Taiwan's solar industry needs to improve from its weakness of lacking brand recognition and control over distribution, said Ellick Liao, chairman of Taiwan Solar Energy (TSEC). Currently, the total supply of solar products is about ...
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UK - Roland Systems Group (RSG) has announced the appointment of Leisuretec Distribution as a 'professional trade only distributor' for their expanding pro audio and video product range, effective January 2013. Leisuretec, a leading ...
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Austria - With a huge opening ceremony the 2013 Skiing World Championships recently started in Schladming, Austria. Associate LD Jeffrey Goes and associate LD Daan Oomen relied for the show on an MA Lighting system, consisting of two ...
UK - Inaugurated in 1886, the old People's Palace, as it was formerly known, was originally built to provide cultural activities to its local population but tragically burned down in 1931. Rebuilt in 1936 to the west of its original site, ...
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The latest figures issued by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) show that European Union (EU) new car registrations recorded in January this year totaled 885,159 units, up 10.7 percent compared to December last year ...
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Brazil-based miner Vale has announced that it has declared force majeure on February 15 on a number of contracts for coal sales from Mozambique. According to Vale's statement, high rainfall since early February 2013 and continuing over ...
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The Holden VF Commodore has largely been met with design approval by Australia’s automotive media and the country’s enthusiast base following its unveiling, but what has the US reaction been like to its sister car, the Chevrolet ...
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In January this year, Japanese crude steel production increased by 3.5 percent compared to the previous month, while it was up by 2.7 percent year on year, totaling 8.86 million mt, according to the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel ...
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The Isuzu D-Max X-Runner has been released to celebrate Isuzu’s annual Max Run fuel economy challenge, giving Australian ute buyers added features and more value. To be sold in limited numbers and priced at $46,990 driveaway, the ...
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Philips in partnership with Cadw, the historic environment service of the Welsh Assembly Government, is to relight 18 of the region’s most impressive castles with predicted energy savings of 50%, equating to saving 92 tons of CO2 ...
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On February 19, Zhejiang Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hangzhou Iron and Steel Group Company (HISGC) announced that in 2013 it plans to implement 43 technological upgrading projects, with a total investment of RMB 596.41 million ($95.58 ...
Tipped to be called the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe, the replacement for the seven-year-old CL-Class has been snapped exclusively for the first time. The extra-large luxury coupe will return to the Mercedes-Benz S-Class line-up, just as ...
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On February 20, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced that in January this year the country’s exports of mechanical and electrical products saw a month-on-month rise of 25.1 percent to $105.81 billion. In the same month, ...
Danica Patrick has become the first woman to claim pole position for a NASCAR Sprint Cup race, qualifying fastest for the iconic Daytona 500 in her brand-new Chevrolet SS racecar. Patrick hit a top speed of 196.434mph (316.130km/h) in her ...
German plantmaker SMS Siemag has announced that it has received the final acceptance from the Indian steel giant Tata Steel regarding the modernization of coiler No. 3 at its hot strip plant in IJmuiden, Netherlands. The coiler No. 3 ...
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