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Meanwhile, the firm remains the only global iron ore producer that has not slowed iron ore expansion plans, and the announcement regarding cost cuts was tempered by a recognition of the need to boost iron ore output. The business is forging ahead with…

Cisco is a key supplier of electronic hardware to US government departments, including the military and justice departments, which have in the past purchased parts believed to be produced by Cisco but claimed to have been counterfeited and of lower qu…

According to financial services firm Barclays, demand for the red metal will outpace supply by around 316,000 metric tonnes in the first six months of 2013, but the bank added that in the second quarter of the year it expects a surplus to emerge.

Blo…

According to a survey of 1,546 exporters by Global Sources, optimism is lower than it was in a similar survey conducted a year ago when nearly all respondents said they were certain of export growth. Compared with the second half of 2012 expectations,…

“Large and small companies, as well as various government and research departments, are moving aggressively to create or assemble new micro grids,” says Pike Reserch senior research analyst Peter Asmus. 

He added that new microgrid components, u…

The company, which has been operating in Thailand since 1995, said that over the next few years it will expand its fleet with investment in its own vehicles and a boost to subcontractor partnerships.

Beyond the new infrastructure and recruits, DHL sa…

Speaking at the Bentonville-Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce WalStreet Speaker Series, Stephen Quinn, chief marketing officer at Wal-Mart US told a room full of delegates and including many of its delegates that there was no time to lose in the rapidly…

European banking professionals surveyed in the research believed that currently only 5-10% of the available marketplace has been satisfied with cross-border SCF schemes, revealing ample space for further growth.

According to Demica’s latest res…

Advisory company CEB reports that companies employing innovative approaches to transition management not only focus on transitioning the incoming leader, but also the existing team and other colleagues. These approaches produce less organisational par…

A new report from industry consultants, AMI Consulting, notes that, despite the economic hardships of recent years, plastic label demand grew on average by 6% per year since 2008. While the end-use applications are relatively mature in Europe, plastic…