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BY MONICA DOBIE
IMPERIAL Oil and the Exxon Mobil Corporation have reached an agreement under which Imperial will become the exclusive marketer of Mobil branded lubricant oil products in Canada. Imperial already markets Esso branded lubricants and other petroleum products in Canada for Exxon Mobil.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
Britain is the key source within the OECD countries for scientists and engineers working in America, according to the latest Science, Technology and Industry indicators published by the organisation. They show that 7,086 scientists and engineers from the UK are at present working in the US, followed by 5,351 from Canada, 2,298 from Germany and 1,843 from Korea.…

BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal
THE INTERNATIONAL Civil Aviation Organisation is planning to reform global aviation security standards by thoroughly reviewing and strengthening the current standards in place in response to terrorist attacks, which occurred in the United States in September.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
ROTHMANS Inc.,(Canada), has bought 100 per cent of Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company’s shares for US$275 million.

The purchase price comprises of US$105 million in cash, 4,241,312 common shares of Rothmans, having an ascribed value of US$65 million, and US$105 million in bonds to be issued at closing by Santa Fe and to be repaid over four years from Santa Fe’s operating cash flows.…

BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal
NEGOTIATIONS have been launched between the General Motors Corporation and the provincial government of Quebec, in Canada, that could result in transforming the region into a world leader for the production of lightweight metals used to make automobile components.…

BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal, Canada
DING Dong! Avon calling!

Traditionally, this familiar greeting of the faithful cosmetic lady would have women riffling through their mini catalogues and choosing cherry red lipstick and skin firming creams but all that is about to change.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
CANADA’S tobacco industry is risking a political struggle by missing a deadline, set by the federal government, to remove terms such as “light” and “mild” from cigarette packets, claiming that more time is needed to properly inform consumers on a new system that would replace the traditional descriptions.…

BY KATE REW
AN ESTIMATED 700,000 farmed salmon in Maine have been killed since March this year in a bid to control the spread of a deadly fish virus, infectious salmon anaemia (ISA). It is the first time that the disease has been discovered in US salmon farms although it has already affected both the European and Canadian fisheries.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
THE TEXAS Eastern Products Pipeline Company (TEPPCO) has anounced it will acquire Jonah Gas Gathering Company, a subsidiary of Canada’s Alberta Energy Company for approximately US$360 million. TEPPCO will acquire 300 miles of pipeline, five compressor stations totaling 33,000 horsepower and related metering facilities.…

BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal, Canada
FREDERICTON airport in New Brunswick, Canada has announced that it will undergo a CAN$2 million expansion and renovation project.

The 6,000 feet runway will be enlarged to 8,000 feet, enabling it to become an international airport, with larger passenger planes use the facility from the United States.…