Volvo Car Group reported a full-year operating profit of 1,919 MSEK for 2013 and will stay in the black and grow sales in 2014, President and CEO Hkan Samuelsson said today. Retail sales are forecast to grow by "a good" 5 per cent in ...
China's refinery crude throughput over January and February dipped 1% year on year to 78.78 million mt, or an average of 9.79 million b/d, according to preliminary data from the country's National Bureau of Statistics released Thursday. ...
The promotion of new projects in the automotive industry will break a new steel production record for Mexico, pointing to some 19 million tons, said Hugo Solis, president of Mexico’s chapter of the Association for Iron and Steel ...
Samsung has launched its 2014 line-up of appliances for the Australian market, with the brand reiterating its commitment to the cooking category and emphasising its focus on premium whitegoods. With products in seasonal, cooking, ...
Tags: Samsung, Consumer Electronics, refrigerator, Cook Oven, Microwave
Nissan (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (NCIC), in cooperation with Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company (DFL-PV) and Zhengzhou Nissan Automobile Co., Ltd. (ZNA), will present an exciting line-up of more than 20 vehicles at Auto China 2014 ...
Tags: BladeGlider Concept, Autonomous Drive Car, transmission
University of Utah chemists discovered how vibrations in chemical bonds can be used to predict chemical reactions and thus design better catalysts to speed reactions that make medicines, industrial products and new materials. "The ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
In a rare public speech, Google Inc. CEO Larry Page once suggested the tech industry needs "safe places where we can try out new things" without rules or interference. Some people thought he was describing a futuristic fantasy, perhaps a ...
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A week of talking about ambitious plans for the Chinese economy was followed by a weekend of reality as key economic data were released. Journalists in Beijing flocked around a beleaguered spokesman whilst analysts elsewhere were cursing ...
Tags: Chinese economy, export data
Dal-Tile will build a glazed porcelain and colorbody tile manufacturing plant and distribution center in Dickson, Tenn., near Nashville. The 1.4 million square feet plant is scheduled to open in late 2015 and will be the Dallas-based ...
Tags: Tile, expand manufacturing capability, glazed porcelain capabilities
(Phys.org) —Photovoltaic spray paint could coat the windows and walls of the future if scientists are successful in developing low-cost, flexible solar cells based on organic polymers. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released January performance data showing a strong rise in air freight growth compared to a year ago. Global freight tonne kilometres (FTK) rose 4.5% in January compared to January 2013. ...
Tags: Air Freight, Service, Logistics
Twice as many businesses intend to increase their levels of capital investment in the months ahead compared to those which will reduce their spending, with Australia’s record low borrowing costs and steady levels of confidence about ...
Tags: Economic Growth, logistics
Elephants, rhinoceroses and aurochs once roamed around freely in the forests of Europe, while hippopotamuses lived in rivers such as the Thames and the Rhine. New research shows how we can use knowledge about the past to restore a varied ...
Tags: Large Mammals, Prehistoric Ecosystems, restore a varied landscape
Plexineon makes a vital common space more modern and welcoming International Finance Corporation (IFC) is the largest global development institution in the world. A member of the World Bank Group, IFC's stated mission is to create jobs, ...
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New line will be based on Mind Candy's latest mobile app game Moshi Karts Vivid Imaginations is preparing to launch a new line of collectables based on the recently launched Moshi Karts gaming app. The new app from Mind Candy ...
Tags: Launch Moshi Karts, Collectables, Vivid