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RKW opens new plant in Egypt

German manufacturing group RKW has started production at its first plant in Egypt, it has been announced.

ABB Australia

As 2009 drew to a close and most Queenslanders were enjoying the Christmas break, ABB Australia pulled off a remarkable feat of engineering collaboration, logistics and lateral

American Coal Council

This is a difficult time for the coal industry in the United States. CEO Janet Gellici talks about finding a way to overcome the challenges.

Alpine Lounge

South Africa’s premium furniture manufacturer is meeting the challenges of a changing market by adopting best manufacturing practices more often associated with automobiles than

Sustainability: fair trade

Nick Jones, managing director of Nexus Collections, discusses the importance of fair trade and suggests what you should look for in a fair trade supplier.

South African Shippers Council

Fanie Pretorius, chair person of the South African Shippers Council, tells Jane Bordenave how the organisation works to benefit its members and how broad collaboration can bring

TFS

Sandalwood is possibly the most valuable wood on the planet; and in Australia the first commercial and sustainable harvesting programme ever devised is just a couple of years aw

Unigold

Toronto-based exploration company Unigold is poised to begin an exciting phase of exploration and development in the Dominican Republic.

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CKI to buy UK power grids

EDFof France is to sell its UK electricity networks business to Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI) of Hong Kong for £5.8 billion.

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Siemens signs multi-billion euro deals with Russia

Germany’s Siemens AG has signed multi-billion euro deals to supply railway technologies and wind power to Russia.

Shifting the ÔÇÿbunkerÔÇÖ mindset

Are the leaders who managed businesses through the early stages of the economic downturn still the right people to lead us into the next stage of recovery?