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Mabey Inc. Participates in South American Infrastructure Business Development Trade Mission

June 19, 2013 straightlinepr Leave a comment

CEO Robert Aylward Accompanies US Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank

Elkridge, MD, June 19, 2013 – Mabey Inc. was among 20 companies selected to participate in a United States Commercial Services sponsored infrastructure business development trade mission to South and Central America. Mabey Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Robert Aylward, was among the executives who accompanied US Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Rebecca Blank, to Brazil, Colombia and Panama.

The trade mission included other high profile US firms with a broad range of infrastructure and industrial expertise in transportation, energy, water resources management, safety and security.

Mabey CEO Bob Aylward commented, “Mabey was chosen for this high-level trade mission based upon the relevance of our product and service offerings. We are uniquely positioned to assist these countries achieve their ambitious infrastructure development goals.”

The United States Commercial Services (USCS) is an important part of the US Department of Commerce and actively promotes US exports through the International Trade Administration (ITA). The USCS regularly organizes, coordinates and hosts trade missions as part of its efforts to help small and medium sized US companies increase international sales.

The USCS is working in support of President Obama’s National Export Initiative, a government-wide strategy to promote American exports and create two-million export-supported jobs by the end of 2014. In 2012, exports hit another all-time record high reaching $2.2 trillion. Between 2009 and 2012 exports have supported 1.3 million additional jobs.

Mr. Aylward was extremely positive regarding the work of the USCS. “This trade mission was highly effective in targeting key personnel in ministries and private companies who are directly responsible for the development and execution of infrastructure projects within each of the countries visited,” said Aylward. “The USCS worked tirelessly to promote the business needs and objectives of all trade mission delegates. Thanks to their hard work we were able to talk directly with organizations responsible for infrastructure development to understand their plans and requirements.”

About Mabey Inc.
Mabey Inc. has more than 20 years of experience in serving the transportation, construction, and utility industries. We specialize in providing PE-certified engineered solutions with the rental or sale of equipment for bridging, structural shoring, excavation shoring, and temporary roadways. For more information, please visit www.mabey.com.

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Warranty on Trucks and Trolleys Extended to 10 years by The Workplace Depot

June 17, 2013 EPR Network Leave a comment

The Workplace Depot is delighted to announce that their range of Fetra trucks and trolleys will now be under warranty for 10 years; previously the warranty was for five years.

Many workplaces rely heavily on trucks and trolleys to move goods around and they can take a heavy pounding from regular, hefty usage. So it may come as a surprise that a company could guarantee the reliability of such an item for an extended period.

Ken Miller, Director of the Workplace Depot explained, “The reason we can give a 10 year warranty is because the equipment is now manufactured at highly efficient production facilities using some of the most advanced precision machinery. The Fetra range of trucks and trolleys are also powder-coated and undergo vigorous shot blasting pre-treatment.”

The new manufacturing process extends the product life as well as keeping the finish in tip-top condition for much longer.

There may be cheaper alternatives in the truck and trolley ranges provided by other suppliers, but buying an inferior item can be a false economy. This type of transport equipment has notoriously high levels of wear and tear, so lower quality equipment may only last a few years and therefore need to be replaced. This wastes both time and money versus the alternative of purchasing a reliable product that is guaranteed for 10 years.

Steve Miller, The Workplace Depot’s Managing Director commented on the quality of the Fetra products, “We are proud of the fact that if any of the Fetra products fail within 10 years, we will replace the whole truck or trolley, not just replace a part. We will of course do this free of charge. Our range is built to last and nothing says this more than a 10 year warranty.”

To view the full range of Fetra manufactured trucks and trolleys, visit the Workplace Depotwebsite.

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0800 0126366
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URALCHEM confirmed its commitment to the UK market

June 14, 2013 staronepr Leave a comment

URALCHEM has successfully exhibited at its fourth Cereals event in Lincoln, UK. The company’s new water soluble products were well received by the participants and visitors of the trade show.

Lincoln, UK (June 14, 2013) — URALCHEM has successfully exhibited at its fourth Cereals event in Lincoln, UK. The company’s new water soluble products were well received by the participants and visitors of the trade show.

