The first ProSource board of directors was announced here this week, marking the formal merger of the Progressive Retailers Organization (PRO Group) and the Home Entertainment Source (HES) buying groups. The announcement was made on the ...
Victoria Oil & Gas Plc, the emerging African energy utility company, today announces the signing of key customer agreements that places Cameroon operating subsidiary, Gaz du Cameroun (“GDC”), in a strong position to expand gas ...
Competition may have a high cost for at least one species of tropical seaweed. Researchers examining the chemical warfare taking place on Fijian coral reefs have found that one species of seaweed increases its production of noxious ...
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The Subaru WRX STI has been confirmed to make its world premiere at next week’s Detroit auto show. Subaru of America announced the planned US unveiling this week, though remains tight-lipped on details, releasing only one image ...
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Yamama Cement posted its preliminary 4Q and FY2013 results. As per usual, the absence of a published revenue figure makes those results difficult to interpret, said NBK Capital. "The FY2013 net profit came in at SAR 870 million, up 2.3% ...
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According to a report released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics, the ‘Qatar Economic Outlook 2013 – 2014 Update’, Qatar has seen a 6.2% increase in GDP compared to 2012 due partly to an increase in ...
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Originated in 1973, China's environmental protection industry witnessed rapid development in the period of "Eleventh Five-Year" (1996-2010) and "Twelfth Five-Year" (2011-2015) after experiencing the initial phase in 1980s and the ...
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Australian new car sales are again tipped to reach record levels this year, though the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) is predicting only modest growth over 2013′s benchmark. FCAI CEO Tony Weber expects 1.145 million ...
Tags: passenger cars, SUVs, commercial vehicles
The Green Bay,Wis.,bridge closed for more than three months after sagging will reopen Jan.5. The opening of the Leo Frigo Bridge will come 12 days earlier than state officials expected and just in time for the NFL playoff game Jan.5 ...
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Saudi Arabia's cement sector is facing a slowdown in demand due to the knock-on effect that the recent visa crackdown in the Kingdom has had on construction projects. Efforts to boost Saudi employment in the construction sector has led to ...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, cement market, construction projects, shortage of labourers
Iran is the largest cement producer in the Middle East according to an industry survey which also placed it in the top five in the global market for the building material. The figures were released as the country hosted the sixth ...
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FLSmidth has won a contract worth $94.9m with Qatari cement producer Al Khalij Cement to supply a complete cement production line for a plant in Umm Bab, approximately 100km east of Doha. The production line will be a duplicate of the ...
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Chinese authorities on Friday released a set of improved standards on non-ferrous metal industries as part of the effort to reduce pollution. The standards require strict pollutant and solid waste disposal in cement production, as well as ...
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China's largest steel base, Hebei province, will cut 67.26 million metric tons of capacity by 2017 without putting too much emphasis on local growth in gross domestic product in order to create a sustainable development of the industry and ...
Tags: Steel Capacity, Pollution
Infrastructure will remain the watchword as US refiners look to further cement their role as world class product exporters in 2014, improving export capacity and rejigging refineries to increase their output of export-friendly diesel, ...
Tags: Refinery Output, gasoline