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Jacobs announces contract wins

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. today announced two contract awards, one in Idaho, United States, and one in Newfoundland, Canada.

Titanium mining underway in Kwale

Base Titanium has commenced mining of titanium in Kwale County, Kenya

South Africa plans R15 billion rare metals plant

South Africa is planning to invest R15 billion in a new rare metals processing facility, according to a report in the newspaper Business Report.

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World Bank Group ÔÇô International Finance Corporation (IFC) Mining

We talk to the Global Head of IFC Mining, Tom Butler and IFC Communications Officer, Josef Skoldeberg about the important issues facing the industry today and how ethical, susta

Fresenius agrees two US deals

Germany’s Fresenius Medical Care has announced a $1.7 billion merger agreement with US-based Liberty Dialysis Holdings, Inc., the holding company for Liberty Dialysis and Renal

SunPower to open corporate operations center in Austin, Texas

SunPower Corp, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, is set to expand with a major new corporate operations center

Carrick Gold

Under new and gifted management, Carrick Gold is undergoing a renaissance—and is currently poised to develop a major gold discovery within the Kalgoorlie West Project.

Nestl├® opens two South African sites

Nestlé has opened two new production sites in South Africa to support the growth of its business in the region.

Diageo to acquire stake in Chinese spirits maker

Chinese regulators have approved Diageo’s acquisition of an additional four per cent stake in Sichuan Chengdu Quanxing Group, a Chinese white spirits company.

Strategy: Acquisitions

Acquisition strategy must evolve dramatically for the markets and the competition of the 21st century, say David G. Hartman and George F. Brown, Jr.

Strategy: Social technologies

Supply chains have extended right across the globe via the Internet.

Sustainability: ULTra PRT

For years, science fiction has proposed driverless transportation—but now it’s possible to see what such a system might look like, as Alan Swaby discovers.