Although at the moment the demand for soluble fertilizers in the UK is not particularly large, it is well established, and URALCHEM wants its UK customers to know that it is now supplying these products. Soluble fertilizers are primarily used in greenhouse farming; some interest is also coming from liquid fertilizer producers who want to manufacture speciality and added-value products.

The United Kingdom and Ireland remain strategic markets for URALCHEM’s nitrogen based fertilizers. Due to the weather conditions here, the UK market demand has been volatile, when even normally regular seasonal purchases shifted by a couple of months. However, the company’s position is to remain a reliable supplier to its customers and to keep and grow long-established partnership with them.

Graham Dunn, URALCHEM’s Agent in the United Kingdom and Ireland, said, “We have seen a lot of interest to our products, including the NS 30:7 that we first introduced to the UK market a year ago. URALCHEM is one of the first Russian producers to declare that fertilizer should not be seen as a commodity. The company employs highly qualified agronomists and chemists to develop the precisely formulated fertilizers that farmers need. Today we have a large portfolio of speciality products which we want our customers to get to know and use.”

“It is important for UK to recognize that it is part of an inter-connected global market. Today businesses have to compare markets globally: for example, the UK fertilizer market is 5 million tonnes and the one in Brazil 30 million tonnes. Manufacturers will send their products to those who are prepared to pay higher prices. It is already happening, and traditional products destined for the European market, such as calcium ammonium nitrate, are being diverted to Brazil. So, monitoring and responding to global trends will provide British farmers with a better guarantee that their business will survive and prosper.”

For further information about the company and its products please refer to the web-site http://www.uralchem.com.

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URALCHEM, OJSC is one of the largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate fertilisers in Russia and the CIS with production capacities of over 2.5 million tonnes of ammonium nitrate, 2.8 million tonnes of ammonia, 0.8 million tonnes of MAP and DAP, 0.8 million tonnes of complex fertilisers and 1.2 million tonnes of urea. URALCHEM, OJSC is the second largest ammonium nitrate producer in the world and number one in Russia, the second largest producer of nitrogen fertilisers in Russia. Key production assets of URALCHEM, OJSC include Azot Branch of URALCHEM, OJSC in Berezniki, Perm Region; OJSC Minudobrenia, Perm; MFP Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemical Works, OJSC Branch in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov region; Voskresensk Mineral Fertilisers, OJSC in Voskresensk, Moscow region.

Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of URALCHEM. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions. We do not intend to update these statements and our actual results may differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, the achievement of anticipated levels of profitability, growth, cost and synergy of our recent acquisitions, the impact of competitive pricing, the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and licenses, the impact of developments in the Russian economic, political and legal environment, financial risk management and the impact of general business and global economic conditions.

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NanoMarkets Issues New Report on Opportunities for Smart Windows

June 14, 2013 staronepr Leave a comment

NanoMarkets today announced the release of its new report, “Worldwide Smart Windows Markets 2013-2020.”

Glen Allen, Virginia – June 13, 2013 — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the release of its new report, “Worldwide Smart Windows Markets 2013-2020.” This report analyzes and forecasts opportunities for smart (self-dimming) windows in residential buildings, commercial real estate, automobiles and trucks, aircraft and public transportation. It also includes more than 70 exhibits providing detailed market projections – in both value and volume (square meters) terms — with breakouts by technology and applications. Technology coverage includes: passive retrofit films, thermochromics, and photochromics, along with PDLC, SPD and electrochromics. Both film and glass products are included.

Firms mention in the report include: 3M, Asahi Glass, Audi, BMW, Boeing, Cardinal, Chromogenics, Corning, DuPont, DuPont Teijin, Garware, Guardian, Gentex, GKN, GlasNovations, Glassonice, Innovative Glass, InvisiShade, LTI, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, NSG/Pilkington, Pleotint, Polytronix, PPG, Pro Display, RavenBrick, Research Frontiers, Sage, Saint-Gobain, Samsung, Scienstry, Sekisui, SKC, SmartGlass, Solutia/Eastman Chemical, Schott, SPD Control Systems, SwitchLite, Switch Materials, Toray, US e-Chromics, Velux, View, Vision Systems, Volkswagen, Xinology and Zeledyne.

NanoMarkets estimates that the market for smart windows is about $2.3 billion today, growing to $4.7 billion by 2018 and $5.3 billion by 2020.

