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Novelis recycles more than 70 billion used beverage cans each year. [19] In May 2022, Novelis announced plans to invest $2.5 billion in a new, low-carbon, aluminum plant in Bay Minette, Alabama. Once complete, it will be the first fully integrated aluminium mill built for 40 years. [20]
The Karachi Dock Labour Board (KDLB) is responsible for labour relations between employees and the Karachi Port Trust. The KDLB was formed in 1973 to provide dock workers with a rotational system of employment at the docks. [1] In 2006, the World Bank recommended closing the KDLB as part of an overhaul of the Karachi Port operations. [2] [3]
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation was abolished in 2000 and five district municipal corporations were merged into City District Karachi. The City District Karachi was divided into 18 town and 178 union councils.
North Nazimabad Town (Urdu: شمالی ناظم آباد ٹاؤن) lies in the northern part of the city of Karachi, Pakistan, and was named after the suburb of North Nazimabad. North Nazimabad Town was formed in 2001 as part of the Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 10 union councils and North Nazimabad Town was re ...
A foundation stone for a new municipal office was first laid at the site in 1895. [3] Groundwork for the new building was completed in 1915, but the remainder of construction did not begin until 1927. [3] Construction was completed in 1930, and the building was inaugurated in 1932, [1] as the Karachi Municipal Building. [4]
The Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KS&EW Ltd.) is a major defence contractor and shipbuilding company situated in the West Wharf in Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan. The KSEW Ltd. is sponsored and owned entirely by the Ministry of Defence Production whose corporate leadership comes directly from the Navy HQ of the Pakistan Navy .
Karachi was an important military base during the First World War (1914–18) because it was the first British Raj port of call for ships coming through the Suez Canal and was the gateway to Afghanistan and the Russian Empire. Karachi was again a military base and port for supplies to the Russian front during the Second World War (1939–1945 ...
In line with its status as a major port and the country's largest metropolis, it accounts for most of Pakistan's revenue generation. According to the Pakistan Federal Board of Revenue's 2006-2007 year-book, tax and customs units in Karachi were responsible for 70.75% of direct taxes, 33.65% of federal excise tax, and 23.38% of domestic sales tax. [3]