Africa
Power underpins wave of African industrialisation
Power is closely tied to a surge of new infrastructure projects and rapid industrialisation across Africa, th significant opportunities still open to the power sector, delegates heard at a briefing for key power sector stakeholders in Sandton this week....
Europe
Digital Agenda: Commission seeks views on how best to exploit cloud computing in Europe
The European Commission is seeking views from citizens, businesses, public administrations and other interested parties on how to fully benefit from 'cloud computing'. Cloud computing enables companies, public administrations and individuals, using networks such as the internet, to access...
Asia Pacific
Tata Motors becomes the first OEM in India to deploy Electronic Stability Control (ESC) for Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles
Tata Motors Limited, a leading Global Automobile Manufacturer showcased the new safety technology – Electronic Stability Control (ESCsmart™) for the range of PRIMA and SIGNA trucks at an event in Chennai today. In addition to this, it also offers...
Europe
BHP celebrates two important milestones for Olympic Dam
BHP celebrated two significant milestones at Olympic Dam with first ore from the high-grade underground expansion into the Southern Mining Area (SMA) and the first copper cathode produced from its heap leach Research and Development trials. Olympic Dam Asset...
Middle East
Ancient Australian rock arrives in London
A 2.6 billion-year-old rock has made a journey of almost 14,000 kilometres from Australia’s Pilbara region to London and will go on display at a new exhibition at the Natural History Museum (NHM), opened by HRH The Duchess of...
Europe
Rio Tinto reconfirms Yancoal as the preferred buyer of its thermal coal assets in Australia
The Rio Tinto board has reconfirmed its recommendation that shareholders vote in favour of the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Coal & Allied Industries Limited to Yancoal Australia Limited . The recommendation follows consideration by the board of a...
Asia Pacific
Dubai’s hardware and tools trade valued at AED5.07 billion in 2016 – Dubai Customs
Dubai’s hardware and tools trade was valued at AED5.07 billion in 2016, with the USA, China, Italy, Germany, and India, the Emirate’s top five trading partner countries of construction-related equipment and machinery for the year. According to figures released...
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