Industry in Switzerland
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UZBEKISTAN, 2015/11/18
The Uzkhimprom JSC that unites chemical enterprises of Uzbekistan and the Swiss Casale SA signed a memorandum of cooperation on the modernization of production at two chemical plants of the country, a representative of the Uzkhimprom JSC told Trend.
In accordance with the memorandum, the Swiss company can take part in the modernization of the major chemical plant for the production of mineral fertilizers Navoiazot (Navoi city) and the Maxam-Chirchik JSC (Tashkent region), which specializes in manufacturing phosphate fertilizers.
The total preliminary cost of chemical plants modernization projects is $830 million.
“Under the agreements reached, the Swiss company until the end of the initial quarter of 2016 will present its technical proposals for the modernization of production on both chemical plants,” said the representative of the Uzkhimprom.
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SWITZERLAND, 2013/04/29
It seems nothing is too large for Switzerland's watch industry, whose vast annual Baselworld trade equitable is a touchstone for the health of a sector which has bucked the downbeat world economy. The 41st edition of the equitable in the northern city of Basel, which wraps up on May 2, has seen top brands striving to outdo one an extra by doubling and even tripling their previous years' display space.
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SWITZERLAND, 2013/03/12
Next being the starring act for several years, the electric car backed into the shadows at this year’s International Geneva Motor Show as carmakers grow weary of waiting for sales to take off.
Electric vehicles were not completely absent from the showrooms as the 83rd edition of the Geneva show kicked off, but no new models were unveiled and car company executives on site for the media days on Tuesday and Wednesday barely mentioned them.
