Japanese automaker Toyota's luxury vehicle division, Lexus, has unveiled the new 2013 GX 460 SUV. The new SUV is powered by a 4.6-litre V8 engine mated to a six-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission with sequential shift, ...
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Tecvac, a surface engineering specialist based in Cambridge, is advocating the application of diamond-like carbon coating, Diamolith, to improve the endurance and performance of critical components. The Wallwork Group subsidiary has ...
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Reuters reported that US based rolled aluminium products group Novelis is building EUR 200 million aluminium recycling plant in Germany. Mr Tadeu Nardocci head of Novelis European unit said that completion of the plant, in Nachterstedt in ...
Alcoa is in plans to acquire mines utilized for the production of aluminium from BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The firms have earlier this year shelved and sold mines citing poor outlook for the metal. Mr Alan Cransberg MD of Alcoa ...
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BL reported that Vedanta will fork out the right price arrived at a transparent process for buying out government's residual stake in Hindustan Zinc Limited and Bharat Aluminium Company. Mr Anil Agarwal chairman of Vedanta said that ...
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UK based luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has invested GBP370m to upgrade its vehicle manufacturing plants in the UK to support the launch of its fourth-generation Range Rover sports utility vehicle (SUV). As part of the ...
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The Brazilian Aluminium Association and the Brazilian Association of Aluminium Cans of High Recyclability have announced that Brazil topped all its previous aluminium can recycling efforts by accomplishing a historic rate of over 98% in ...
The Financial reported that Hydro has doubled the size of its aluminium tubing plant and opened the doors of its new same site extrusion facility in China. The extension is aimed toward meeting local demand for industry leading products ...
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An unusual new LED downlight fitting from Flos combines desirable beam characteristics with flexible aesthetic detailing through the use of acrylic 'pipes'. Peter Stuart sees BDP's Mark Ridler put it through a bench test ...
The Audi S1 Sportback has been spied undergoing cold-weather testing in Sweden ahead of its anticipated unveiling in 2013. The Audi S1 will become the smallest and most affordable model in the German manufacturer's high-performance ...
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A one-off Batman-inspired Nissan Juke Nismo,built to celebrate the release of latest caped crusader film The Dark Knight Rises onto Blu-Ray and DVD,is up for grabs as part of an online competition in the UK. Built by Nissan and based on ...
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Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari has unveiled the V12 HY-KERS hybrid powertrain for its F70 at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show in China. The new powertrain, being mated to a double-clutch transmission, will generate an output of 800hp, while ...
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Closure firms Bapco and Aptar have developed two all-in-one foil closure solutions, Sim-pull and Trilogy for the food industry. The new light-weight, sustainable and easy-open closures feature Bonded Aluminium to Plastic (BAP) Technology, ...
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Japanese carmaker Honda is planning to invest $200m at its Anna Engine and Russells Point Transmission facilities in Ohio, US. Of the total investment, about $170m will go towards Honda's engine plant in Anna, which will see addition of a ...
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Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand (CCANZ), the bottler and distributor of soft drinks has invested $35m to upgrade its manufacturing facility at Auckland and installed two beverage bottle production lines using blow-fill technology and a new ...
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