Additional details about the report are available at: http://www.nanomarkets.net

The firm has announced that it will be co-hosting a webinar on Smart Windows with the FlexTech Alliance on Wednesday, June 26th of this month. Persons interested in registering to attend may do so at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/519180638

From the Report:

– NanoMarkets’ research indicates that smart windows still have to overcome a perception problem. Many Architects and construction firms still tend to view smart windows as expensive and low performing. Another trap for smart windows companies is misreading the recovery in the real estate markets around the world. This may turn out to be temporary. If so smart windows firms may overinvest and see a rapid decline in profitability if real estate markets go into a slump again.

– NanoMarkets believes that the fastest growing market for smart windows over the period being considered will be for active smart window glass. This is already a substantial market – just over $1 billion – and is expected to reach $2.7 billion by 2018. Active glass windows combines the transparency of glass with full control of both light and heat and can be used both for buildings and vehicles.

– While the US will continue to be the largest market for smart windows, China is where the greatest growth opportunities in the smart windows sector will be found. Currently the market for smart windows in China is around $285 million, growing to $740 million in 2018. Many of the new commercial buildings in China are LEED-certified, making them very suitable for smart windows use. Also, these buildings are designed by large Western architectural firms with a strong familiarity with smart windows. In addition, the Chinese market for luxury cars – the kind of car most likely to use smart windows — is growing fast and will soon overtake the U.S. market. We expect that by 2020, China will account for 23.8 percent of the smart windows market in cars and light automobile vehicles followed by the US at 21.8 percent. It also seems likely that as smart windows technology is transferred to China, new Chinese smart windows firms will begin to emerge.

About NanoMarkets:
NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities in solid-state lighting, energy, electronics and other markets created by developments in advanced materials. The firm is a recognized leader in industry analysis and forecasts of this kind and has been covering the smart glass space for more than five years.

Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets’ reports and other services.

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Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran Special Guest on The Deanne Demarco Show

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“Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran is the special featured guest on the next edition of Deanne DeMarco’s radio show. The program, “Today’s Inspiring Women,” airs noon Pacific on Thursday on the VoiceAmerica’s Radio Network.

Phoenix, AZ, June 13, 2013 – Deanne DeMarco’s special guest for her high-energy radio show is one of the most high-profile businesswomen in America—Barbara Corcoran of ABC’s hit TV show, “Shark Tank.”

Barbara joins Deanne Demarco on next Thursday’s episode of “Today’s Inspiring Women,” the uplifting and entertaining hour-long show which airs weekly at 12 noon Pacific on the VoiceAmerica Empowerment Radio network, Thursday, June 20, 2013 http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2182/todays-inspiring-women

Barbara Corcoran’s credentials include straight D’s in high school and college and twenty jobs by the time she turned twenty-three. It was her next job that would make her one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country when she took a $1,000 loan to start The Corcoran Group. She parlayed the loan into a multi-billion-dollar business, the biggest real estate empire in New York.

As one of the “Sharks” on “Shark Tank,” Barbara has ponied up her own money and invested in more than a dozen businesses, competing to make those deals for all to see, then shepherding them to success.

Her newest book, “Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 Into a Billion Dollar Business,” takes you behind the scenes of her life and business and her ‘seen on TV’ venture capitalism. Her previous best-seller was titled, “If You Don’t Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails: And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mother.”

Barbara is famously brash and blunt, bold and courageous, and a brilliant identifier of opportunity and talent that is often invisible to others.

Deanne DeMarco asks Barbara about the early days of her career and gets her best advice for starting, growing, and expanding businesses, and converting ideas and “dreams” into fortunes. She seeks for Barbara’s advice for building a personal brand and the importance of bringing fun into the business day. And, of course, she gets Barbara to reveal some “Shark Tank” behind the scenes stories.

Deanne DeMarco, who has 20 successful years as a business coach, speech coach and keynote speaker ( http://www.Breaking-Boundaries.com) , said, “Each week I interview extraordinary and inspiring women who may not be household names but are business and entrepreneurial rising stars. For this show I’m delighted to have one of the best-known businesswomen in America share time with me and my audience.”

