The dollar was higher late today following strong economic data showing rising house prices in the fourth quarter of 2012 and solid gains in consumer sentiment in March. At 4.50pm AEDT, the Aussie fetched $US1.0313 compared with US$1.0282 ...
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THE Australian dollar was higher in late Asian trading yesterday after strong economic data showing rising house prices in the fourth quarter of 2012 and solid gains in consumer sentiment in March. At 5pm AEDT it was buying $US1.0314, up ...
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On March 12, Chinese steelmaker Pangang Steel Vanadium & Titanium Plant Co., a subsidiary of Sichuan Province-based Chinese state-owned steel producer Panzhihua Iron and Steel (Pangang Group), announced that its board of directors has ...
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Recycling glass is easy, and glass containers returned for recycling help to make new glass bottles and jars. Recycling glass has big environmental pay offs. It saves raw materials, lessens demand for energy, and cuts CO2 emissions. ...
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Islamabad-Peter James Hoddinott, cat Lafarge, visited Pakistan to review the country s potential as a major exporter for raw and finished materials. The Executive Vice President of Energy commended Lafarge s local team on upholding the ...
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The Palestinian National Authority announced on the 12th, it will tax import tariffs of 35% on Chinese goods. The decision will be put into implement on April 15. According to statistics, Palestinia imports $ 320 million goods from China ...
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Thomas Edison invented the first incandescent light bulb 130 years ago, which greatly contributed to the advancement of civilization. However, that technology is antiquated, economically inefficient to operate, and fragile. Fluorescent ...
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Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) have plans to increase capacity from the current 38% to 60% in the coming months after receiving a 55,000 ton cargo of iron ore fines from Australia. PSM has been purchasing iron ore from Iran with long term ...
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Owens-Illinois, Inc. announces that it is teaming with Palo Alto, Calif., based eCullet, Inc. to form a new joint venture called Glass to Glass LLC. This joint venture will invest in sophisticated glass sorting equipment that will make more ...
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The complexity of global supply chains, increasing costs, explosion in order and delivery channels, rising customer expectations and new consumer behaviour have all contributed to the growing challenges faced by organisations when it comes ...
Eli Ortiz has been promoted to Customer Support Systems Manager. She will continue to work in customer service but will also oversee the team created to implement Superior’s new software system with new modules for CRM and across the ...
February 2013 — At the European Coatings Show from March 19 to 21, 2013, in Nuremberg, Bayer MaterialScience will present a technology for heat-activated dispersion adhesives that is based on the new polycarbodiimide crosslinker ...
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Wires are wider utility products. These are offered in a variety of materials and specification to suit the varied needs of customers. Most of them are utilized for either general or industrial applications. The specific metal strands are ...
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The silk industry of Cambodia is in rapid decline due to limited domestic supply of silk yarn and high cost of imported raw materials. According to the latest data released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)-Cambodia, the ...
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Samsung is to release its Galaxy S4 smartphone at an event in New York this week, a move that could see it beat Apple's iPhone 5 in terms of both sales and technology. The once dazzling Apple brand has been tarnished in recent months by a ...