An increase in construction activity and government funded infrastructure projects in Oman is set to boost the country s cement market. Demand for cement is predicted to grow at an annual rate of 6% over the next four years, according to a ...
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Twice as many businesses intend to increase their levels of capital investment in the months ahead compared to those which will reduce their spending, with Australia’s record low borrowing costs and steady levels of confidence about ...
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Highway traffic congestion in the United States grew 6% in 2013 compared with the previous year, more than three times the rate of inflation, according to traffic tracking firm Inrix Inc. The rate compared with the gross domestic product ...
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American automaker General Motors (GM) is set to invest $14m in the installation of a progressive press at the Parma Metal Center in Ohio. The press will be used for both die tryout and regular parts production. It is expected to start ...
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UPS Inc. said it is planning to purchase 1,000 propane-fueled delivery trucks and install 50 fueling stations at its facilities, representing a $70 million investment. The trucks will replace diesel- and gasoline-fueled vehicles in ...
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FreedomPop's $189 Privacy Phone is built from a Samsung Galaxy II Android smartphone. Related FreedomPop FreedomPop Launches $4.58/Month Unlimited Voice, Text Plan FreedomPop FreedomPop Launches Its First LTE Device FreedomPop FreedomPop ...
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US-headquartered packaging solutions provider MeadWestvaco (MWV) has unveiled Evertain, a hermetically sealable, airtight paperboard, designed for food packaging. The paperboard package is claimed to protect food products from oxygen and ...
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Japanese automaker Nissan Motor is set to invest more than EUR2bn to boost its production in Europe in 2014. The electric carmaker also plans to launch 14 new models in the continent this year. Nissan will boost production in Spain ...
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British luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to invest GBP100m in a car manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia to expand the production. This investment follows the company's investments in China and Brazil to establish new ...
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Solar Power Systems can be a good alternative to the energy derived from limited fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas. More than 85 percent of the energy consumed around the world comes from these resources and if these resources ...
easyFairs, organisers of the fastest growing network of European packaging events, has announced that its packaging portfolio right across Europe will evolve around four major core show concepts: Packaging Innovations, Empack, Label&Print ...
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013. Adjusted Operating Earnings(1)(2)(3) for the fourth quarter was a loss of $21.7 million compared to Adjusted ...
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Finland-based HKScan has signed a deal to sell its 50% stake in Saturn Nordic Holding to Danish Crown, which holds the remaining 50% holding in the firm. As per the agreed terms, the company will receive €180m in cash as well as a ...
The Riverside Company has acquired Optima srl and its related companies (dba Mec3), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of ingredients for gelato, pastry and other foods. Based in San Clemente, Italy, Mec3 sells internationally and ...
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Electric carmaker Tesla Motors is set to raise $1.6bn through convertible senior notes in a registered public offering for business expansion. The American carmaker will use the amount to expand its business; develop and manufacture ...
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