Monthly archives: November, 2013

E-commerce Boom Triggers Transformation In Retail Logistics

Real estate plays crucial role in rapidly-evolving retail strategies, says report by Jones Lang LaSalle Indonesia, China and India are set to experience the highest rates of B2C e–Commerce sales growth by 2017. A new report from Jones Lang LaSalle highlights the crucial role that the logistics property sector will play in Asia Pacific and …

Pioneering suspension wins Swedish Steel Prize 2013

This year’s winner of the international Swedish Steel Prize is the American company, Mack Trucks Inc., part of Volvo Group. The prize was awarded for the company’s innovative suspension system, which takes full advantage of the properties of high-strength steel.   “Mack Trucks has laid the foundation for a pioneering improvement of a long-established feature …

Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara at the Conclusion of his Visit to Sri Lanka

Mr. Naoyuki Shinohara, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement in Colombo at the conclusion of his visit to Sri Lanka: “I wish to thank the Sri Lankan authorities for their gracious hospitality and productive discussions. In particular, I wish to thank Senior Minister of International Monetary Cooperation Dr. …

Industry’s Growing Appetite for Silver Focus of Silver Industrial Conference

(Washington, D.C. – November 20, 2013) -The growing industrial demand for silver and its multiple uses throughout the world was highlighted at the 2013 Silver Industrial Conference, recently held in Washington, D.C. The well-attended conference, which included presentations by global industry leaders, was sponsored by the Silver Institute. Executives and experts from manufacturing, technical research, …

Tenova Core Installs Car Bottom Furnace at JSW

Pittsburgh, PA, November 20, 2013 – Tenova Core has recently completed design, supply and installation of a new 26 ton car bottom furnace for plate heat treating at JSW’s Baytown, Texas plant.  The furnace was installed as part of a plant expansion and can normalize plate sized up to 720” in length, 160” width and …

TalkingThreads.in Launches Luxurious Pashmina Collection

Experience Timeless Luxury this winter Pashmina shawls Mumbai, November 2013: Hand woven from the finest hand spun Pashmina threads, the all new collection at TalkingThreads.in boasts of nothing but luxury. Every single TalkingThreads.in Pashmina Shawl is handmade and hand-embroidered by Kashmiri Artisans who sometimes spend as much as two years to complete just one wrap. …