Day: March 22, 2023

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Amlan® International Welcomes New Director of Sales for Latin America

Dr. Robin Jarquin appointed to drive sales and expand operations in the LATAM market

Dr. Robin Jarquin

Robin Jarquin, Ph.D., Director of Sales, LATAM, Amlan International

CHICAGO, March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amlan® International, the animal health business of Oil-Dri® Corporation of America and a global leader in natural, mineral-based feed additives that optimize the intestinal health of poultry and livestock, announces the appointment of Dr. Robin Jarquin as its Director of Sales, LATAM. In this role, Dr. Jarquin will work to advance Amlan’s development strategies and present mineral-based solutions for customers in Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Dr. Jarquin will also be responsible for recruiting and hiring new industry partnerships and talent to expand operations in the LATAM market.

Amlan is proud to be expanding operations in LATAM, a region that produced 28 million tons of broiler meat in 2021 alone. With its recent registration of innovative products like anticoccidial alternative Phylox® in Mexico and Chile, Amlan continues to deliver on its mission to provide high quality mineral-based feed additives to producers around the world.

“Dr. Jarquin’s deep understanding of the poultry industry and vast experience in sales and technical support will propel Amlan’s efforts in supporting LATAM’s broiler meat production which accounts for 22 percent of the world’s production,” said Heath Wessels, Vice President of Sales, The Americas. “With Dr. Jarquin’s expertise, we are eager to reinforce our unique product benefits with stakeholders and decision makers to drive strategic opportunities for market share expansion in the region.”

Over the last five years, pork production in Latin America has grown over 20 percent and is responsible for nearly 40 percent of all the pork meat produced in the Americas.

“In addition to poultry, swine is a strong area of growth for Amlan in LATAM with our products Calibrin®-Z and NeoPrime® which are available in select international markets,” said Dr. Wade Robey, Vice President of Agriculture, Oil-Dri, and President of Amlan International. “Dr. Jarquin will also play a critical role in leading product strategies and development efforts for swine in LATAM as pork meat production continues to rise in the region.”

Dr. Jarquin spent over 17 years at a major poultry production company, most recently serving as Vice President of North American Sales and Tech Services. In this role, Dr. Jarquin was responsible for establishing new business partnerships and managing all commercial and technical service activities for the North American region. Previously, Dr. Jarquin held positions as a microbiologist, Director of World Technical Services, and Sales Manager (CAMEX region).

About Amlan® International
Amlan International is the animal health business of Oil-Dri Corporation of America, a leading global manufacturer and marketer of sorbent minerals. Oil-Dri leverages over 80 years of expertise in mineral science to selectively mine and process its unique mineral for consumer and business-to-business markets. Oil-Dri Corporation of America doing business as “Amlan International” is a publicly traded stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ODC). Amlan International sells feed additives across the world. Product availability may vary by country; associated claims do not constitute medical claims and may differ based on government requirements. For more information on Amlan International, please visit www.amlan.com.

Media Contact
Reagan Culbertson
VP, Strategic Marketing
Press@amlan.com

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Geopolitical Tensions Enabled Increased Hacktivist Cyber Threats in 2022

New report from FS-ISAC highlights opportunity for cyberattacks against public and private institutions

RESTON, Va., March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FS-ISAC, the member-driven, not-for-profit organization that advances cybersecurity and resilience in the global financial system, today announced the findings of its annual Global Intelligence Office report, Navigating Cyber 2023.

The latest report showcased the effect that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had on the global cyber threat landscape, sparking a flood of ideologically driven “hacktivism” that continues to this day. Driven from both sides of the conflict, the threats have increased substantially within the financial services sector, particularly for institutions in countries that Russia considers hostile. These threats can come from hacktivist groups or directly from the nation-states themselves.

