Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has pledged half a billion dollars for Australia's automotive manufacturing industry in an attempt to give investment certainty to local car makers and shore up their future beyond 2020. Under the 'New Car Plan ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen has reported 3.7% rise in its sales to 3.38 million vehicles during the first seven months of 2013, compared to 3.26 million vehicles sold during same period in 2012. During July 2013, the manufacturer delivered ...
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Architectural glass sales for Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) continued to improve in North America, thanks largely to increases in private residential construction, according to the company’s quarterly financial statement released on ...
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Aluminum products manufacturer Constellium has implemented two projects representing a total investment of €23m at its rolling and recycling Neuf-Brisach facility in France. According to the company, the plant supplies and recycles ...
Holden has announced a net loss of $152.8 million for the 2012/2013 financial year – the second largest in its history – a result it blames predominantly on reduced demand for its Australian-made vehicles. The local ...
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US-based aluminium producer, Alcoa will invest $275m over the next three years to expand and convert capacity at its rolling mill in Tennessee, US. The move is part of the company's aim to meet the growing demand for light, durable and ...
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PPG Industries recently held a ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new automotive coatings development and application center in Tianjin, China. This facility is the first of its kind locally, and it will focus on the development of ...
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Digi-Key has signed a distribution agreement with IPDiA, a French spin-out from NXP designing 3D silicon sub-mounts, 3D silicon RF, and 3D silicon capacitor products "High reliability and stability capacitors are in great demand for ...
ArcelorMittal, the world leading steel producer has researched and showed great interests to supply new invented high strength steels to promote fuel reduction for automotive industry by 2025. The steel giant determined this new researched ...
Mentor Graphics is continuing its moves in to the embedded Linux market with the acquisition of certain assets from MontaVista for the development of Linux-based in-car multimedia systems. Automotive markets are becoming a big focus for ...
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The NSG Group has reported a 9 percent drop in its cumulative group revenues for the third-quarter of fiscal year 2013. The company’s revenues dropped from $4.5 billion (U.S. dollars) (420.8 billion Yen) in the third-quarter of 2012 ...
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The glass and materials industry of China is presently faced with various difficulties while developing, such as uncoordinated and unsustainable development, weak ability for scientific and technological innovation, unbalanced industrial ...
Analogue chip supplier ams has signed Mouser Electronics as a global distributor. The Austria-based manufacturer's product range includes sensors, sensor interfaces, power management ICs and wireless ICs for the consumer, industrial, ...
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AGC Glass Co. North America, a glass and glass-related products manufacturer, has announced the reopening of its Greenland manufacturing plant G1 float glass line. The Church Hill, Tenn.- based plant will serve as a G1 line for both the ...
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Officials from AGC Glass Co. North America announced the company has officially restarted the G1 float glass line located at its Greenland manufacturing plant in Hawkins County, Tenn. The G1 line will serve both the architectural and ...
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