The special guest for the second half of Deanne DeMarco’s show is Deanne herself!
Deanne has used innovative strategies—drawn from successful experiences as a scientist, college instructor, management trainer, Fortune 500 manager, author and entrepreneur—to help business executives and individuals break through personal and career roadblocks.

This week she talks about coaching. What is it? What are the benefits? What’s the difference between coaching, mentoring, training and counseling? How do you know if you need a coach? And much, much more—including the two-minute business coaching challenge, and the two-minute personal coaching challenge.

Barbara Corcoran and Deanne DeMarco. What a powerful combination. Don’t miss “Today’s Inspiring Women.” Thursday at noon Pacific on the VoiceAmerica Empowerment Channel Radio

?“Today’s Inspiring Women” airs Thursdays at noon Pacific / 2 PM Central / 3PM Eastern on the VoiceAmerica Empowerment Channel Radio. To access the show log on at: http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2182/todays-inspiring-women. All shows will be available in Deanne DeMarco’s Content Library on her Today’s Inspiring Women Website.

About The Host:
Deanne DeMarco’s career has revolved around helping people break through boundaries and career roadblocks. She has a strong business background with expertise in medicine, education and utilities. As a medical scientist she was on the original three-member team that first discovered the cancer link to second-hand smoke. As a corporate trainer her management coaching program won national recognition from Training Magazine’s Top 100. Deanne conducts fun, interactive workshops and seminars and is a keynote speaker at business and association meetings around the world. For more information: http://www.deannedemarco.com or call 1-708-836-0118 or 1-866-91-COACH.

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Edgar Perez, The Speed Traders, Featured in FXFactor, Ukraine’s most Prestigious Financial Magazine

June 13, 2013 staronepr Leave a comment

New York City, NY, USA (June 13, 2013) — Edgar Perez, author of The Speed Traders (http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com) and the forthcoming Knightmare on Wall Street (http://www.KnightmareonWallStreet.com), was recently featured on the cover of FXFactor, Ukraine’s most prestigious financial and business magazine. Previously, Perez had presented his latest research on the subject of high-frequency trading at Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University (http://kneu.edu.ua).

FXFactor (http://fxfactor.ua) provides readers with engaging and useful information about the basic mechanisms of the financial capitals of the world, from updates about currencies, stocks and other markets, interviews with representatives of major financial companies, to surveys and forecasts of the leading financial analysts. Experienced specialists share their views on the prospects of the economy, the likely scenarios of behavior of individual markets and financial instruments.

FXFactor, the only publication that covers the currencies market, provides comprehensive information about brokers in Russia and Ukraine. In addition, readers will learn about innovations in the industry, news of the banking sector and the latest in the real estate market.

A unique category of the magazine is called “Lessons of Currency Trading for Beginners”. Throughout the year, FXFactor publishes 12 lessons that introduce beginners to the principles of the Forex market and help them to develop a successful trading strategy. And at the end of the year, FXFactor publishes an special issue that gathers all the lessons with expert commentary.

Perez is widely regarded as the preeminent global expert in the specialized area of high-frequency trading. He wrote The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, published in English by McGraw-Hill Inc. (2011), in Mandarin by China Financial Publishing House (2012) and Bahasa Indonesia by Kompas Gramedia (2012). The Speed Traders (http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com) quickly became the most comprehensive, revealing work available on the most important development in trading in generations; The Speed Traders explains everything there is to know about how today’s high-frequency traders make millions, one cent at a time.

Perez is also course director of The Speed Traders Workshop 2012, How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX (http://www.TheSpeedTradersWorkshop.com), seminars provided in Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, New York, Beijing and Shanghai. He was Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where he taught Algorithmic Trading and High-Frequency Finance. Perez contributes regularly to The New York Times and China’s International Finance News.

Perez has been engaged to present to the Council on Foreign Relations, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Washington DC), CFA Singapore, Hong Kong Securities Institute, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, University of International Business and Economics (Beijing), Hult International Business School (Shanghai) and Pace University (New York), among other public and private institutions. In addition, Perez has spoken at a number of global conferences, including Harvard Business School’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference (Boston), High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum (New York, Chicago), MIT Sloan Investment Management Conference (Cambridge), Institutional Investor’s Global Growth Markets Forum (London), Technical Analysis Society (Singapore), TradeTech Asia (Singapore), FIXGlobal Face2Face (Seoul) and Private Equity Convention Russia, CIS & Eurasia (London).

