Aspen Insurance Holdings has appointed John Worth as the group's chief financial officer, effective from 1 November 2012 and subject to relevant regulatory approval. Succeeding Julian Cusack, interim Aspen Group chief financial officer, ...
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In 2011,the value-added of corporate units of cultural and related industries(hereafter referred to as cultural industries)was 1,347.9 billion yuan,up by 21.96 percent year-on-year,4.0 percentage points higher than the average annual GDP ...
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RIA NOVOSTI reported that Steel tycoon Mr Vladimir Lisin was re elected as president of the Russian Shooting Union in a secret ballot vote Tuesday. Mr Lisin Russia's second richest businessman according to Forbes magazine was the only ...
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering a plan to clean up Diaz Chemical Superfund site in the western New York town of Holley. The EPA's proposed plan calls for the use of a heating technology to treat six areas of ...
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Japanese car manufacturer Honda is recalling over 820,000 Civic compact cars and Pilot sport utility vehicles (SUVs) due to a headlight problem across the US. The new recall, which marks the third recall since 2004, affects 2002-2003 ...
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NanoMech, an international material science company and leader in nanotechnology innovation, is pleased to announce a partnership with KDH Defense Systems, Inc. to deploy technology that will keep soldiers and law enforcement professionals ...
The Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA) has launched a MAR600,000 ($0.18m) public education campaign aimed at reducing litter. MPMA said its campaign would rely on newspaper advertisements and printed plastic shopping bags ...
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LycoRed has announced that it has secured a multi-million US dollar agreement with Shanghai Lithy Foods Material, a distributor of botanical extracts and nutrient pharmaceuticals for dietary supplements in China. The two companies signed ...
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The US Gulf Coast non-LST purity ethane assessment has fallen to its lowest level since August 2002, according to Platts data, a move attributed to increasing supplies form shale gas plays across the US. Ethane has fallen 68% on the ...
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UK-based European Recycling Platform (ERP) has announced that its application for approval to operate a packaging compliance scheme has been approved by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). ERP UK managing ...
Home furnishings retailer West Elm announced today that it will open a new retail store at 180 University Avenue in Palo Alto on October 18th, 2012. Located on the corner of University and Emerson, the new store will open with the ...
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The National Retail Federation today urged President Obama to immediately engage in the stalled contract negotiations between management and striking union workers at the nation's largest ports. The International Longshore and Warehouse ...
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Japanese vehicle manufacturer Honda will recall about 268,000 model-year 2002-2006 CR-V vehicles in the US to inspect and repair or replace the power window master switch. According to Honda, under severe conditions, rain water or other ...
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Experts in the textile industry will discuss the devastating environmental and social impacts resulting from the dyeing of cotton at a webinar on Sustainability in Cotton Dyeing. It will take place on October 30. Discussions will ...
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The Supreme Court was informed that one of the reasons for not extending the leasing licence to the Tethyan Copper Company was the absence of an environmental protection certificate in the Reko Diq project. Mr Amanullah Kinrani ...
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