Archive for May 9th, 2006
The sauce of it!
Heinz have announced that they are closing the Aston plant in Birmingham where HP sauce has been produced for a hundred years!
BIRMINGHAM’S HP Sauce factory is to close, it was announced this afternoon.
The world-famous Aston plant will shut next year with the loss of 125 jobs after more than 100 years of manufacturing. Owner [...]
Posted: May 9th, 2006 under Steel.
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Global Steel production to rise in 2006
MEPS estimate for world crude steel output this year at 1176 million tonnes. This represents an increase of 4.1 percent over the 2005 outturn. Blastfurnace iron production is predicted to reach 827.5 million tonnes - 5.4 percent up on the figure recorded in the previous twelve months. Only modest gains are expected for direct reduced [...]
Posted: May 9th, 2006 under Steel.
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