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Bjorn Stenecker has been appointed chief procurement officer of the Swedish mining group Boliden.

UK retailer Clinton Cards expects to enter administration after its biggest supplier bought up loans from its banks and promptly called them in.

First quarter transaction volumes in the global outsourcing and offshoring market held steady in a sluggish market, new research reveals.

Moves by the California Air Resources Board to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have “significantly” increased the price of diesel fuel in California, it has been claimed.

Global Container Terminals, a North American marine terminal operator, has unveiled final plans to develop a 70-acre container terminal on the New Jersey waterfront.

Toyota chief executives have praised the “huge contribution” of cost cutting measures in the carmaker’s drive toward its target of $12.54bn operating profit.

Apple will share the initial costs of improving labour conditions at the Chinese factories with its supplier, Foxconn.

Corporate marketing strategies have never recovered from the panic engendered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, WPP Group CEO Martin Sorrell has claimed.

The latest Wifi wireless networking standard is designed to improve integration with cellular mobile telephony systems, the IEEE standards body has announced.

The growth experienced by Ford Motor Company is putting considerable strain on its suppliers in Thailand, leading to delays in shipments of certain vehicles to its Asian markets.