The government's flagship Green Deal programme to transform the energy efficiency of the UK's buildings and homes was launched earlier this week (January 28th) but not everyone is convinced it will be a success. It promises to allow ...
Tags: energy efficiency, energy efficiency market, outdoor wall lights
Politicians have attacked the "crazy" situation which sees north Watford road signs illuminated all night, while dangerous bends are left in darkness by the streetlight switch-off. Hertfordshire County Council introduced a part-night ...
Tags: streetlight, LED streetlights, lighting
Reportedly, the US steelmakers including AK Steel, ArcelorMittal North America and Nucor have announced to raise the prices of steel flat products by US$44~US$55/ton recently. It’s said that the steelmakers increased the prices ...
Investments of US$11 billion by leading Mexican flat steel producers for this year are focused on expanding market share in automotive and sectors in which the industry is highly competitive globally, such as hot rolled with new grades, ...
The European Commission (EC) has announced the final decision of the antidumping (AD) duty investigation launched in November 2011 regarding certain tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel with an external diameter of up to 609.6 mm, from ...
Tags: pipe fitting imports, iron, steel
Peabody Energy has set a 2013 capital expenditure budget of $450 million to $550 million, roughly half that of 2012, and will further defer "early-stage" projects until coal market conditions improve, the St. Louis-based producer said ...
Healthy beverage provider in the US, True Drinks, has announced the expansion of its production capacity, by a co-packer bottling agreement with Coats International located in Dallas, Texas. True Drinks national operations manager Bob ...
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Mintel has launched Mintel Futures—a unique approach to trend forecasting enabling a longer term, strategic outlook—from the global analyst team at Mintel. Stemming from a set of six key trends, Mintel has identified the ...
Tags: Packaging Opportunities, packaging, packaging industry
Absolut Unique, a daring concept that has challenged the whole team behind the world famous brand and its packaging, including the bottle's manufacturer Ardagh Group, is a limited edition of nearly four million uniquely designed and ...
Commodity Sectors 01-28 01-29 Change PET Rubber & plastics 11300.00 11200.00 0.89% PTA Textile 8750.00 8700.00 0.57% Chloroform Chemical ...
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Gasoline blended with 15% ethanol caused failure in a "substantial" portion of fuel pumps and other components in a test designed to represent 29 million vehicles approved to use the fuel, according to a study the Coordinating Research ...
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The Asian LNG spot price is expected to peak at an average of $16.90/MMBtu in 2013, with the LNG market expected to tighten further and freight rates to remain high, Goldman Sachs said in a report released late Monday. "The Japan ...
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CCL Industries Inc., a world leader in specialty packaging solutions for the consumer products and healthcare industries, has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Office & Consumer Products and Designed & Engineered Solutions ...
Tags: label converting business, packaging solutions, CCL Industries
Given the recent news that a sample of Tesco Everyday Value Beef burgers contained 29% horse meat, it’s interesting to see that McDonald’s has unveiled new packaging designs which it says are the latest step in their ...
The 128GB ipad will be available with Wi-Fi and the Wi-Fi + Cellular models. Apple has unveiled the 128GB version of the fourth generation iPad with Retina display. The new version will be available from 5 February 2013. The iPad will ...
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