“Unfortunately, the growing involvement of non-state actors attacking on an ideological basis and the manipulation of information by malicious actors will continue to sow uncertainty across the landscape in actual and perceived security threats,” said Steven Silberstein, CEO of FS-ISAC. “The best tool available for financial institutions to combat this is intelligence sharing, allowing collaboration across the global industry and ensuring better cyber preparedness. Cyber threats often evolve faster than the tools we use to combat them, but our strength is in our community.”

The report also highlights that some of the more traditionally common cyber threats, such as DDoS attacks and ransomware, are becoming more sophisticated and the suite of tools at a malicious actor’s disposal continues to develop.

Looking ahead into 2023, some of the key drivers of change in the threat landscape include:

  • A growing market for malware-as-a-service: As threat actors become specialized in specific aspects of the kill chain and offer their services in skills and code for sale, cyberattacks become easier to orchestrate, less attributable, and of lower risk. Supply chain threats proliferate as key software, authentication, technology, and cloud service providers are increasingly targeted.
  • The accessibility of AI helping attackers, and defenders: The emergence of new AI-technology lowers the barrier for hacking, allowing threat actors to use tools like ChatGPT to design ever more convincing phishing lures. However, those same tools will be leveraged to strengthen defenses as well.
  • Cryptocurrency offers a prime target for cyber criminals: Cryptocurrency and digital assets are becoming more integrated into global financial infrastructure, generating a complex regulatory environment for multinational firms. In addition, threat groups will continue to finance their operations using cryptocurrency, highlighting the need for better oversight and asset class protections.

“Cyber criminals are endlessly inventive, and aided by technological advances,” said Teresa Walsh, Global Head of Intelligence at FS-ISAC. “The emergence of new technologies and malware delivery tactics will require institutions to ensure they keep up with evolving cyber threats on a continuous basis and focus on resilience so they can keep operating no matter what happens.”

The threat landscape is rapidly changing, and organizations face key challenges of increasing regulation around the world, seismic shifts in the cyber insurance market, and cybersecurity talent shortages. Facing massive changes in their operational environment, the financial services sector must navigate pressures to reduce costs without compromising the ability to continuously evolve defenses and enhance operational resilience.

Methodology

The Navigating Cyber 2023 report is sourced from FS-ISAC’s thousands of member financial firms in 75 countries and further augmented by analysis by the Global Intelligence Office. Multiple streams of intelligence were leveraged for the curation of the round-up, which examined data from January 2022 to January 2023. The publicly accessible version of the report can be found here. The full report is only available to member financial institutions.

About FS-ISAC

FS-ISAC is the member-driven, not-for-profit organization that advances cybersecurity and resilience in the global financial system, protecting the financial institutions and the people they serve. Founded in 1999, the organization’s real-time information-sharing network amplifies the intelligence, knowledge, and practices of its members for the financial sector’s collective security and defenses. Member financial firms represent $100 trillion in assets in 75 countries.

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‘Medical Korea 2023 Conference’ on Global Medical Industry Prospects to Kick off on March 23 at Coex

