The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) announced that André Borschberg, one of the pilots and co-developer of the Solar Impulse solar-powered aircraft, will deliver the keynote address during the Opening Session of the 2015 ...
Ford has put forth callback of vehicles on two safety compliance fronts in North America even though there is no report of any casualty or mishap. Based on defects on instrument panel, the recall has been sounded for around 203,500, ...
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The Bangladesh Employers' Federation (BEF) and International Labour Organization (ILO) have signed an agreement to enhance occupational safety and health (OSH) in the Bangladesh readymade garment industry (RMG). The agreement marks the ...
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Two years after global garment brands and retailers and two global unions and their national readymade garments (RMG) affiliates signed an unprecedented agreement to make garment factories safe in Bangladesh, all 1500-plus factories covered ...
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Automobile manufacturers will make a new recall history in the US, repairing defective airbags across 34 million cars after regulators pulled up Japanese supplier Takata on safety issues. With the historic recall expected to span over ...
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Automotive safety systems supplier Takata will initiate steps to respond to public safety issues raised by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over faulty airbag inflators. The move comes close on the heels of a probe ...
A tough stance taken by regulatory authorities in the US on safety issues with vehicles can push up car prices, ushering in a new state-industry equation. Observing this, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne told Reuters that ...
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that the Nissan Teana received the 2014-2015 Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP) Five Star Award, the highest rating in JNCAP's new overall safety performance evaluation. The Japan New Car ...
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Removing parallel import restrictions would “promote competition and potentially lower prices for consumers”, according to one of the recommendations from the Harper Competition Review Final Report, released last week. ...
New Zealands tightens marketing restrictions for infant formula The New Zealand government’s Commerce Commission has authorised the Infant Nutrition Council’s (INC) new Code of Practice incorporating restrictions on ...
World Health Day 2015 focuses on food safety The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dedicated World Health Day 2015, which it is celebrating today, 7 April 2015, to highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with food ...
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Registration is now open for the longest-running polyurethanes conference in North America. The 2015 Polyurethanes Technical Conference, hosted by the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council, brings ...
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PwC is planning to aid governments and food companies to address the major issues of food safety, security and quality by declaring open its global food supply and integrity services business—established, developed and run from New ...
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Taxi hailing service is reportedly hiring mechanical engineers and software engineers to work on sensors and vehicle controls, hinting the company’s ambition to venture into self-driving technology. According to reports, the ...
IRL has announced the launch of a new edition of its single country report A Profile of the Chinese Paint Industry. In this study, IRL examines China’s paints and coatings market independently and not as part of a regional study on ...
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