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Holcim plans major cement plant in Indonesia

This content was published on May 7, 2010 Holcim, which is the number two on the cement market after Lafarge of France, said the plant, with an annual capacity of 1.6 million tons, is expected to go into service in the first half of 2013. In a statement from its headquarters in Zurich, the company said on Friday that Java had registered the…

Student symposium spans two eras of unrest

This content was published on May 7, 2010 The student-run forum, which has notched up its 40th year, is a vital ingredient in preventing the unrest in Greece from becoming a “contagion”, according to Symposium meeting chairman Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach. Lord Griffiths was a 26-year-old lecturer when the London School of Economics was closed for several weeks in 1968. But he later…

Transocean faces court cases over oil spill

This content was published on May 6, 2010 The suits were lodged in April and May with various federal district courts in the United States. Transocean is the owner of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform, leased to BP, which caught fire on April 20, allowing hundreds of thousands of litres of oil to flow into the sea and pollute the coast of Louisiana.…

Swiss Re reports profit despite disasters

This content was published on May 6, 2010 This is a 22 per cent increase compared with the same period last year when the Zurich-based company posted a $130 million net profit. Earnings per share were SFr0.49 ($0.44), up from SFr0.45 in the year-earlier period, the company said. Swiss Re added that the result was affected by high natural catastrophe losses from Chile’s…

Swiss finance sector eyes British election

This content was published on May 6, 2010 Other countries are taking an interest in the contest, not least Switzerland that could stand to gain or lose depending on the outcome. The taxation and financial policies of each party will come under particular scrutiny. Britain has emerged as one of the leading opponents of tax havens while new tax policies targeting the wealthy…

Poor report card for nuclear power plants

This content was published on May 5, 2010 The Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has rated them as “satisfactory” but not “good”. At a press conference in Bern on Wednesday, ENSI cited a safety incident in Beznau as the reason why it did not receive better marks. Last August, two workers were exposed to unsafe radiation levels while doing maintenance work. ENSI criticised…

Arms dealer gets tough sentence

This content was published on May 5, 2010 The Swiss government provided Germany with legal assistance in the case, allowing Germany to use bank documents it secured from Switzerland in 1999. The lead judge said the trial closed the Schreiber case, which “brought the party-funding scandal of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to light”. The 76-year-old Schreiber, who holds dual Canadian and German…

Photographer reveals the secret life of pollen

This content was published on May 5, 2010 Delving into the miniscule world of pollen, the “micronaut” shows that the grains are in fact very varied and very beautiful – and that they go to great lengths to have sex. His work recently featured in National Geographic, which devoted a whole article to the topic of pollen, along with an Oeggerli gallery. He…

Swiss posts first loss in five years

This content was published on May 5, 2010 Switzerland’s main airline, which was taken over by Germany’s Lufthansa in 2005, recorded an operative loss of SFr10 million ($9.06 million) in the first quarter of this year. The strong Swiss currency and rising fuel prices are to blame for the loss, according to a company statement on Wednesday. Twelve months ago Swiss posted a…

Swiss-Swedish ABB makes US acquisition

This content was published on May 5, 2010 Based in Atlanta in the US, Ventyx designs software used for managing power networks. Last year, Ventyx reported revenues of $250 million (SFr276 million). It employs 900 people and is active in more than 40 countries. As ABB announced on Wednesday, it will pay cash for Ventyx. The American company currently belongs to Vista Equity…

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