Seoul, South Korea (BusinessWire)- TheMinistry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)and theKorea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI)will hostMedical Korea 2023 – The 13th Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism Conferenceat Coex in Seoul from March 23 (Thu) to March 24 (Fri), 2023.The conference will be held as a large-scale offline event, the first time in three years after the COVID-19 outbreak. Medical Korea 2023 is one of the largest global healthcare conferences in Korea with the aim of the globalization of the Korean healthcare industry. The conference begins with keynote lectures by Jamie Metzl, a technology and healthcare futurist and Hwang Hee, CEO of Kakao Healthcare. The lectures consist of 4 forums and 6 seminars covering various topics such as medical tourism trends, online training, personal health record, digital healthcare, and scale-up strategies for regional global healthcare business, in attendance of 65 speakers. Various programs such as business meetings, an exhibition (digital healthcare experience center and promotion hall for foreign patient evaluation and certification system), G2G meetings, etc. are in place to promote the discovery of channels to attract new customers through exchanges between overseas buyers and domestic sellers, and the expansion into the overseas markets by the health industry. In the forums, participants can explore the latest trends in the global healthcare industry and opportunities for health care cooperation through medical tourism policies, predict changes and innovations in health care caused by the spread of My Data, and learn the opinions of trainees from Mongolia and Uzbekistan concerning the training projects for the MKA e-class business promotion, etc. Invited experts as speakers are: Mohd Daud Mohd Arif (CEO, Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC)) Napas Paorohitya (Chief Marketing Officer, Bumrungrad International Hospital) Hiang Khoon Tan (Director, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute (SDGHI)) Dmytro Butov (Professor, Department of Phthisiology and Pulmonology, Kharkiv National Medical University) Kim Ju Han (Professor, College of Medicine, Seoul National University) The KHIDI has designated ‘Endemic’, ‘Telemedicine’, ‘Personal Health Record’, ‘Medical Tourism’ and ‘Digital Therapeutics (DTx)’ as the top 5 keywords for global healthcare trends in 2023.

Contacts

Medical Korea 2023

Hwan Guk Park

+82-43-713-8972

hwank21@khidi.or.kr

Source: Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI)

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Ministry targets 45 thousand tourism workers certified in 2023

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy is targeting 45 thousand tourism workers to be certified with national- and ASEAN-level tourism competency certifications in 2023.”The target in 2022 was 18 thousand tourism workers to be certified, and in 2023, the target rose to 45 thousand participants,” Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno noted in a written statement received on Tuesday. The ministry is cooperating with Surya Abadi Konsultan Professional Certification Institute (LSP), industries, associations, and the government for the certification so as to support the acceleration of recovery and improvement in the productivity of the tourism and creative economy sectors. Under the cooperation, there are several programs that include competency improvement, competency strengthening, as well as facilitating tourism and creative economy human resources to acquire new competencies. “This is expected to be able to create work opportunities and business opportunities for tourism and creative economy human resources,” Uno stated. Competency certification for tourism human resources is carried out at six priority tourist destinations. The six are Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Wakatobi in Southeast Sulawesi, Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara, Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara, Borobudur-Yogyakarta-Prambanan in Yogyakarta and Central Java, and Bromo Tengger Semeru in East Java. He expressed hope that the certification would continue to be conducted so as to increase the number of tourism competency certification participants in 2023. certification consultant from Surya Abadi Konsultan Agus Sutarna stated that with the competency certification, tourism and creative economy human resources would have better service standards. Meanwhile, the Director of Competency Standardization at the ministry, Titik Lestari, stated that the cooperation is part of the Certification of Tourism Human Resources Program in developing competent tourism human resources and supporting them to get recognition. Moreover, it is aimed at ensuring the availability of skilled human resources in the tourism sector with competency certificates from the National Professional Certification Agency (BNSP). baca-jugaRelated news: No impact of tightening of tourist rules on arrivals: OfficialRelated news: Ministry forms task force to monitor Bali tourismRelated news: Ban on tourists renting motorbikes aims to ensure safety: Minister

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MIR4 Updates ‘Sabuk Clash’ to Determine the Most Powerful Clan

