Global As part of global efforts to promote efficient lighting, United Nations Environment Programme with the support of the GEF Earth Fund, Philips Lighting and OSRAM GmbH has established the initiative. The initiative seeks to ...
New energy technologies put emphasis on power measurement techniques,writes Terry Marrinan,Yokogawa's v-p for test and measurement in Europe&Africa. The increased emphasis on energy efficiency,coupled with the expansion of new ...
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The increased emphasis on energy efficiency, coupled with the expansion of new technologies in both power generation and conversion has created a demand for new measuring instruments. These instruments need to combine high accuracy ...
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Kumba final results for the year ended 31 December 2011.Record safety,exports,earnings and dividends. Commenting on the results,Kumba Iron Ore("Kumba")CEO Chris Griffith said:"Driven by export volume growth and a 26%increase in iron ...
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Soil pollution is defined as the build-up in soils of persistent toxic compounds, chemicals, salts, radioactive materials, or disease causing agents, which have adverse effects on plant growth and animal health. The wars that hit the ...
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Based in Cambridge, Mass., Cambridge was a leader in atomic layer deposition (ALD) solutions with hundreds of system installations in research and manufacturing settings worldwide. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ...
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European regulations aimed specifically at limiting emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from coatings have been mainly confined to decorative paints and the manufacture of the coatings themselves. The last piece of major ...
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The adverse side effects of some medications for hepatitis C can now be observed and studied in laboratory conditions, using petri dishes and test tubes, thanks to the development of a new method by US researchers. A team led by Craig ...
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Oracle is finding itself caught up in another Java-related patent lawsuit, but this time it’s the one getting sued. Java middleware vendor Thought filed suit against Oracle on Oct. 31, claiming that WebLogic Server and other Oracle ...
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BR reported that PSM spokesman clarifies that all purchases from the first tranche of bailout package are according to the ECC & CCOR instructions and procurement of two ships of coal does not create any mismatched spending as the ...
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Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/5/2012 3:03:55 AM The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice has announced that Ohio-based Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., the ...
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), the regulatory body for therapeutic goods in Australia, has prohibited sale, supply and use of DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine), an ingredient used in some sports supplements. The TGA noted that it ...
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The Ministry of Textiles and The Indian Silk Export Promotion Council (ISEPC) in association with Textiles Committee, under the Ministry of Textiles is organising a Capacity Building Programme (CBP) under the project “Implication of ...
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Various environment protection and health groups in Taiwan have sought a ban on expansion of the naphtha cracker operated by the Formosa Plastics Group in Yunlin County’s Mailiao Township. Representatives of the Changhua Medical ...
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The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has announced a net profit of SR 6.31 billion for Q3 2012, as against SR 8.19 billion in the same period last year, a decrease of 23 percent, and an increase of 19 percent as against SR 5.30 ...
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