EC delays ruling on Amcor's Rio purchase
The Age (Free subscription) | 23 hours ago
Europe's competition watchdog has delayed its ruling on Amcor Ltd's $2.44 billion acquisition of Rio Tinto Alcan's packaging unit.
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Radius Solutions announces new European Users Group board members
Label & Narrow Web Breaking News (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Radius Solutions Ltd , a business information management systems provider for the packaging industry, has appointed new board members to head the European Users Group for PECAS Vision and shape the agenda for the upcoming annual users’ conference in March of next year. The event will be held in Wolverhampton Racecourse, England. The European users group helps shape the PECAS Vision software...
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JSW seeks alliances for cement, aluminium business
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Rio Tinto Alcan also said to have approached firm for equity tie-up.
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Aluminum Association Opposes Duty-Free Importation of Aluminum Stranded Wires and Cables
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aluminum Association leaders appeared at a public hearing today before U.S. Trade Representative GSP 2009 Annual Review for Products to state their opposition to a petition filed on behalf of Apar Industries, Ltd. to allow duty-free importation from India on aluminum stranded wires and cables. Aluminum Association was represented at the hearing by Mike Fancher, Marketing...
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Alcan opens Chinese plant
The Atlanta Business Chronicle (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Atlanta-based Alcan Cable on Wednesday opened an aluminum alloy cable manufacturing plant in Tianjin, China.
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Alcan Cable hosts opening ceremony for its Tianjin aluminium alloy cable manufacturing plant
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
MONTREAL, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ - Alcan Cable, part of Alcan Engineered Products - a business unit of Rio Tinto - hosted a grand opening ceremony today for its recently commissioned aluminium alloy cable manufacturing facility located in Tianjin, People's Republic of China. Attending the ceremony were prominent Chinese government officials and Alcan Cable Management.
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Podunk Below the Masthead, Thursday, November 12, 2009
HTMF: Prince Rupert's Website (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
The Paramedics are forced back to work, parking dominates the city council agenda again and Rio Tinto Alcan advises that while the refurbishment of the Kitimat smelter may still be on the books, economic conditions will have to improve first before we see much progress on it, some of the items of note in the News mill for Thursday. (from the blog a town called podunk, click on the link below to see...
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Growing choice for parking out of town
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
IN JANUARY 2005 the Alcan aluminium works ceased production at Falkirk, ending a 60-year association with the town, and Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley moved in to buy the si
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Something Less Annoying
BooMan Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Have you seen Al Franken draw the United States from memory? That performance has inspired a contest: It's good to see a little uplifting, humorous news from Alaska's Senate delegation. According to Politico's "Click," in an effort to encourage American students to pay more attention to geography, National Geographic magazine sent out letters to the members of the U.S. Senate asking them...
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Playseats World Rally Championship Gaming Seat
Daily Gadgets, Computer, and Electr (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Racing Seat: Extra strong, lightweight, powder coated tubular steel frame with high-tension spring, and wire system. High profile side bolsters with Ultra high-density foam; fully upholstered in Alcan
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Bemis 3Q income drops on Alcan expenses
The Business Journal of Milwaukee (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Bemis Co. Inc. said its net income for the third quarter dropped by 19 percent, but company management blamed the decline on the expenses related to its massive Alcan Packaging acquisition. (BMS)
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Boeing, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Detail Project Successes in Free Video at Realization.com
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Aviation MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul): Representatives from the Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD), Tinker Air Force Base, Army Fleet Support and Fleet Readiness Center Southeast discuss how they aid the war effort by refurbishing more planes and helicopters faster, enabling the U.S. armed forces to have more aircraft available for their missions. For instance, using the same workforce, CCAD...
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The Alaskan roadhouse experience
Gadling (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Filed under: North America , United States Last month, Up Here Magazine ran a feature on the end of the roadhouse . Even if you've never stopped at a roadhouse while driving long distances, you're likely familiar with the sight of them: generally a larger main building with a few gas pumps and a small restaurant, and several cabins fanning out on either side. These days, many of them are sagging in...
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Alcan deal completion in January: Amcor
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Amcor managing director Ken MacKenzie says the group's acquisition of Alcan Packaging, is expected to be completed by January 1, plus or minus 30 days.
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Alcan deal completion in January: Amcor
The Age (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Amcor managing director Ken MacKenzie says the group's acquisition of Alcan Packaging, is expected to be completed by January 1, plus or minus 30 days.