– Sabuk Clash, tournament style Castle Siege content between the King’s clans of all servers- Given the authority to manage Sabuk Castle territories, adjust taxes, and more upon becoming the Emperor’s clan – Check-in events that offer various items are held to celebrate the update of new content Seoul, South Korea (BusinessWire)- Wemade’s blockbuster MMORPG MIR4 updated Sabuk Clash, clan vs. clan Castle Siege, on March 21st. “Sabuk Clash” is a tournament style Castle Siege content where King’s clans from all servers in each region gather in the Domination Server and fight to become the Emperor’s clan. Only Bicheon Castle King’s clans can participate. The winning clan then becomes the Emperor’s clan, which can collect taxes from the Kings of all servers in each region, adjust individual tax rates per server, and is given authority to manage the Sabuk Castle territory. The first round begins on March 26th at 10 pm, and a new round will be held every week for a total of 3 rounds over 3 weeks. In the first round, a total of 16 clans fight to capture one of the 8 Monoliths placed in 8 areas, and the 8 winning clans advance to the next round. In the second round, 4 out of 8 clans advance to the next round. And out of the 4 clans in the final round, the one clan that succeeds in capturing the Monolith becomes the Emperor’s clan. The winning clan receives 50,000 clan copper as a reward. The clan master of the winning clan becomes the Emperor and receives the authority to appoint positions, adjust tax rates, give prizes, and more. The Emperor also gets an Emperor-exclusive mount, Sabuk Destrier. In addition, to celebrate the appointment of a new Emperor, all users in every server receive “Sabuk Emperor’s Common Royal Gift” the day after round 3 ends. The gift contains various items such as “Epic Dragon Oil of Blessing,” “Rare Dragonsteel Box” and more. MIR4 is hosting two check-in events to celebrate the update of Sabuk Clash. First, the “Luckster’s Sabuk Clash 7-Day Cheer Check-in” event will give users Rare to Legendary “Luckster Potion Box” containing buff potions until April 3rd. Also, from March 27th to April 17th, “Epic Divine Dragon’s Dragon Artifact Enhancement Stone,” “Rare Mystical Piece Box,” and more items required for growth can be obtained from “The Age of War 14-Day Check-in” event. Meanwhile, the “Darkness 14-day Check-in Event” and the “Divine Dragon’s Blessing Event” will be held until April 3rd to celebrate the update of a new class, Darkist. From My Battle, To Our War! Detailed information on MIR4 can be found on theofficial website.

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Mary Kay Inc. Receives Forest Stewardship Council Certification and Celebrates 1.3 Million Trees Planted With the Arbor Day Foundation

