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South Africa's 2010/11 Industrial Policy Action Plan is expected to create over 700,000 jobs and contribute to manufacturing competitiveness
- 17 Feb 2010 06:15
- by Laura Peinke
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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will unveil South Africa’s 2010/11 Industrial Policy Framework Action Plan (IPAP) to Cabinet tomorrow (18 February). Global growth consultants Frost & Sullivan expected this plan to have a direct and, hopefully, sustainable impact on manufacturing productivity for the country. The IPAP is expected to focu...
Rumor Mill: Bunge Considers Acquistion of Corn Products International Again
- 28 Jan 2010 07:45
- by Christopher Shanahan
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Well, it may be back on. Bunge Ltd. stated on January 27, 2010 that the company is interested in reviving its bid for Corn Products International (CPI) as indicated by its CEO during its quarterly earnings call. As I had stated in June of 2008, Bunge, the world's third largest agribusiness with total sales of nearly $53.0 billion in 2008, announced...
Martek Bioscience Forward and Horizontally Integrates with its Acquistion of Amerifit Brands
- 27 Jan 2010 11:46
- by Christopher Shanahan
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Last week, Martek Biosciences Corp, the world's largest algae-based Omega-3 DHA ingredients supplier with total sales of nearly $330 million in 2009, announced that it had acquired Amerifit Brands, a Connecticut-based company that develops and distributes dietary supplements, for roughly $200 million, in order to forward-integrate into the dietary ...
National RFID Planning Workshop 2009 - Creating a Niche for Malaysia
- 10 Jan 2010 20:38
- by Richard Sebastian
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The recently concluded National RFID Workshop which was held in Shah Alam, Selangor from the 2nd to the 3rd of December 2009 was considered a success as it managed to bring together a diverse group of people in a single platform. A total of 37 speakers and approximately 220 delegates comprising of technologist, potential end user groups ...
Megatrends Impacting the Chemicals Industry: What for 2010?
- 08 Jan 2010 11:31
- by Brian Balmer
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At the beginning of 2009, I published a list of the top 10 megatrends that we felt would have an impact on the Performance Materials industry through 2009. For 2010 however, we will be taking a different perspective on the key dynamics in our industry. This change is an exciting one as it will allow us to more closely track the trends in our key ...
Growth in a Recessionary Market for Personal Protective Equipment Industry
- 08 Jan 2010 10:11
- by Sanjeev Bhaskar
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Every manufacturer of PPE products is asking the question, “How do I grow under the current market conditions?” The current situation within the personal protective equipment (PPE) market is complex; the answer to this question is multi faceted, depending on your own specific situation.However, factors that could help the PPE industry to rebound fa...
L-carnitine: Getting Noticed in a Challenging Market Place
- 08 Jan 2010 08:55
- by Christopher Shanahan
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In 2009, Frost & Sullivan turned its attention to the dynamic global weight management ingredients market. This research was presented at the 13th annual Supply Side West and market growth, product and application trends by region was discusses and included the following markets segments: Appetite suppressant and satiety ingredients Fat burnin...
Sustainability: Key Challenges Facing Food and Beverage Ingredient Markets and Implementing Best Practices
- 08 Jan 2010 08:42
- by Christopher Shanahan
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Increasing media attention on changing climate fears, product recalls, and the volatile cost of energy has had an irreversible affect on consumer awareness of health, safety, and energy conservation issues as it related to the food and beverage products they buy. This in turn is affecting purchasing behavior and the rapid growth of food products th...
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