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US confronts new north Africa crisis
The United States was rocked Thursday by a new crisis spurred by Islamic militants amid a deadly hostage-taking in Algeria, prompting warnings to US interests in north Africa to boost security.
19 January 2013
Anxiety mounts over deadly hostage raid in Algeria
Western governments voiced alarm over the fate of dozens of foreigners seized by Islamists at a gas plant in the Algerian desert after several hostages were killed in a dramatic rescue operation.
19 January 2013
Astana to produce energy-saving glass
A plant producing energy-efficient glass will open in Astana, Kazakhstan.
16 January 2013
China 'biggest' nuclear plant construction resumes
China has resumed construction on a "fourth generation" nuclear power plant, suspended after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, which will be its biggest-ever nuclear facility.
06 January 2013
KazMunaiGas and Eni gas-processing plant in West Kazakhstan approved
KazMunaiGas and Eni received a positive statement of the state inspection on the feasibility study of a gas-processing plant in western Kazakhstan.
04 January 2013
Waste-processing plant launched in Astana
A facility for sorting and processing of domestic wastes has been launched in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan.
27 December 2012
Nazarbayev launched solar batteries plant in Astana
A plant for production of solar modules has been launched in Astana.
26 December 2012
Japan utilities dive on atomic plant shutdown fears
Shares in Japanese power companies plunged Tuesday after a panel of experts said one of the nation's nuclear plants may sit over an active seismic fault, raising fears it would have to be scrapped.
12 December 2012
Nazarbayev launched electric locomotive plant in Astana
The ceremony of opening of the electric locomotive plant was held in the industrial park of Astana on December 4.
06 December 2012
Pavlodar steel plant to cut over 400 jobs
The company explained that the cuts were a forced measure caused by decreasing demand for their products and shrinking production volumes.
29 November 2012
Troubled Iranian reactor in focus at UN nuclear agency
Iran is set to be in focus at a UN atomic agency board meeting starting Thursday, not only because of ongoing suspicions of a covert weapons drive but also over safety concerns over its only operating nuclear power plant.
27 November 2012
ArcelorMittal warns France over pressure on Florange
Steel giant ArcelorMittal warned the French government Friday that efforts to force it to sell all of its Florange plant, rather than just the parts it wants to close, threaten the company's presence in France.
25 November 2012
TEPCO says Fukushima clean up, compensation may hit $125 bn
The cost of cleaning up the mess left by meltdowns at Fukushima nuclear power station and compensating those affected may double to $125 billion.
07 November 2012
Alstom suspends work on Slovenia coal plant over financing
French energy giant Alstom has begun suspending work on a 1.3-billion-euro ($1.67-billion) coal-fired electricity plant in Slovenia after failing to receive financing guarantees from the government.
04 November 2012
Deadly storm floods and blacks out Manhattan
Hurricane Sandy sent crippling floods pouring onto New York streets Monday, provoking a power plant explosion, blacking out much of Manhattan and leaving widespread storm devastation.
30 October 2012
China protesters wary after chemical plant victory
Protesters who forced a Chinese city to halt a new chemical plant massed outside government offices Monday in a wary response to their victory, which highlighted the country's growing environmental activism.
30 October 2012
The only Kazakhstan’s building-construction plant to be erected in Kostanay
The contract was signed on October 11 between Kostanay Akim (Mayor), management of Kostanay MBI and partners from Germany.
19 October 2012
100-year old plants still grow in Petropavlovsk Botanical Garden
Russian Colonel Nikolay Kurpatov brought exotic plants to Northern Kazakhstan in the beginning of the past century.
24 September 2012
Samsung starts to build $7bn chip plant in China
South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it had started building a new $7 billion chip plant in the Chinese city of Xian -- its biggest-ever investment in the country.
12 September 2012
Samsung acknowledges criticism of China plants
South Korea's Samsung Electronics acknowledged Wednesday criticisms of working conditions at its plants in China, but rejected a US-based watchdog's charge that they were "inhumane".
05 September 2012