On International Day of Forests, Mary Kay Highlights Continued Commitment to Conservation and Nature-Based SolutionsDallas (ANTARA/BusinessWire)-Mary Kay Inc., a global advocate for corporate social responsibility and sustainability, is celebrating International Day of Forests by highlighting its recent certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Mary Kay Inc., a global advocate for corporate social responsibility and sustainability, is celebrating International Day of Forests by highlighting its recent certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). (Credit: Mary Kay Inc.) The certification applies to Mary Kay’s Print and Digital Imaging Centers located at its;nbsplobal corporate headquartersand regional distribution center located in North Texas, and it confirms Mary Kay’s commitment to supporting responsible forestry by using 100% FSC recycled materials or FSC mix paper sources for commercial printing, primarily for paper inserts for products exported globally. FSC is a global, not-for-profit organizationthat promotes responsible forest management worldwide by defining standards based on agreed principles for responsible forest stewardship that are supported by environmental, social, and economic stakeholders. The FSC certification stands for sustainable sourcing that puts forests and people first and ensures products come from responsibly managed forests. “We are proud of the progress in our sustainability journey,” saidDeborah Gibbins, Mary Kay’s Chief Operating Officer. “The FSC certificate is the result of many months of hard work, preparation, implementation of new protocols, and training. This accomplishment highlights Mary Kay’s commitment to the environment and business excellence.” The iconic beauty and global entrepreneurship company is set to celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2023 by continuing its decades-long commitment to enriching lives around the world and reducing its impact on the environment. This year, Mary Kay also celebrates a 15-year partnership with theArbor Day Foundation. Mary Kay and the Arbor Day Foundation’s partnership began in 2008. Key highlights include: In 2008, Mary Kay independent beauty consultants engaged in a recycling program where a tree was planted in a forest of need for every old compact recycled. Thanks to a national recycling effort by Independent Beauty Consultants and their customers, as well as the Company’s employees, Mary Kay exceeded the collection goal of 200,000 old compacts. From 2009 to 2012, Mary Kay’s partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation supported Nature Explore Classrooms in domestic violence shelters to provide residents a safe place to connect with nature. Beginning in 2013, Mary Kay began supporting in large scale reforestation projects around the world including the United States, Brazil, China, Germany, Ireland, Peru, and Madagascar. In 2018, as Mary Kay cut the ribbon on the new Richard R. Rogers ManufacturingRandD facility in Lewisville, TX, it celebrated the achievement of planting their one-millionth tree by planting a ceremonial tree at the site. To date, Mary Kay and the Arbor Day Foundation have planted 1.3 million trees through its partnership and continue to work toward future impact. “The enduring commitment Mary Kay has shown to supporting a diverse blend of projects that plant the right trees in the right places has made this a truly special partnership,” said Katie Loos, President of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Over the years, our work together has grown to create global impact in forests of greatest need. Mary Kay understands what it means and what it takes to be a good steward to our most vulnerable ecosystems and communities, and we are excited to see what the future of this partnership has in store for the world.” bout Mary Kay One of the original glass ceiling breakers, Mary Kay Ash founded her dream beauty company in 1963 with one goal: enriching women’s lives. That dream has blossomed into a multibillion-dollar company with millions of independent sales force members in more than 35 countries. As an entrepreneurship development company, Mary Kay is committed to empowering women on their journey through education, mentorship, advocacy, networking, and innovation. Mary Kay is dedicated to investing in the science behind beauty and manufacturing cutting-edge skincare, color cosmetics, nutritional supplements, and fragrances. Mary Kay believes in enriching lives today for a sustainable tomorrow, partnering with organizations from around the world focusing on promoting business excellence, supporting cancer research, advancing gender equality, protecting survivors of domestic abuse, beautifying our communities, and encouraging children to follow their dreams. Learn more atmarykayglobal.com, find us onFacebook,Instagram, andLinkedIn, or follow us onTwitter. bout the Arbor Day Foundation Founded in 1972, the Arbor Day Foundation has grown to become the largest nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees, with more than one million members, supporters, and valued partners. Over the past 50 years, almost 500 million Arbor Day Foundation trees have been planted in neighborhoods, communities, cities, and forests throughout the world. Our vision is to lead toward a world where trees are used to solve issues critical to survival. s one of the world’s largest operating conservation foundations, the Arbor Day Foundation, through its members, partners, and programs, educates and engages stakeholders and communities across the globe to involve themselves in its mission of planting, nurturing and celebrating trees. More information is available atarborday.org.

Contacts

Mary Kay Inc.

Corporate Communications

marykay.com/newsroom

972.687.5332 ormedia@mkcorp.com

Source: Mary Kay Inc.

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Gradiant Acquires MPES, a leading Water and Wastewater Operations ; Maintenance Provider in Oman

