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Profil Sanayi is an Turkish manufacturer that has built its reputation by providing various components to automotive brands like Fiat, Toyota, Ford and Toyotetsu.

Company Highlights

Tata Group

An enduring national symbol of economic self-reliance and dependability, Tata Group is Asia's oldest and most beloved conglomerate. Today, the world-acclaimed group is India’s largest private steel manufacturer, and the country’s largest private-sector employer, with its largest private power utility.

Delattre-Levivier Maroc SA

This heavyweight is an industry leader in Morocco's heavy steel construction industry, with a number of big projects under its belt.

Anadolu Cam

Diversification is key for leading Turkish glassware manufacturer Sisecam, and the giant group's glass packaging division, Anadolu Cam is no exception.

News Views

Bob's Bulletin

A Man of Quality Thursday 5th of November 2009 09:10 AM
The search for immortality brings immediate benefits Wednesday 21st of October 2009 12:30 PM

Carey's Commentary

Telomerase – Elixir of youth or something more Nobel? Wednesday 14th of October 2009 04:10 PM
Saudi Arabia - Towards a Knowledge Economy Wednesday 30th of September 2009 02:42 PM

Carter's Critique

In India, money does grow on trees Monday 21st of September 2009 03:15 PM
France and Germany say goodbye to the recession Tuesday 18th of August 2009 01:13 PM

Existential Blues

The Rise (...and fall...and rise) of the Windmills Tuesday 29th of September 2009 09:26 AM
Dishing the dirt on ‘clean coal’ Monday 3rd of August 2009 01:10 PM

Nodes and Memes

Data storage in Iceland Tuesday 13th of October 2009 10:09 AM
Why games are not just for kids Wednesday 30th of September 2009 08:58 AM

Silver Lining

Microfranchising to the Rescue! Thursday 22nd of October 2009 03:00 PM
Is the Space Race Worth It? Friday 9th of October 2009 08:16 AM

The Firdaus Report

Roll on the revolution! Wednesday 12th of August 2009 10:30 AM
Best 2009 Employer Friday 24th of July 2009 12:07 AM

Trade shows

Bautec Bautec
Tuesday 16th of February 2010
Berlin Germany

The bautec Berlin trade fair has established itself as one of the leading building industry fairs.

Eco Build Eco Build
Tuesday 2nd of March 2010
Earls Court London UK

Ecobuild is the world’s biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment – the most comprehensive product showcase anywhere and the definitive source of information for the sector.

International Boat Show International Boat Show
Tuesday 9th of March 2010
Dubai UAE

Dubai International Boat Show is the largest, most important and most established event of its kind in the region.

Oil and Gas Africa Oil and Gas Africa
Tuesday 16th of March 2010
Cape Town South Africa

If you are directly or indirectly involved with the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical industries, you need to diarise this date!

CIPPE CIPPE
Monday 22nd of March 2010
Beijing China

The largest annual petroleum exhibition in Asia and one of the top-4 in the world.

Asia Mining Congress Asia Mining Congress
Tuesday 23rd of March 2010
Raffles City Convention Centre Singapore

Exploration, investment and development for miners, financiers and investors.

Coming soon

  • comingsoon Construction Ingenuity: Masdar City

    With the UAE becoming the new home to IRENA, now is an ideal time to examine the country's environmental credentials in more detail, with one project in particular coming under the spotlight, namely, Masdar City. Proposed to be the world's first zero carbon city, Eric Payne's article will look at the technology underlying the project, the new innovations that might develop and the potential future the city might usher in.

  • comingsoon Technology: Virtual reality as a training tool

    Long used for occupational training in the form of flight simulators, virtual reality could now become useful in the construction industry. New computer-supported learning environments such as VIRTOOL utilise interactive 3D graphics and virtual reality techniques to provide valuable experience to trainees. Amanda Carey outlines the practical benefits of using virtual applications and simulation solutions in the construction sector.

  • comingsoon Science & Technology: Self-healing buildings

    Self-healing concrete, polymers and fibre-reinforced polymers hold the potential to enable structures to become self-healing, with possible applications in infrastructure, marine and building construction. Linked to this, auto-adaptive media systems could become a great use in the future, with the potential to improve structural safety, serviceability and structural life. Sarah Pursey examines the possibilities.

As leaders and diplomats from 191 countries convene in Copenhagen, the world is, for the first time in 12 years, given the chance to agree a new, all-encompassing treaty that will shape the way that we respond to climate change and, hopefully, guide the planet through this next decade of uncertainty.


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As oil starts to run dry, demand rises for hybrid cars, and electric cars make their way from conceptual design to mass production, the future of transport, experts say, lies in lithium.

Revealing the Hidden Charge

Algae are the focus of attempts to achieve commercially-viable systems for harnessing photosynthesis for atmospheric CO2 fixation and biosynthesis of fuels.

A Green Solution

Money may not buy happiness, but can happiness make us money? Is it just that we have had the causality wrong all along?

Happily bolstering profits

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