Unilever has announced that it has become a zero landfill company in Europe after achieving zero non-hazardous waste to landfill at its 242 factories. The announcement means that Unilever will not contribute to wastes from its premises, ...
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This year the Eurozone will experience annual GDP growth for the first time since 2011, but at just 0.9% the growth will not be strong enough to support a level of uplift in financial services that will drive further economic recovery ...
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Demand for plastic packaging rose in the UK last year, helped by the food and beverage industry, according to a new survey. Figures from industry body Plastics Europe, of which the British Plastics Federation (BPF) is a member, showed ...
The Australian sharemarket has reached a fresh four-and-a-half-year high, buoyed by improved investor sentiment towards the Italian election outcome. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 67.5 points, or 1.34 per cent, ...
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Unilever reported that more than 50 percent of all its factories have achieved the goal of sending no waste to landfill in 2012. This goal was achieved while the company reported annual sales of €51 billion - up from €40 ...
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Zepol Corporation, the leading trade intelligence company, reports that U.S. vessel imports have risen a slight 1.2% in 2012. This was a total of over 17.6 million TEUs (twenty-foot-containers) imported, or roughly 200,000 more containers ...
Production equipment order cancellations and push-outs by solar manufacturers during 2012 exceeded US$3 billion by the end of third-quarter 2012, according to NPD Solarbuzz. This has resulted in a significant reduction in order backlogs ...
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An IT recruitment expert has criticised government pay thresholds for overseas IT workers in the UK, claiming it groups vastly different jobs together and sets salaries too low, presuming an IT director in the UK can earn as little as ...
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Omaha Steel Castings Co., Omaha, Neb., announced it will break ground on a $12 million operation in nearby Wahoo, Neb., on July 1. According to Phil Teggart, president and owner, the new plant is expected to be operational in 18-24 months ...
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