China's crude refinery throughput in March rose 5.9% year on year to 47.5 million mt, or an average of 11.23 million b/d, preliminary data released Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed. This was the highest year-on-year ...
Tags: crude refinery, Oil
San Jose-based Solar Frontier Americas, the US subsidiary of Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – has sold its 40MWDC (30MWAC) Midway ...
Tags: Solar Frontier, Solar modules
RiceBran Technologies has signed an agreement with Alothon Group, its minority co-investor in Nutra, that terminated Alothon's roll-up rights, a process that would have let Alothon to exchange its equity position in Nutra for an equivalent ...
Tags: RiceBran, Roll-up Rights
The big smartphone news in recent weeks has been the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8, which at this early stage looks set to be the best Android handset available. But, as it turns out, other companies make smartphones, too, and over in ...
Tags: smartphone, Samsung, Xiaomi
China's apparent oil demand rose 5.3% year on year in the first two months of 2017 to 11.65 million b/d on the back of robust economic growth, holiday transportation demand and efforts to build stocks ahead of the refinery maintenance ...
Tags: oil demand, Oil products
Pro Mach’s subsidiary Axon will showcase new SLX 600 shrink sleeve applicator at the ProFood Tech event, which is being held from 4-6 April 2017 in Chicago, US. The new 600 container per minute shrink sleeve applicator features ...
Tags: Profood Tech 2017, shrink sleeve
Switch Battery Life Test: The Nintendo Switch is out in the wild and reviewers – including us here at TrustedReviews – have begun putting the console's battery to the test, and the results are pretty much bang on with where ...
China reported growth in both import and export of toys in 2016, which fortified the country's status as a major manufacturer and consumer of toys, a report published Thursday said. Last year, China exported toys valued at 33.7 billion ...
Tags: toy, Light Industry
Rodenbach Brewery has unveiled plans to develop new packaging for its beer range. The company will invest $3m to upgrade its brewery infrastructure in Roeselare, Belgium. The investment will also be used to expand it brands and markets. ...
Tension Packaging & Automation is set to launch two new order-fulfillment systems at the ProMat trade show in Chicago, US. At the event, which will take place from 3 to 6 April, the firm will introduce BoxSizer and Pack+Sort ...
Tags: Tension Packaging, Automation
Nissan is all set to unveil its new GT-R Track Edition at the upcoming New York International Auto Show to be held this April. The GT-R vehicle, which will be available in late summer, can be ordered at GT-R certified Nissan dealers in ...
Tags: GT-R Lineup, Nissan
Google had two big announcements this week. After revealing Google Home would be launching in the UK on April 6, the company did the same for its Google Wifi router system. Google Wifi will launch at the same price as Google Home, too ...
The installation of a new 6-inch (150mm) Davis-Standard extruder and strategic line upgrades have enabled Mid South Extrusion of Monroe, Louisiana, to improve throughputs while delivering a broader slate of HDPE procession options. The ...
Tags: HDPE, LLDPE films
Phenix Label has installed a new UV printing press with GEW LED UV to boost reliability and production speed. In 2016, the company equipped its 16in, 10-color Omet X4 flexo press with 10 GEW LW-1 water-cooled UV LED stations for its 16in, ...
Tags: UV Printing Press, LED UV System
The first Android 8.0 O preview has landed, so here's everything you need to know, including the best features, latest release date news, name rumours, and how to download the beta, plus which phones are likely to get Android O first. The ...