Iron ore was the largest contributor to Anglo's profit in 2011, but the firm said production at its key Kumba Iron Ore unit fell 19% to nine million tonnes, after five million tonnes of production were lost at its Sishen mine due to the strike.
Mr Hayward rose to become head of exploration and production, a key role in any oil company, and was long identified as Lord Browne's likely successor.
About 45% of all HDD production and many key components were made in Thailand and many HDD factories and their supply chain were hard hit by the floods.
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The mercantilist nations of East Asia have been especially adept in extracting key production technologies from corporate America but European nations have also long been playing the same game.
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Mars, along with Mondelez, has also joined with the London-based International Cocoa Organization to tackle the West African cocoa pests and diseases that cause more than 40% of global crop losses and are threatening future production in the key growing region.
First and foremost economics: China already is or will in time become that largest and fastest growing market for a range of Japanese exports, a key production base for its industrial companies, and a source of important imports, from finished goods, to parts, to primary materials and food.
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Deforestation and habitat loss in Virunga because of illegal charcoal production continue to threaten key gorilla habitat.
However, if new demand grows and prices rise, hurricane activity could once again be a threat to key offshore production.
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Australia's key crop production fell by more than a third during the quarter, hit by the worst drought in a century.
When this ability was damped down by removing a key muscle production gene from the fish, they produced scars at the wound site instead.
Seagate said in an SEC filing this morning that it expects a huge gap between supply and demand for hard disk drives in the December quarter as a result of the recent severe flooding in Thailand, which has hampered production of both drives and key components.
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Iron ore, also a key component in the production of steel, seems poised to pop.
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"We're open to re-discuss with the key studios once the production package is finalised, " Baronnet told Variety magazine.
Meanwhile, long-term support for platinum comes from rising production costs, particularly in the key producing nation of South Africa.
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Seeds from freshly-squeezed key limes dot the production area floor, and eye-catching paraphernalia from Mexico and Tarpin's native Florida hang from the ceiling.
He added that the country has set up a cyber-taskforce responsible for assessing threats to key infrastructure such power production and water supplies.
Former president of CBS Network Television Entertainment Group to lead new Los Angeles-based production studio and serve as a key liaison for Microsoft entertainment initiatives.
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But now we are seeing stabilization in some key figures like industrial production and inventory levels, as well as signs of improvement in the housing sector.
There are some key benefits to keeping production local.
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The method might be the key to the widescale production of fuel from algae, which is thought to be the better option over making it from land-based crops such as soya and corn, since the yields are much greater and there is no competition with food-crop production, and provide a real alternative to a globalized world that is utterly dependent on supplies of imported crude oil.
OpenStage fulfills the key requirements for preproduction, production, live entertainment, and educational needs.
Academic researchers studying families with gene defects that caused bad cholesterol levels to soar had uncovered key biology responsible for cholesterol production.
The decline in the production of the fossil fuel has hurt key consumers such as power and fertilizer firms that have been forced to raise their imports.
Panama Canal expansion is a key factor in linking the Louisiana production to Asian markets.
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Electric powertrain, battery management and charging technology are regarded as key technologies in the development and production of electric cars.
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Why spend millions of dollars on the high-cost of production, when your own fans may hold the key to the ultimate music video?
The bad version of the gene appears to boost osteoporosis risk by limiting the production of the BMP-2 protein, a key molecular stimulator of bone growth, says Dr. Stefansson.
Both disasters destroyed key suppliers and hobbled Toyota's production.
Over the next several hours, she struggles repeatedly to record the song The Ladies Who Lunch, first trying it out in a key lower than that used in the production, then finding it hard to maintain the idiosyncractic tempi required to sing while appearing intoxicated.
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Turns out the key to success in chips was not cheaper production but developing advanced architecture.
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