Dry cement may look like a hodgepodge of soot and gravel when it pours out of the bag, but each package is the result of a carefully calculated process. With more than a dozen possible components – which can differ based on the ...
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Helvar has been awarded the contract by Briggs & Forrester Engineering Services to provide the DALI Lighting Controls Systems throughout the new Canary Wharf Crossrail Station, London. The station box is being constructed and designed on ...
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ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, received first orders worth USD 51 million under a partnership agreement signed with Kazakhstan’s largest copper producer Kazakhmys PLC to provide comprehensive electrification ...
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Bloomberg reported that Hebei Iron & Steel Group led a group including Industrial Development Corp of South Africa Ltd in agreeing to buy Rio Tinto Group's Palabora Mining Co Rio will sell the companies a 57.7% stake for USD 373 million. ...
Tate and Lyle plc has sounded a note of caution on surging corn prices, which could dampen the group's full-year outlook. Corn prices have leapt in recent months, as the drought in the US and poor weather conditions in central and eastern ...
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Tate & Lyle plc has launched a GBP30m (US$47.9m) fund that it hopes will drive its growth in speciality food ingredients. The fund will launch in the New Year and invest in start-ups and smaller companies in both developed and emerging ...
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Tate & Lyle plc has booked a drop in half-year profits, which were dented by one-off charges and investments. The company today (8 November) revealed operating profit fell 26% to GBP187m (US$299.9m) and profit before tax slipped 28% to ...
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PhotonStar LED Group plc. has announced to sign its first licensing agreement and an associated design services supply agreement, with a leading LED chip manufacturer, on its next generation chip design patents. The company has not ...
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UK confectioner Thorntons has sounded a cautious note ahead of the Christmas period as it booked a drop in first-quarter sales. In the 14 weeks to 6 October, sales fell 1% to GBP46m (US$73.6m), mainly due to the effect of the closure of ...
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Former TescoCEO Terry Leahy will take up the post of chairman at B&M Retail after private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice acquired a majority stake in UK discount retailer. B&M, owned by the Arora family, will continue to be managed ...
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Brady plc the leading supplier of trading and risk management solutions for metals recycling energy and soft commodities announced that Onesteel Recycling Asia has selected Brady to manage its physical trading and risk requirements for its ...
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Baobab Resources Plc the iron ore base and precious metals explorer with a portfolio of exploration projects in Mozambique announced that the results of the resource estimation at the Ruoni Flats block of the Tenge/Ruoni prospect, 1 of six ...
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Rexam, one of the leading global beverage can makers together with its partner Hindustan Tin Works inaugurated its new aluminium line at its manufacturing plant in Taloja, Maharashtra. The new high speed production line represents a capital ...
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UK bakery and ingredients firm The Real Good Food Co. has booked a drop in half-year profits, despite rising revenues. The sugar-to-dessert company said profit for the six months to end September dipped to GBP1m (US$161.9m), down from ...
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UK sugar-to-dessert group Real Good Food Company has booked a 62% increase in EBITDA on strong sales gains. EBITDA for the 15 months to 31 March rose to GBP9.1m (US$14.3m) on sales that increased from GBP249m to GBP305.5m. Key trading ...
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