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Avion Gold Corporation

Two years after acquiring its first mineral properties in Mali, Toronto-based Avion Gold Corporation has gone some way towards its goal of producing half a million ounces of gol

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BAA airport ruling confirmed by Competition Commission

The Competition Commission today confirmed its ruling that BAA should sell Stansted Airport and one of either Edinburgh or Glasgow Airports.

Qatar's GDP growth slows in third quarter

The Qatari economy expanded by 3.9 percent in the third quarter of 2012/2013, according to data released by the Qatar Statistics Authority.

Chinese super bus targets North America

The Chinese-designed Elevated High-Speed Super Bus may be pulling up to bus stops in North America in the not-too-distant-future.

Kraft invests £17 million in R&D centre

Kraft Foods has opened a £17 million research and development facility at the home of Cadbury in Birmingham.

Armstrong acquires Simplex Ceilings

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Intalite Inc., operating under the name Simplex and based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Vestas plans new jobs for Kent

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has signed an agreement for 70 hectares of land at the Port of Sheerness in Kent, UK, on which it hopes to build a facility to manufactur

Executive promise

Certain characteristics demonstrate ‘executive promise’ and the ability to take on an executive role—but at what price?

Amatola Water

Amatola Water operates over an area of approximately 47,500 square kilometres in the central region of South Africa’s Eastern Cape province.

Drax biomass plans on hold

Drax, the UK’s biggest power station, has said that government reforms of subsidies for renewable energy have put the company’s planned biomass expansion in jeopardy.

President visits Alcoa plant

President Obama highlighted the role of advanced manufacturing to the US economy yesterday with a visit to Alcoa’s aerospace component plant in Davenport, Iowa.

DuPont announces joint venture in biomedical materials

DuPont is to form a joint venture with Dutch life sciences and materials sciences company Royal DSM to develop, manufacture and commercialize advanced surgical biomedical materi