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April 26, 2012

Kenmare Resources

The world wouldn’t be quite as white as it is without an expanding titanium minerals mining operation in the wilds of Mozambique, as Alan Swaby learns from managing director Michael Carvill.

The world wouldn’t be quite as white as it is without an expanding titanium minerals mining operation in the wilds of Mozambique, as Alan Swaby learns from managing director Michael Carvill.

January 23, 2012

Finance: Commercial property

Cost segregation studies deliver earlier than expected tax breaks for US commercial property owners, says Jeffrey D. Hiatt.

Cost segregation studies deliver earlier than expected tax breaks for US commercial property owners, says Jeffrey D. Hiatt.

September 26, 2011

Exxaro and Tronox tie up titanium deal

Tronox Incorporated and Exxaro Resources Limited today announced a definitive agreement under which Tronox will acquire Exxaro's mineral sands operations in exchange for a 38.5 per cent equity stake in Tronox.

Exxaro is a South African-based resources group with a variety of interests, including iron ore and coal. Its mineral sands operations produce the key titanium bearing ore feedstock used in the production of titanium dioxide pigment - an inorganic white pigment used in paint, coatings, plastics, paper and many other everyday products.

September 6, 2011

Sudarshan Chemical Industries

Ashish Vij, chief operating officer of Sudarshan Chemical Industries, talks to Jayne Flannery about the company’s drive to become a leading global pigment producer whilst adhering to the highest international safety and environmental standards.

August 11, 2011

BlueScope Steel Asia

Sanjay Dayal, chief executive of BlueScope Steel Asia, talks about the myriad ways in which the company is transforming a commodity into value-added building solutions.

Sanjay Dayal, chief executive of BlueScope Steel Asia, talks to Jayne Alverca about the myriad ways in which the company is transforming a commodity into value-added building solutions.

June 28, 2011

Strategy: A new approach

Top-down strategy is dead. Modern strategy is middle-up—involving cross-functional teams and interactive workshops. Paul Christodoulou discusses this new approach to strategy development that can tap the hidden strategic ideas within your senior team to constantly refresh your competitive advantage.

Top-down strategy is dead. Modern strategy is middle-up—involving cross-functional teams and interactive workshops. Paul Christodoulou, a strategy leader with 22 years’ experience in blue-chip companies and a Sainsbury Management Fellow, discusses this new approach to strategy development that can tap the hidden strategic ideas within your senior team to constantly refresh your competitive advantage (whilst saving a fortune in consultancy fees).

May 11, 2011

Karbochem

Research and development is not only the hallmark of Karbochem’s success but also its greatest opportunity for the future, as Gay Sutton discovers from commercial director and chairman Dr Abraham Brink.

January 25, 2011

2010 sales and profits growth for The Sherwin-Williams Company

Sales and profits grew across all operating segments in 2010 for The Sherwin-Williams Company, which today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

Compared to the same periods in 2009, consolidated net sales increased $296.8 million, or 18.6 percent, to $1.90 billion in the quarter and $682.2 million, or 9.6 percent, to $7.78 billion in the year due primarily to higher paint sales volume, acquisitions, and selling price increases.

December 6, 2010

Crown Berger Kenya Ltd

Rakesh Rao, CEO of Crown Berger Kenya Ltd, East Africa’s largest paint maker, talks to Jayne Flannery about maintaining the company’s leading position in the region.

Rakesh Rao, CEO of Crown Berger Kenya Ltd, East Africa’s largest paint maker, talks to Jayne Flannery about maintaining the company’s leading position in the region.

April 1, 2010

Hamilton Brush

Beyond the brush
Stuart Hunter, managing director of Hamilton Brush, part of the Freeworld Coating Group, talks to Jayne Flannery about the latent potential of the Hamilton brand.
When Stuart Hunter took over as managing director of Hamilton Brush last June, he was not tasked with a rescue mission. The company, which principally manufactures and markets paint brushes, paint rollers and abrasives for the retail paint market, did not need a bail-out. Rather, it could point to a solid trading history and a proud heritage dating back to London in the 18th century.

April 1, 2010

Hamilton Brush

Beyond the brush
Stuart Hunter, managing director of Hamilton Brush, part of the Freeworld Coating Group, talks to Jayne Flannery about the latent potential of the Hamilton brand.
When Stuart Hunter took over as managing director of Hamilton Brush last June, he was not tasked with a rescue mission. The company, which principally manufactures and markets paint brushes, paint rollers and abrasives for the retail paint market, did not need a bail-out. Rather, it could point to a solid trading history and a proud heritage dating back to London in the 18th century.

June 1, 2009

LINPAC

Plastic progress
Britain is often associated with manufacturing at the heavy end of the spectrum or at the cutting edge of technology, but as Dan Bailey learns, there are success stories at the lighter end, too.
The next time you pick up a piece of pre-packaged meat from the supermarket, a tub of ice cream or a container of paint, there’s a strong possibility that your goods have come in one of the countless thousands of products made by LINPAC. In fact, there are precious few walks of life in which plastic or cardboard packaging is used where LINPAC isn’t involved to some degree or other.