Italcementi s net profit for the first nine months of 2012 has fallen by 92% to Euro17.1m from Euro213m in the same period in 2011. The Italian cement major blamed the on-going crisis in western Europe and new competition in Egypt and ...
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TORONTO --- After announcing its blockbuster decision earlier this week to acquire its archrival The Brick, retailer Leon's Furniture posted a 15% decline in net profit for the recently ended third quarter, attributing the fall to increased ...
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Chip manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)is preparing to cut up to 30 per cent of its workforce. The struggling firm is expected to announce between 2,200 and 3,300 of its 11,100 staff could go after lower than expected sales and ...
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At this year’s China SSL Conference , AIXTRON again has hosted an MOCVD seminar along with the China Solid State Lighting Alliance (CSA). More than 200 decision-makers from industry and research took part in AIXTRON’s ...
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Chicago Pneumatic said it introduced 20 new high-performance air tool models based on customers' requests for more models and specific jobs. The new models include the CP7748 Brute Force impact wrench, which is the "most economical and ...
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As a light source, LEDs are revolutionary in many ways, offering great promise for energy efficiency, while expanding the possibilities of luminaire and lighting design. Consider form factor, flexibility of configuration, color and ...
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UK datacentres are unprepared for the massive changes that big data will bring to the enterprises and their IT facilities, a study of 125 senior IT decision makers by Research Now has revealed. While IT executives are clear about the ...
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New Southern California Facility to Propel Company's Vision for High Velocity Supply Chain and Custom Retail Offering Lunera Lighting, Inc., the lighting solutions leader in the transformation to advanced LED technology, today ...
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Extrusion equipment major Gloucester Engineering Co. Inc. has expanded its product line by acquiring Pearl Technologies Inc. of Savannah, N.Y. Pearl engineers and makes consumable parts for converting and extrusion equipment. Its customized ...
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a loan of up to €13.85 million for a project that will help improve water and wastewater services in Valcea, Romania. The EBRD loan to water utility SC APAVIL SA ...
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British Gas chief information officer(CIO)David Cooper likes to keep things low-key.But the scale of his multimillion-pound technology transformation,and the impact his team's work has on customer spending,makes his one of the ...
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Sulzer Pumps has launched four new revolutionary wastewater products at WEFTEC, the Water Environment Federations Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. This marks the successful completion of the ABS ...
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CIO-There are a lot of myths about Canada-most related to the country's climate-but these misconceptions actually leave some wondering if Canada might be a good location for a data center. Why Canada Is on the Data Center Radar Michel ...
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Cooper Lighting and Safety will be using the forthcoming LuxLive exhibition to launch a number of new energy efficient luminaires for use in mains lighting and emergency lighting schemes. The award winning LuxLive has established itself ...
The Vidarbha Industries Association (VIA) will be conducting a workshop on October 4, aimed at updating the textile industry stakeholders regarding the new Maharashtra Textile Policy. The workshop titled 'Advantage Vidarbha - ...