Ancient classics provide lessons that are still relevant today Dressed in the style of the Han Dynasty that ruled China 1,800 years ago, 6-year-old Chen Quanjin is chanting ancient Chinese classics with several other children about the ...
Tags: Traditional Roots, Dizigui
A new Trina Solar-led national standard of "Test method for determining vinyl acetate (VA) content of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer applied in photovoltaic modules - Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA)" (EVA-TGA) has been officially ...
Tags: PV industry, PV modules
Mainly benefiting cost savings from utilization of in-stock raw materials procured earlier at lower prices, Taiwan-based China Steel Corp. (CSC), the island's largest steelmaker by size, therefore chalked up a 54-percent growth in pretax ...
Tags: raw material, global market, coking coal, iron ore
Since the beginning of 2015, the flame-retardant polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) Ultradur B4450 G5 (halogen-free) from BASF has been used in the mass production of the MiniSKiiP Dual power semiconductor modules from the company SEMIKRON. ...
Tags: BASF, PBT, thermoplastics
It’s a long way from New York’s Madison Avenue advertising agencies to Gaborone, but for Botswana a lot is riding on the success of the ad campaign De Beers will launch in the coming weeks. Like oil-exporting countries now ...
Jules Verne said in Around the World in 80 Days: “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.” Today, that is truer than ever before. Did you ever think it would be possible to communicate so easily with anyone around ...
Tags: LED streetlights, LED lighting
The new Silicone Roof Coating System from Mule-Hide Products Co. Inc. extends the life of aging roofs, ensuring that they continue delivering watertight, energy efficient performance while significantly delaying the day when tear-offs ...
Tags: Silicone Roof Coating, aging roofs
Taiwan's National Tsing Hua University has been studying ways to improve the performance of p-type gallium nitride (p-GaN) in terms of hole density and contact resistance with nickel/gold [Bo-Sheng Zheng et al, J. Appl. Phys., vol118, ...
Tags: nickel caps, Diodes, Electronics
Transcontinental has entered into an agreement to buy US-based flexible packaging supplier Ultra Flex Packaging in a deal worth $80m. The amount requires to be paid in cash at closing, along with an additional consideration payable ...
Tags: Flex Packaging, TC Transcontinental, Packaging acquisition
Ukrainian paint producer Meffert Ganza Farben is creating product differentiation in the DIY sector with the re-launch of its paint in the Paintainer plastic pail from RPC Superfos, replacing the previous metal pack format. In particular, ...
Tags: plastic pail, Metal
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has entered into an agreement for the sale and transfer of its bread and bakery unit, which functions under the name of Modern to Nimman Foods for an undisclosed amount. Nimman Foods is an investee company ...
Bunge Brasil, a subsidiary of global agribusiness and food company Bunge, has reportedly agreed to acquire Moinho Pacifico, a wheat processor in Brazil. With this acquisition, Bunge would increase its share in wheat flour and other ...
Tags: Wheat Processor, soybean, corn
Kraft Heinz Foods is recalling close to 2,068,467lb of turkey bacon products as they may have been adulterated and spoil before the “Best When Used By” date, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and ...
Tags: Bacon Products, bacon
EShopbox, an on-demand ecommerce technology and services company, has launched its first-of-its-kind business intelligence platform, eShopbox Insights, exclusively for fashion brands, according to media reports. The platform has the ...
PPG Industries announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining interest in Chemfil Canada Limited, a joint venture of PPG and Madinal Enterprises. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, ...