Perez has been interviewed on CNBC Cash Flow, CNBC Squawk Box, BNN Business Day, CCTV China, Bankier.pl, TheStreet.com, Leaderonomics, GPW Media, Channel NewsAsia Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities. In addition, Perez has been featured on Caixin, Futures Daily, Xinhua, CBN Newswire, Chinese Financial News, ifeng.com, International Finance News, hexun.com, Finance.QQ.com, Finance.Sina.com, The Korea Times, The Korea Herald, The Star, BMF 89.9, iMoney Hong Kong, CNBC, Bloomberg Hedge Fund Brief, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Valor Econômico, FIXGlobal Trading, TODAY Online, Oriental Daily News and Business Times.

Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Perez has an undergraduate degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, New York, with a dual major in Finance and Management (2002). He belongs to the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Perez resides in the New York City area and is an accomplished salsa and hustle dancer.

For more information about Perez and The Speed Traders, readers are invited to visit his website http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com or follow him on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/TheSpeedTraders), Linkedin (http://www.linkedin.com/in/EdgarPerez), Twitter (http://twitter.com/MrEdgarPerez) and Weibo (http://www.weibo.com/EdgarPerez). For speaking engagements, requests can be submitted to jpetrova@thespeedtraders.com.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
The Speed Traders
+1-516-761-4712
jpetrova@thespeedtraders.com
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Algorithmic Trading, App Development, Financial Markets: Edgar Perez’s The Speed Traders Has it All

June 13, 2013 staronepr Leave a comment

Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders: An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, Published by in English by McGraw-Hill Inc. (2011), Mandarin by China Financial Publishing House (2012), and Bahasa Indonesia by Kompas Gramedia (2012) and Course Director, The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 (Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, Beijing and Shanghai).

New York City, NY, USA (June 13, 2013) — Reviews at Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0071768289) predominantly offer top ratings for The Speed Traders (http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com) by Edgar Perez, a global speaker on high-frequency trading; “The Speed Traders is a clear and informative read that can be useful to both seasoned industry professionals and those who are only exploring the financial industry.”

“One of the least explained areas of finance is high frequency trading and Edgar Perez’s book, The Speed Traders, gives an extensive overview of this topic. The insightful descriptions of the daily activities of the market and their role in the lives of securities dealers allow it to reveal the methods that traders use. The book utilizes interviews with recognized industry professionals and a timeline of the evolution of speed trading to provide the reader with a great idea on what speed trading is and how to use it. Some of the major focusing points of the book are the modern applications of speed trading. These applications are not only explained through examples and interviews but also in a clear way that excludes confusing industry jargon and paints a clear picture of the topic at hand.”

“The Speed Traders, written by Edgar Perez, offers cutting-edge intelligence on the relatively concealed industry of High-Frequency-Trading. The substantial foundation of HFT is laid out and combined with thorough interviews to make sense of the complicated technicalities in HFT. Perez gives the whole picture by critically defining HFT, charting its inconspicuous emanation into the securities market, breaking down the flash crash of 2010, forecasting the indisputable role that HFT will play in the financial world, and perhaps most importantly, walking the reader through 6 different evaluations with actual high frequency traders. The interviews were the most valuable asset in making this industry understandable. The first person narrative is key because it’s easy to comprehend and relatively scarce in current literature for many reasons, two of which are that traders are reluctant to disclose strategies on generating alpha and the barriers of entry to the HFT industry are so high that there is only a limited amount of traders that actually know what they are talking about.”

Perez is widely regarded as the preeminent global expert in the specialized area of high-frequency trading. He is author of The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, published in English by McGraw-Hill Inc. (2011), in Mandarin by China Financial Publishing House (2012) and currently being translated into Bahasa Indonesia and Portuguese.

