HARKAND has increased its presence in the burgeoning Asia Pacific region by securing a clutch of multi-million dollar contracts for execution in 2013/14. Under a deal with PTSC Offshore Services, the ROV support vessel Harkand Harmony has ...
Italian dairy firm Parmalat is in negotiations to takeover Australian beverage and dairy products maker Harvey Fresh in a more than A$100m ($94m) deal. Headquartered in Western Australia, Harvey Fresh produces and markets fruit juices and ...
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German autoparts maker Continental has inaugurated its new tire plant, ContiLifeCycle, in Hannover-Sticken, Germany. Claimed to be the first globally, the new plant integrates an advancede facility for retreading bus and truck tires with ...
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With increased demand for LED lighting this year, large global lighting manufacturers have been strategizing their next move in the LED lighting market. The Taiwan LED bulb market has emerged as a strategically important area. Following the ...
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With the ongoing improvements in the US and continued strength in Asia, managing director Paul O'Malley of Australia's BlueScope Steel sees a positive sign in the steel market. O'Malley said that of the company's building products division, ...
Malaysia has announced that it has imposed an antidumping (AD) duty on electrolytic tinplate imports from China and South Korea for five years starting from November 16. Accordingly, the antidumping duty rate for Chinese imports stands at ...
Red palm oil has burst onto the health scene as a miracle food, helping to heal everything from cardiovascular disease to Alzheimer's to cancer. However, as it becomes more popular worldwide, a dark secret has come to light. Due to its ...
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Amsterdam-based financial services conglomerate ING has agreed to dispose of its 11.3% direct stake in Sul América, to Swiss Re Group, as part of its plans to further shrink its stake in the Brazilian insurer. As per the terms ...
Japan's production of silicomanganese fell to a record low in September, with market sources attributing this largely to two of the three producers shifting their domestic operations to less power-intensive ferromanganese production and ...
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Malaysia-based international offshore oilfield services provider, Bumi Armada Berhad announced today that EnQuest Heather Limited together with EnQuest ENS Limited, First Oil and Gas Limited, Nautical Petroleum Limited and Nautical ...
Thailand’s Ministry of Industry and the private sector discussed the possibility of developing the country into a fashion hub in Asia, Bernama reported quoting Thai News Agency. At the second meeting of the Fashion Industry ...
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Safety Glass Market to 2017 - Market Size, Growth, and Forecasts in Nearly 90 Countries" report to their offering. Global Safety Glass Market to 2017 - Market Size, Growth and ...
In response to the requirement of the Brazilian government on local manufacturing, JAC recently announces to increase its capital in its Brazilian plant “JAC Motors Brasil” which makes it a joint venture that is engaged in ...
Proton plans to substantially increase its international sales over the next five years as the Malaysian manufacturer seeks to expand out further from its domestic market. At the Australian launch of the Proton Suprima S in Sydney last ...
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Hoover Container Solutions (“Hoover” or the “Company”), a subsidiary of Hoover Group, Inc., has acquired the assets of Tote Systems LLC, Liquid Division (“Tote Systems”), a provider of stainless steel ...