Day: September 17, 2024

HOUSTON, SCF Partners, Inc. (‘SCF’) is pleased to announce its acquisition of the Newpark Fluids Systems business (‘NFS’), a leading global pure-play oil and gas and geothermal fluids solution provider, from Newpark Resources Inc. (NYSE: NR). Newpark Fluids Systems provides a full range of drilling and completion products and related technical services supported by an innovative digital modeling software suite, global supply chain and infrastructure to enhance the efficiency and productivity of our customers’ performance. Newpark Fluid Systems’ CEO, David Paterson, commented, ‘We are thrilled to partner with SCF. This new partnership will be a source of enormous value creation

JINGXI, China, Recently, the first shipment of locally processed salt-baked cashews from Jingxi City, Guangxi, was exported to Kazakhstan, marking a new breakthrough for the city’s processing industry. In recent years, Jingxi City has accelerated the implementation of a development model combining “border trading + local processing”, processing imported raw materials in the Border Economic Industrial Park of Jingxi City, and then selling the finished products to domestic and international markets. To promote the development of the local processing industry, Jingxi City has leveraged the advantages of border trade in the border areas, continuously advancing the construction of the Longbang

JOHOR BAHRU, The Johor government is developing an online ticket purchasing system to overcome visitor congestion at Johor Zoo. State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said the system is expected to be implemented through the Johor Zoo website in October. “This system can reduce over 50 per cent of visitors who have to queue to buy tickets manually. “Technical discussions are taking place to implement the system in collaboration with the information and technology (ICT) department of Johor, Johor Pay, banks and contractors appointed by the state government,” he said when contacted today. He

HONG KONG, AM Best has revised its outlook on Taiwan’s non-life insurance segment to stable from negative, citing a recovery of capital strength among carriers in 2023 following sizeable pandemic-related losses in the previous year. Also underpinning the outlook revision, as detailed in the Best’s Market Segment Report, ‘Market Segment Outlook: Taiwan Non-Life Insurance’, are insurers’ prudent underwriting and investment strategies, along with solid top-line growth in key product lines.

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