Global leader in advanced technology for magnetic, vibratory and inspection applications, Eriez was founded 70 years ago and will be celebrating its anniversary ‘with a number of significant milestones on the horizon for 2012’, says President and CEO Tim Shuttleworth.

A dent seems to have appeared in the much-discussed merger plans of leading Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata and Swiss commodities giant Glencore. They had set their sights on joining their assets - a prospect that had commentators already dubbing the proposed combined powerhouse ‘Glenstrata’. But with discontented shareholders becoming increasingly vocal, the outlook does not appear certain.

In the USA, the Californian Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has announced the recipients of waste reduction awards for last year.