evaluate their future relationship with the vendor. Dell became a private company in October as part of a $25 billion buyout deal, after a ...
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Westport Innovations Inc, engineering the world's most advanced natural gas engines and vehicles, today unveiled its next generation of high pressure direct injection technology platform dubbed "Westport™ HPDI 2.0." This new ...
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Monsanto Company and Novozymes today announce a long-term strategic alliance to transform research and commercialization of sustainable microbial products that will provide a new platform of solutions for growers around the world. The ...
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Michelin's strong ties to South Carolina are "a testament to the business-friendly climate in the state and the dedicated, productive and skilled workforce that serves as the engine behind our success," says Michelin North America Chairman ...
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Refond announced the establishment of a new holding subsidiary in Changzhou on December 10th, 2013 through joint investments with Li Yanpeng and Pan Hongmei. The holding subsidiary has a registered capital of RMB 1 million (US $164,000). Li ...
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Guoqing Tang, China President of LED BU, Samsung, who is also Chairman of SEMI China LED Committee, gives an in depth analysis of the LED industry developments and categorization in this article. Chinese baby boomers born in the 1950s ...
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China's yuan has overtaken the euro to become the second most-used currency in international trade finance. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) said the market share of the yuan, also known as the ...
Reportedly, the Brazilian mining giant Vale is planning to reduce costs and decrease capital spending by selling its minority interest of a 26.9% stake in its business of steel, coal and fertilizer in CSA Plant. The Plant is majority-owned ...
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Argentina expects investments in the mining sector to total US$3.855 million in 2014, officials said "Next year the mining sector in our country will invest over US$3.855 million to start construction of new projects, continue existing ...
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In the January-November period of the current year, China's total fixed asset investments (excluding rural households) amounted to RMB 39.1283 trillion ($6.41 trillion), up 19.9 percent year on year, with this growth rate down 0.2 ...
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Lye Cross Farm, a UK-based cheese manufacturer, plans to expand its processing capacity by nearly a third at its milking and packing facilities. The project is backed by a finance package from HSBC's Devon and Somerset Commercial team in ...