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ADM makes a bid to acquire GrainCorp

Arch Coal completes acquisition of International Coal Group

Arch Coal today announced the completion of its acquisition of International Coal Group Inc, for $3.4 billion.

Ferrovial to sell 10 per cent stake in BAA

Spain’s Ferrovial plans to sell a 10 per cent stake in BAA, the owner of London’s Heathrow airport, to pay off debt and fund other projects.

Famdra

Famdra may be a small company, but its industrial weighing equipment is setting new standards for accuracy and cost effectiveness, as Gay Sutton discovers.

Egypt hopes el-Sisi can reignite economy

Ex-army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is expected to win the election easily and his first task will be to rebuild infrastructure and business confidence

Operations: Online viewing

The World Cup didn’t teach us anything we didn’t already know about the England team; but it will provide valuable lessons for CIOs and network managers, says Adrian Thirkill, g

Honda accelerates North American production plan

Japanese auto manufacturer Honda has said that North American production should return to normal in August—ahead of the original recovery plan—for all models except the new Hond

BAA forced to sell Stansted Airport

UK airport operator BAA will be required to sell Stansted Airport, followed by Edinburgh or Glasgow Airport, the Competition Commission (CC) confirmed today.

UK earmarks eight new nuclear sites

The UK government has earmarked eight sites across the country as suitable locations for new nuclear power stations.

AT&T deal hangs in the balance

AT&T has indicated for the first time that its proposed merger with T-Mobile USA may not go ahead.

Thompson Creek Metals closes Terrane deals with purchase from Goldcorp

Thompson Creek Metals has emerged as the sole owner of Terrane Metals Corp. after closing transactions with Goldcorp and Terrane shareholders.

High level executives backing AeroDef Manufacturing 2013

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has formed an executive committee composed of high-level manufacturing professionals from the aerospace and defense OEMs to assist i

Glencore and Xstrata agree merger

Commodities trader Glencore and mining giant Xstrata have confirmed they will merge to create a major natural resources group with a combined equity market value of $90 billion.