Acquisition Continues Gradiant’s Strategy to Broaden Service Offerings and Revenue Mix in the Middle EastBoston (ANTARA/BusinessWire)-;nbspradiant,a global solutions provider for advanced water and wastewater treatment, today announced it has acquiredMuscat Projects and Engineering Services(MPES), a leading full-service water and wastewater management company in Oman. This announcement follows;nbspradiant’s acquisition of Advanced Watertekin February, a major original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for membrane-based water and wastewater treatment systems. In response to the region’smost severe drought in 900 years, nations and businesses in the Middle East are rapidly implementing water sustainability targets, building out new water and wastewater treatment capacity, and looking to alternative water supplies to meet growing demand creating unprecedented opportunities in the region’s water and wastewater market. With the acquisition of MPES, Gradiant expands its full-service capabilities in the region, including deployment of theSmartOpsplant performance optimization and asset management technology through OandM services. “Gradiant excels at project delivery,” said Prakash Govindan, COO of Gradiant. “We offer various business models, including design-build and design-build-operate (DBO), to meet our clients’ unique requirements. With DBO projects, we transfer the responsibility of multiple parties to a single entity, Gradiant, which promotes innovation and efficiency, leading to lower total water costs. The acquisitions of MPES and Advanced Watertek create an integrated platform for Gradiant to deliver best-in-class offerings into the Middle East. We will extend MPES’s core expertise and resources in OandM services to Gradiant’s existing and new facilities in the region, diversifying our revenue mix to a long-term recurring profile.” Founded in 2008, MPES delivers turnkey solutions for wastewater and solid waste management and specializes in the OandM of water and wastewater treatment plants. The company is now one of Oman’s leading wastewater management companies, with key clients including Haya Water, the Ministry of Defense, and Petroleum Development Oman. “We look forward to integrating our expertise with Gradiant to expand the impact of our water and wastewater solutions,” said E.M. Badhrudeen, Managing Director of MPES. “We are fortunate that today, we are the leading OandM service provider in Oman, and by joining Gradiant, we will extend our operations know-how into projects across the Middle East region.” Through its continually expanding portfolio, Gradiant is bringing together industry-leading water treatment solutions with the power of AI to sustainably solve the world’s most important water challenges. bout Gradiant radiant is a global solutions provider for advanced water and wastewater treatment. With a full suite of differentiated and proprietary end-to-end solutions, powered by the top minds in water, Gradiant serves its clients’ mission-critical operations in the world’s essential industries. Gradiant was founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is uniquely positioned to address the world’s increasing challenges created by industrialization, population growth, and water stress. Today, with over 900 employees, Gradiant operates from its global headquarters in Boston, regional headquarters and Global Innovation Center in Singapore, and offices across fourteen countries. For more information, please visit

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Ministry releases guideline for electric motorbike purchase assistance

The companies that violate these rules will be given administrative sanctions, namely the revocation of their participation in this assistance program. Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Industry Ministry has issued the Industry Minister’s Regulation Number 6 of 2023 as a guideline for the provision of government assistance for the purchase of electric motorbikes.”To expedite the establishment of the electric vehicle ecosystem, the government has made a policy to give assistance on the purchase of two-wheeled electric vehicles (EVs), which has taken effect since March 20, 2023,” Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said in a statement released on Tuesday. The assistance will be disbursed as a Rp7-million (US$455.21) discount on the purchase of each two-wheeled battery-based EV, he informed. The implementation of the program will be supported by an independent verification agency since the discount will only be given to certain beneficiaries, he said. To be eligible for the assistance, people will need to be registered as beneficiaries of people’s business credit (KUR), productive assistance for micro-enterprises, wage subsidy assistance, and electricity subsidies for households with up to 900 volt-ampere (VA) connections. “The assistance program will be provided for a maximum of 200 thousand units for the 2023 fiscal year and a maximum of 600 thousand units for the 2024 fiscal year,” the minister informed. Director general of metal, machinery, transportation equipment, and electronics (ILMATE) at the ministry, Taufiek Bawazier, said that the aid will be provided only for the variants of vehicles registered on the Information System for Assistance in Purchasing Two-Wheeled Electric Vehicles (SISAPIRa). The vehicles, which will be registered on the system, will need to meet the minimum domestic component level (TKDN) of 40 percent, in accordance with the ministry’s requirements. The director general informed that the system can be accessed by EV industry players on sisapira.id starting March 20, 2023. “The participation (of the EV industry players) in this assistance program is valid until the 2024 fiscal year,” he added. ccording to the Industry Minister Regulation Number 6 of 2023, EV industry players registered as participants of the program will not be allowed to increase their sale prices. They will also not be allowed to change the components of their products if that results in a decrease in the TKDN value to less than the required level. “The companies that violate these rules will be given administrative sanctions, namely the revocation of their participation in this assistance program,” Bawazier added.

baca-jugaRelated news: Maritime Affairs and Investment Ministry inducts EVs in fleetRelated news: Surabaya city govt to start using EVs in 2023

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