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Shanks receives £535m offer from Carlyle
The unsolicited takeover approach from the US private equity house, which is being supported by the waste management company’s biggest shareholder, represents a 50% premium to the closing price
Deferrals take toll on EADS’ cash pile
Aerospace and defence group EADS is facing a cash crunch on the €12bn programme for its A350 long-haul aircraft
Business leaders call for clear direction
Chief executives contacted by the Financial Times were united in arguing that it was important for world leaders to set a clear lead to provide a stable platform for investment
Alcoa says weak dollar is bad for US industry
Klaus Kleinfeld, chief executive of Alcoa says he has discussed with officials in Washington the rapid decline in the dollar and said other companies were also beginning to become “vocal” about it
Gallois unperturbed by pessimists
The chief executive of EADS remains sanguine about the problems he is likely to face in the coming year, and says that staying on course is the group’s primary concern
Dispute looms over A400M’s maiden flight
The A400M, Europe’s long-delayed joint military transport aircraft, could make its maiden flight within days, though commercial negotiations between the partner nations and maker Airbus may yet scupper the project
GM’s European boss to head up Opel and Vauxhall
Search for outside candidate ends as Nick Reilly confirms he will take on chief executive role at both brands
China Shipbuilding to launch $2.2bn IPO in Shanghai
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, the country's biggest ship equipment maker, said yesterday it would raise up to Rmb14.7bn ($2.2bn) in a Shanghai initial...
End of an era on Teesside
The mothballing of the Redcar blast furnace was read, not as a temporary setback, but as the end of more than 150 years of iron and steelmaking
A year of hard work pays off
Ahead of a possible initial public offering in Hong Kong, Oleg Deripaska pulled off a restructuring of Rusal’s debt of close to $17bn
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| Other Nonferrous Foundries (except Die-Casting) Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [Q4 2009 Edition] | Supplier Relations US, LLC | 12/8/2009 | $599 |
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| Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [Q4 2009 Edition] | Supplier Relations US, LLC | 12/8/2009 | $599 |
| Iron and Steel Forging Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [Q4 2009 Edition] | Supplier Relations US, LLC | 12/8/2009 | $599 |
| Nonwoven Fabric Mills Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [Q4 2009 Edition] | Supplier Relations US, LLC | 12/8/2009 | $599 |






