Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, which makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules that it integrates into its EnerPlex series of consumer products, has received ...
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Mattel USA and Mattel South Africa are on board to distribute the African American Barbie across the country should the project succeed. A former US secret service agent has taken to Kickstarter in a bid to raise enough money to bring a ...
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Sajjan Jindal, the millionaire owner of Indian steel producer JSW Steel, has stated that he has offered less than $100 million to buy the steel complex of Italian steelmaker Lucchini in Piombino, Tuscany, Italy, while not wanting to take on ...
Arla Foods is making a non-binding bid for a majority stake in Arab Dairy Products Company, a listed company based in Cairo, Egypt. The bid of 65 Egyptian pounds per share is dependent on a satisfactory due diligence of the dairy company ...
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Following the hostile bid made by Dollar General to acquire Family Dollar Stores, Family Dollar confirmed that Dollar General has commenced an unsolicited conditional tender offer to acquire all of the common stock of Family Dollar for ...
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Brazilian miner and iron ore producer Vale has awarded ABB a $103 million contract for systems at a Vale's iron ore mine in northern Brazil. According to ABB, the deal is part of a project by Vale to expand its capacity. ABB's contract ...
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China plans to roll out its national market for carbon permit trading in 2016, an official said Sunday, adding that the government is close to finalising rules for what will be the world's biggest emissions trading scheme. The world's ...
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Trobo is an interactive and huggable robot that reads stories to kids and teaches them about the world around them. A storytelling robot designed to teach kids about science and the world around them has taken to Kickstarter. Trobo the ...
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Numerous developments in the area of vehicle safety are significantly influenced as a result of current NCAP or NHTSA regulations and then realized and implemented by manufacturers and their suppliers. The situation in China is similar, ...
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Heineken has sold its Mexican packaging business Empaque to Crown Holdings for $1.225bn, in a bid to reduce its net debt by the end of this year. The company said the proceeds from the sale will be used to reach the target of bringing ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, the world's biggest thin-film solar module manufacturer and one of the largest developers of utility-scale solar projects worldwide (with a global project pipeline of more than 2500MW), has announced its ...
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MONTREAL— TransForce has offered to buy Contrans for about $495 million in cash. TransForce bid $14.60 in cash per share for Woodstock-based trucking company, Contrans. "I have admired the progress of Contrans for some ...
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WebLinc, a technology provider of ecommerce platforms for online retailers, raised $6 million Series A financing from NYSE-listed Safeguard Scientifics, Inc in a bid to fuel an aggressive growth trajectory. During the second quarter of ...
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The launch today of CHEP Logistics' new control centre at its Erskine Park, NSW facility, marks a step-change in CHEP's delivery of logistics services and the management of its product flow to customers across the country. Earlier this ...
Members of the Australian packaging supply chain voiced their opinion on the need for cross-company collaboration at a joint AIP/APPMA meeting held in Melbourne last night. The group of over 80 packaging professionals had gathered to hear ...