The Corporate Social Responsibility movement has many forms and one strand of it is the Behind the Bar Code campaign. The aim itself is an admirable one, the desire to stamp out slavery and worker maltreatment in the world’s economy. ...
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UK-listed independent producer Afren Tuesday said it planned to begin further development drilling at its Nigerian offshore Ebok, Okwok and Okoro oil fields in the third quarter in a bid to bolster oil reserves and production. ...
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The nation's largest sporting goods retailer reported net sales for the first quarter of 2014 ended May 3, 2014 increased 7.9 percent to $1.4 billion. Consolidated same store sales increased 1.5 percent, compared to the company's guidance ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, Golf, Hunting
Vaping in pubs is another controversy related to electronic cigarettes. Through ecigarettes, smokers were able to once again enjoy their nicotine habit while enjoying their drinks and the company of their friends in bars. Yet, public ...
Marks and Spencer Group Plc reports full year results 2013/14 for the 52 weeks ended 29 March 2014. Highlights: Full year results: • Group sales up 2.7%1 at £10.3bn • Total UK sales +2.3%: Food +4.2%; General ...
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South African platinum miner Implats said Friday gross refined platinum output in the January-March quarter fell 40% to 205,000 oz, hit by ongoing strike action. The company's "good start to the financial year was severely impacted in the ...
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Northwest European styrene monomer prices fell $91.50/mt or 5.5% from the start of May to close Thursday at a one-year low of $1,553.50/mt FOB ARA, Platts data showed. The last time it was lower was April 23, 2013 at $1,544.50/mt FOB ARA. ...
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GDF Suez has signed a sales and purchase heads of agreement with Japanese utility Tohoku Electric Power to deliver 270,000 mt/year of LNG over a 20-year period starting in 2018 from the planned Cameron LNG plant in the US, the French ...
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German automaker Mercedes-Benz has started production of its C-Class sedan vehicles at East London plant in South Africa. The move represents second of the four locations that started production of the highest volume Mercedes-Benz ...
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US spot refinery-grade propylene declined 0.75 cents/lb Thursday to reach a five-month low as propylene markets weaken, according to sources. Spot RGP was assessed at 58-58.5 cents/lb delivered, after May and June buying bids were heard ...
China is on a long-term track to become a net exporter of petroleum products to the Middle East, a senior official of state-controlled China National Petroleum Corp said Tuesday. "China could at some point become a net exporter of fuel ...
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First quarter results, impacted by both currency and mix, went was planned for Puma as it continues to make improvements to its balance sheet and await the launch of its "Forever Faster" repoitioning strategy ahead of Back-to-School. Nwt ...
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BlackBerry is allowing rivals AirWatch, Citrix, SAP and IBM to directly manage its smartphones with the Blackberry 10 operating system as part of its strategy to open up management of its devices to third parties. The move by BlackBerry ...
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Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO, President and CEO Katsumoto Ishibashi) has been awarded a contract to build a large gas chemical complex for State Concern “Turkmengas”, in collaboration with Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd., ...
According to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, crude steel production in Ukraine will total 2.45 million mt in June this year, pig iron output will total 2.35 million mt, while Ukrainian production of rolled steel ...
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