Japanese automobile major Toyota Motor said it was putting to test airbag inflators made by Autoliv and Nippon Kayaku while looking for a possible alternative to defective airbags made by Takata. Prior to fitting those parts with ...
Tags: airbag inflators, Toyota Motor
Daimler FleetBoard, a provider of telematics for trucks, vans and buses in the European market, offers its customers a comprehensive portfolio of apps for Android and iOS-based end devices. Because the apps can be used via smartphone or ...
Can't get enough of smartwatches? Well, a whole new batch is on its way. Asus, Huawei, LG and Motorola will introduce their newest smartwatches next week at the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin, according to people familiar with the ...
Tags: smartwatches, Asus, Huawei, Motorola
The biggest ever Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition, opens next week and will run from August 26-28, 2015 featuring over 1,400 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions. The fair has expanded and now also includes ...
The Toy Store’s owner has sent a letter of intent to Hamleys-owner Ludendo, highlighting its interest in acquiring the iconic Hamleys names. Hamleys has reportedly received a bid of interest from Gulf Greetings, the Middle Eastern ...
Tags: toys, toy manufacture
Japan's integrated beverages company Kirin is reportedly planning to acquire 55% stake in Myanmar Brewery from Singapore-based beverage producer Fraser and Neave (F&N) for $560m. Reuters cited sources familiar with the matter as saying ...
Tags: beverage, beverage manufacture, Kirin, company acquisition
Jiangxi Jiangzhong Pharmaceutical, one of China's major traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) makers, saw its net profit soar 45.2 percent year on year in the first half of 2015. Net profit attributable to the company's shareholders stood at ...
Briscoe Group Limited, the New Zealand company making a hostile bid for the 150-store Kathmandu outdoor specialty chain, announced unaudited sales reached NZ$124.2 million ($88 mm) for the 13 week period ended July 26, an increase of 6.47 ...
Tags: sports products, homeware
Orora Limited was recognised in the Best Process Innovation category at the 2015 BRW Most Innovative Companies Awards in Sydney this week. This is Orora's second year to be considered as one of the 50 most innovative companies in ...
Tags: packaging carriage, packaging technology, packaging material
Next-generation packaging innovations will be the focus of a talk about Australian produce exports at the Queensland Supply Chain & Logistics Conference this week. Dr Andrew Macnish, a specialist in horticulture and forestry science at ...
Tags: packaging, packaging ideas
The Maharashtra government has in-principle accepted a new ambitious and comprehensive textile policy that envisages setting up of textile hubs at an investment of Rs 80,000 crore in five years, according to media reports. BJP MLA ...
Holding a string of Buddhist prayer beads, 80-year-old Lhasa resident Doje sits in a park crooning in a crowd gathered for a performance of famous Tibetan opera Padma Obar. As the opera starts, the crowd falls silent in anticipation. ...
Tags: Tibetan Opera, cultural heritage
Depreciation of China's currency offers opportunities for economies in Europe Last week's depreciation of the yuan stoked fears that European exports to China could be hit. As the euro and the pound strengthened, concerns started to grow ...
Tags: global currency, Yuan Move
Mainstream PV products are currently struggling against sameness and virulent price competition. To become outstood over others, solar companies have to develop differentiated and competitive products. The trend is triggered by the ...
Tags: PV products, PV cells
China's surprise devaluation of the yuan on Tuesday, when the country's central bank set the official value of the renminbi about 2% weaker against the dollar, has not hit the petrochemicals complex in a significant way, industry ...
Tags: polymer, carbide PVC