KODA has reported a 15.2% rise in the sales during May 2014 to 91,200 vehicles compared against the 79,100 units sold during same period of 2013. Western and Central Europe were driving force behind the growth increasing by a quarter. In ...
UK-based supermarket chain Marks & Spencer (M&S) plans to use new laser tattooing technology to label its fruits in place of traditional paper-based labels. M&S has signed an agreement with Spanish company Laser Food to trial the ...
At least 38.4 GW of solar electricity was connected to the grid globally in 2013, but new policies in Europe have seen the technology slip back behind wind energy in terms of new deployments. Those are two of the key findings in an ...
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Spain-based food company Ebro Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire 52% stake in the Italian company Pastificio Lucio Garofalo for EUR62.5m. Pastificio owns brands such as Garofalo, Santa Lucia and Russo de Cicciano, inter ...
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Exhibitors at the recently held FESPA Digital 2014 (Munich, Germany, 20-23 May 2014), met the most internationally diverse audience of any FESPA Digital show to date, with visitors streaming to Munich from 121 countries. The largest ...
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According to the report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in April this year industrial producer prices decreased by 0.1 percent both in the euro area and in the European Union member states (EU-28) ...
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The firm will roll out plush, dolls, figures, role play, vehicles and more across the globe. Jazwares Inc has secured the global master toy license for the popular pre-school property, Ella the Elephant. The toy firm will roll out a ...
DuPont Nutrition & Health and AB-Biotics have signed a global collaboration and licensing agreement on AB-Life, a probiotic that is clinically documented to maintain healthy levels of cholesterol in at-risk individuals. Under the ...
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In April this year, Spanish crude steel output amounted to 1.2 million mt, down 9.3 percent year on year and decreasing by 7.3 percent compared to March, according to the Spanish steelmakers association Unesid. On the other hand, in the ...
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The Spanish textile Industry Price Index (IPRI) for the month of April 2014, registered a rise of 0.7 percent, compared to the same month last year, as per the data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) of Spain. The IPRI ...
Domestic sales of textiles and clothing from Spain saw a decline of 6.6 percent year-on-year, during the month of April 2014, said president of Business Association of Textile Trade and Accessories (ACOTEX) Borja Oria during a recent ...
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Apparel exports from Turkey totaled $6.2 billion during the first four months of 2014, registering a rise of 11 percent, compared to the same period last year, as per the data released by the Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters’ ...
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In April of the current year, Spain's total motor vehicle output amounted to 214,616 units, rising by 15.68 percent year on year, according to the data reported by the Spanish Automobile and Truck Manufacturers' Association (ANFAC). ...
Global crude steel production in April this year increased by 1.7 percent year on year to 136.63 million metric tons, while a 3.33 percent fall was observed on month-on-month basis, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel). In ...
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During the last decade I undertook a European research project designed to disseminate information regarding the energy consumption and environmental performance of low-energy, non-domestic buildings in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and ...
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