The Speed Traders, published by McGraw-Hill Inc., is the most comprehensive, revealing work available on the most important development in trading in generations. High-frequency trading will no doubt play an ever larger role as computer technology advances and the global exchanges embrace fast electronic access. The Speed Traders explains everything there is to know about how today’s high-frequency traders make millions-one cent at a time. In this new title, The Speed Traders, Perez opens the door to the secretive world of high-frequency trading. Inside, prominent figures drop their guard and speak with unprecedented candidness about their trade. He contributes regularly to China’s International Finance News.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
The Speed Traders
+1-516-761-4712
jpetrova@thespeedtraders.com
http://www.thespeedtraders.com

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Substantial Global Exhibitor & Visitor Participation at the 2nd “World Tea & Coffee Expo”™ 2014 to Ensure Large Networking Opportunities and Mega Deals

June 13, 2013 flashnewsrelease Leave a comment

* To be held from at Mumbai, India from 6th Feb – 8th Feb 2014, WTCE is the only platform for the Hot Beverage sector in India attracting a global trade audience.

Mumbai, India, June 13, 2013 — The 2nd Edition of “World Tea & Coffee Expo”™ ( http://www.worldteacoffeeexpo.com ), India’s only trade fair dedicated to the Tea & Coffee sectors, is being held at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India from Thursday 6th Feb 2014 to Saturday 8th Feb 2014. In view of the enthusiastic response from Exhibitors and Visitors – both Indian as well as International – the 2nd edition is being held at a bigger venue to accommodate larger number of Exhibitors and visitors. This event will also include a Conference, Workshops and Seminars which will be addressed by industry leaders from India and abroad. Over a 100 Exhibitors from 8 countries are likely to display their products and technologies related to the Hot Beverage sector to an audience of 6000 decision makers from about 15 countries.

India is witnessing a growth in its Domestic Tea & Coffee consumption largely thanks to the mushrooming of upmarket cafes and retail chains which are mostly frequented by students and young professionals exposed to western way of life. The coffee retail business in India is valued at over Rs 8 billion and growing at 6% annually with the potential space for nearly 3,000 coffee retail outlets. The Indian tea industry – pegged at Rs 6000 crore – is the second largest in the world. As the domestic demand for Tea gets stronger manufacturers and brands are investing in modernization and improving quality in order to consolidate gains and improve global competitiveness. Wider health awareness is making people opt for the health benefits of Herbal/Green tea as against aerated drinks which have adverse health impact in the long run.

In addition to showcasing of brands, products, machinery & technologies, a business-to-business (b2b) match-making program will form an integral part of WTCE’s 2014 show strategy. Sentinel Exhibitions Asia P Ltd, the organizer, has also planned an aggressive national and international marketing campaign designed to attract the largest number of buyers. The 2014 edition has a larger budget for promotions and advertising which will include leading local & national Newspapers, Trade Magazines, Direct mailing, TV Channels, Bus Backs, Hoardings etc. Offline and Online PR too will be given a lot of emphasis.

For further details, please contact Mr Baburaj, Project Manager on Tel: + 91 22 28625131 / +91 98194 96706, Fax: + 91 22 28625133 or on baburaj@sentinelexhibitionsasia.com

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URALCHEM presents its new SOLAR product line and launches an NS 30:7 promo campaign at UK Cereals 2013

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URALCHEM is using its traditional participation in the leading technical event for the UK arable industry, Cereals 2013, to present SOLAR, its new line of water-soluble fertilizers, to the British and Irish markets. The exhibition will also mark the beginning of a large-scale, year long promotion campaign for URALCHEM’s sulphur containing fertilizer NS 30:7.

Lincoln, UK (June 12, 2013) — URALCHEM, the second largest ammonium nitrate producer in the world is using its traditional participation in the leading technical event for the UK arable industry, Cereals 2013, to present SOLAR, its new line of water-soluble fertilizers, to the British and Irish markets. The exhibition will also mark the beginning of a large-scale, year long promotion campaign for URALCHEM’s sulphur containing fertilizer NS 30:7.

True to its strategy of developing tailored products that meet the demands of UK market, URALCHEM is now offering its new line of 100% water-soluble fertilizers, SOLAR. Currently, the product portfolio includes potassium nitrate NK 13:46, monoammonium phosphate NP 12:61 and calcium nitrate Ca(NO3)2.With guaranteed high chemical purity, environmental friendliness and high quality, these products support a wide range of applications; they are suitable for drip watering, foliar fertilization of plants, root fertilization of seedlings, fertilizing potted ornamental plants, flowers, lawns, soccer fields and other applications. The physiologically balanced content of nutrients ensures proper feeding of plants. URALCHEM’s SOLAR fertilizers also help to extend the service life of drip irrigation systems because no insoluble mineral salt deposits are formed in drippers and pipelines.

