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FOREWORD: Automotive
Being a highly diversified sector, the global automotive industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation driven by the global economic downturn. Amanda Carey takes a quick look at an industry that is steadily shifting away from heavily saturated markets in the Western world towards Asian countries – particularly China, which is on-course to become the no. 1 car producer of 2009.
Quick off the Mark
Up and running for just one month, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC) already has great plans following the construction of its ultra-modern 200-hectare plant.
The drive to succeed
Kia Motors Corporation is one of the fastest growing automakers in the world and its state-of-the-art factory in Slovakia has brought the Korean giant into the heart of European car production. Emily O’Neill reports.
An award-winning supplier
Profil Sanayi is an Turkish manufacturer that has built its reputation by providing various components to automotive brands like Fiat, Toyota, Ford and Toyotetsu.
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Gemma Carter examines one of the most populous countries in Africa.
The Gift of the Nile
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
In the aftermath of the failed Copenhagen environmental summit last December, the question of finding a secure, environmentally sustainable and economically viable source of energy to power the future remains unanswered. As a result, nuclear power has been thrust back into the limelight, could a nuclear future be the safest, cleanest and most cost-effective option? Laurie Cuthbert investigates