The overall Technical Consumer Goods (TCG) market in Western Europe achieved a sales volume of €44.3 billion in Q2 2013. This corresponds to a decrease of 3.8%. In the first half of the year sales volume amounted to €92.5 billion, ...
Tags: Telecommunication
India-based Biocon is likely to launch the Swiss drugmaker Roche's Herceptin (trastuzumab) biosimilar version by the end of 31 March 2014, following the latter's decision to give up a patent fight over the breast cancer drug in the country. ...
Second Sight Medical Products has secured Medicare coverage for its Argus II retinal prosthesis system (Argus II) designed to treat the patients affected with blindness from the untreatable orphan disease retinitis pigmentosa in both the US ...
Tags: Government Funding, Medicine
Danish food ingredients firm Chr. Hansen has unveiled natural blue color for the confectionery and gum industry in the US. The new natural blue colorant, which is developed by the company's Natural Colors Division, is based on Spirulina, ...
The Subaru BRZ tS STI concept has made its public debut in Japan, revealing only cosmetic changes and no engine upgrades. Teased earlier this week and still tagged as a concept car, but appearing production ready, the Subaru BRZ tS STI ...
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Flowserve Corporation announced its financial results for the 2013 second quarter. In addition, Flowserve also filed its Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the period ending June 30, 2013. Highlights of 2013 Second ...
DeWalt has just announced that they will be bringing a line of four heated jackets to the market this September. After the success of heated jackets from their competitor, they were sure to be getting requests from their users to offer a ...
Tags: Heated Jackets, DeWalt
In yet another attempt to lure foreign investors to invest in Indian retail sector through the foreign direct investment (FDI) route, the Indian Government is yet again planning to relax local sourcing and investment norms and has ...
Tags: Cabinet Note, FDI Norms
THE Australian dollar is higher after bouncing back from losses caused by weaker than expected Chinese trade figures. At 5pm, the local unit was trading at 91.96 US cents, up from 91.83 cents yesterday. LTG Goldrock director Andrew ...
Tags: economy
THE dollar followed a stronger gold price higher in Asia yesterday in a jittery session, with traders awaiting comments by the US central bank on the outlook for the economy. Late yesterday, the dollar was at US91.83c, up US1.25c from ...
Tags: gold price, gold, economy
Power semiconductor device maker International Rectifier Corp (IR) of El Segundo, CA, USA has entered into a settlement agreement with El Segundo-based Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) - which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, semiconductor, Power semiconductor
China's Shanghai Futures Exchange is hoping its new asphalt futures contract -- to be launched next month -- will revive interest in oil trading on the bourse, after activity on its fuel oil contract fizzled out, Zhang Zheng, SHFE's ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
With any large piece of new machinery, a pristine and smooth paint finish is important; not only does it look aesthetically pleasing, but protects the body from wear and tear. If anybody has ever tried to spray paint any medium to large ...
US-based agri-processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is in negotiations to sell its cocoa business which is estimated to be worth $2bn, as part of its efforts to focus on its grains portfolio such as corn, and oilseeds, including ...
Tags: ADM, Agriculture&Food, Cocoa Business
France's data protection authority has given Google three months to change the way it handles users' private data, or face legal sanctions. The order, made on June 10 and published Thursday, is the result of a formal investigation begun ...