Does 1+1 equal a P&G win in China?

With easing one-child-per-family policy in China, will diaper makers such as Procter & Gamble and Kimberly-Clark benefit?

Huhtam?ki Oyj acquires UK corrugated packaging manufacturer

The newly acquired company will become part of Huhtamaki's Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania business segment.

Ultra-fast FOV video measuring system from Vision

Xpress delivers ultra-fast, accurate 2D measurement within the field of view (FOV), at the touch of a button. No need to focus.

Oman's construction sector building up

A programme by the Omani government to pour billions into infrastructure to help support long-term economic diversification is benefiting the Sultanate's construction sector, which will likely see its order books filled for years to come.

Demand for Expo 2020 construction workers set to build

There is likely to be an imminent demand for skilled workers in the construction industry as Dubai prepares the local infrastructure for the hosting of the World Expo in 2020.

Major brands to join Resource 2014

Major brands in Europe and the UK will join recycling communities at Resource 2014, a conference and exhibition that aims to ‘close the loop’ in the supply chain, from extraction to resource recovery.

Emirates Industrial rebrands following merger with Praxair

ROC Group's Emirates Industrial Gas Company LLC (EIGC has rebranded into AIRTEC, following its merger with US-based Praxair.

RINL starts production at new melt shop

Indian state-run steelmaking and mining company Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), also known as Vizag Steel, has announced it achieved the first production from its new steel melt shop No. 2 on October 30, marking the completion of its 6.3 million mt per year capacity expansion.

Indian government rules out iron ore export duty cut

India's Finance Ministry has ruled out reducing the country's current iron ore export duty of 30 percent, according to media reports, ignoring requests from domestic iron ore producers.

HSBC: India services PMI inches up to 47.1

Business Standard reported that India's services sector activity witnessed a moderate improvement in October from a 4? year low of 44.6 in September, even while indicating a fourth successive monthly contraction amid economic uncertainty.

Indian consortium in race for take in Russia LNG project

Business Standard reported that a consortium of Indian companies ONGC Videsh, Indian Oil Corporation and Petronet LNG is in the fray to acquire a 9% stake in Russia's Novatek LNG project in the Yamal Peninsula for US$1.8 to US$2 billion. As part of the deal, the companies plan to buy five million tonnes of liquefied natural gas annually from the project.

Iron ore inventory trends up at Chinese ports

Inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 77.82 million mt, indicating an increase of 1.29 million mt or 1.68 percent week on week, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency on November 4.