Following recent democratic elections in Burma, which have transformed the country into a democracy from an authoritarian State, UK's Sheffield Chamber of Commerce has joined an international pact aimed at reviving the Burmese textile ...
GC Rieber Shipping enters into five-year charter for subsea newbuild Monday, Mar 11, 2013 GC Rieber Shipping ASA has entered into a charter agreement with Ceona Services (UK) Limited ("Ceona") for its high capacity subsea newbuild for a ...
Three WRAP-certified factories in Bangladesh have been honored for their achievements in environmental protection and social compliance. Saiham Knit Composite Ltd., Fakir Apparels Ltd., and Aboni Knitwear were recognized at the first annual ...
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The need to meet new environmental standards, the growing demand for water and the need to replace obsolete infrastructure are causing U.S. water utilities to embark on thousands of capital improvement projects. These projects are tracked ...
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. One such group of people is the team at Red Carpet Green Dress, who has been busy over the last weeks and months creating a beautiful gown for the ...
Victoria’s $1.6 billion Port Capacity Project has been given the go-ahead following a decision by Planning Minister Matthew Guy to provide the planning approval for works to commence at Melbourne’s Webb Dock. The planning ...
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A delegation consisting of Dr. Khaled Fahmy, Minister of Environment, Dr. Osama Kamal, Governor of Cairo, accompanied by a number of senior officials Shoura Council members and NGOs, visited on Tuesday, February 12th, 2013, Tourah Portland ...
LANXESS is expanding its global production network for inorganic pigments in China. A new high-tech facility for premium iron oxide red pigments is being constructed at the Ningbo Chemical Park on the Chinese East Coast. The plant, with ...
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ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has announced the start-up of the new paint production facility, built for ESKARO Group AB in Odessa, Ukraine. When in operation the plant will have a capacity of 15,000 tons/year of ...
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The province of Basra has awarded Dewan Architects and Engineers the contract to design the sprawling Al Nakheel City, for which the foundation stone was recently laid. As a modern urban development, the Al-Nakheel City is expected to ...
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There isn't a shortage of rare earth metals in the ground, but one country, China, has managed to dominate about 95% of the market. It not only mines the metals, but it has built a supply chain to produce them. The U.S. once led global ...
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In a rare admission of error, Apple said Friday that it's back in EPEAT, the environmental standards group for electronics products that it withdrew from earlier this week. "We've recently heard from many loyal Apple customers who were ...
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The time has come when our desk jobs, electricity consumption and gym experiences should merge into one. We drive, we sit at our desks, we work out in the gym to replace the excercise that we would have normally gotten during the day, yet ...
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Once again the Lenzing Group was honored for its sustainability efforts. At the Energy Globe Award Upper Austria 2012, Lenzing placed second in the category "Earth". This category distinguishes a prudent and sustainable approach to dealing ...
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Arabian Business reported that AMEC, the UK based engineering and project management company, has been awarded USD 528 million project management consultancy contract by the Kuwait National Petroleum Company for a new oil refinery in the ...
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