“We are sure that our SOLAR fertilizers will add value in our supply chain and help to cement relationships with on-farm customers. Being able to offer a wider range of grades means that we can respond to the results of soil analyses more precisely with in-house products. This helps to improve crop quality and volumes through better balanced plant nutrition, thus improving on-farm economic outcomes. Furthermore, the company’s product range suits both farmers and distributors alike. We are pleased to say that different grades from the SOLAR product line can be mixed to prepare solutions with predetermined proportions of nutrients,” said URALCHEM’s Business Development Director, Mikhail Genkin.

URALCHEM is also using Cereals 2013 to launch a promotion campaign for NS 30:7 in the United Kingdom. The company presented this product at the last Cereals exhibition in 2012. Since then NS 30:7 has proved very popular worldwide as an excellent source of combined nitrogen and sulphur nutrition.

Within the framework of a new large scale campaign, URALCHEM’s specialists will hold a number of seminars with potential customers in all key regions of the UK. Together with representatives of leading machinery manufacturers, they will carry out dispersion tests and lay a number of test fields. The programme will also include a large-scale media campaign.

Mikhail Genkin commented, “As well as being consumers of URALCHEM’s standard mass usage products, the United Kingdom and Ireland remain key markets for the company’s complex fertilisers. The UK’s long tradition of using fertilizers to increase crops and its high level of agricultural sophistication has created stringent criteria for the quality and effectiveness of products on the market. Using special fertilizer grades with an appropriate ratio of nutrients is becoming essential to ensure the continued improvement of crop yield. That’s why we are interested in bringing here our most state-of-the-art and market-tailored products, and we are prepared to reach out to each farmer showing the advantages of these fertilizers.”

The SOLAR product line and NS 30:7 will be presented at the company’s stand 8-H-830.

Visitors will also be able to see URALCHEM’s other products that the company has been successfully supplying to the UK and Ireland since 2008.

For further information about the company and its products please refer to the web-site http://www.uralchem.com.

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Opal Group Selects Gordon “Grant” Curtis as Energy Panelist Expert

June 11, 2013 flashnewsrelease Leave a comment

Family Wealth Office Managing Director for CI Investments, SFO of Switzerland, Mr. Gordon “Grant” Curtis, has been invited to address Opal Group’s Energy Forum Conference attendees June 10-11.

Ticino, Switzerland, June 10, 2013 — Family Wealth Office Managing Director for CI Investments, SFO of Switzerland, Mr. Gordon “Grant” Curtis, has been invited to address Opal Group’s Energy Forum Conference attendees June 10-11. The focus of the conference highlights renewable versus fossil energy sources and what are the possible investment strategies available poised for big returns.

Mr. Curtis has lead CI Investments, Family Office of Switzerland since 2004. The Office continues to outpace most all other peers relative to rates of returns and creative strategies for achieving same. According to Mr. Curtis, “we look for specific and unique opportunities that can provide lowered risk while yielding the types of returns that we seek. You won’t find us allocating capital to a bond fund or traditional stock fund as these do not meet our intended goals. The energy sector now provides a bridge between technological advancements and high energy prices that when properly mixed can be very exciting.”

Impact Investing using socially responsible metrics have been a hallmark for CI and the Family desires. The goal is to deploy capital in a way that it can respect the immediate and long terms needs as well as to take advantage of a market in the energy sector that is presently highly stable in terms of demand and supply and costs.

Fortunately, the response by industry, lead by car manufacturers has really started to show some traction relative to more environmentally responsible principles. New discoveries poised for leaps in technological advances such as graphene, will certainly have significant effects over time, but for the next 5-10 years, the path of least resistance will still be oil based.

At the heart of fossil fuel technology evaluation, you will find Mr. Gordon “Grant” Curtis sifting through the almost endless possibilities of mixing one with another to reap a reward not yet discovered. “I like to innovate and work with innovators. None of us have ego issues; we just want to strive for better and more efficient strategies to do the right thing and make more returns for those that trust in us to do so.”

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