The mood among many of the 43,000 attendees at glasstec 2012 was positive,despite uncertainties surrounding the global economy and glass market.While the European and Chinese segments show signs of softening,many exhibitors reported ...
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The European Union has granted CE mark to Sequent Medical's VIA Microcatheter, which is available in VIA and the VIA PLUS models. The VIA Microcatheter is designed for the delivery and deployment of the company's low porosity ...
Tags: European Union, low porosity, neurovascular embolization device, health
Top ten sustainable textile trends, with the potential to influence eco thinking of the future highlighted by WGSN Materials team: 1. Compress fibres to produce new eco materials 2. Luxury unwaste redefines recycling 3. Changing the ...
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AkzoNobel today announced that the Supervisory Board and Board member Leif Darner have mutually agreed that Leif will step down from the Board of Management at the 2013 AGM in April.Conrad Keijzer,currently Managing Director of AkzoNobel ...
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At its Troisdorf location,Kuraray Europe GmbH is investing some EUR 20 million in a new production line for TROSIFOL films and a new warehouse.The construction of this fifth production line in Troisdorf will increase capacity in the ...
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The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) today announced the opening of registraton for its IGMA 2013 Annual Conference. This event has been scheduled to bring some winter warmth to attendees, occurring February 5-‐8, ...
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Visitors from the fields of mechanical engineering, industry, skilled trades, architects/(façade) planners as well as the solar sector all gave glasstec 2012 a ‘good report’. Alongside the positive mood for the future ...
Swiss food company Nestlé is set to extend its Product Technology Centre (PTC) in Konolfingen, Switzerland, as a part of a plan to strengthen its R&D capabilities. The extension of PTC Konolfingen, which is involved in the ...
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Skoda Auto has reported 3.3% rise in its sales to 83,900 vehicles for September 2012, compared to 68,500 vehicles it sold during the same period in 2011. From January through September 2012, the company's sales rose 7.9% to 717,200, ...
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Sweden-based Stora Enso Skoghall Mill's CKB packaging board is available with a polyethylene coating made from renewable raw materials. The development and launch of the bio-coated packaging board was a result of a cooperation with the ...
IDG News Service-Users of Amazon Web Services will soon be able to orchestrate workflows across different AWS services and their own internal resources,using a new orchestration engine called the AWS Data Pipeline. Amazon Chief Technology ...
Green technology, urban gardening and yes chair farms. Designers at Studio Aisslinger have created a new unheard of agricultural phenomenon, but how? With the use of a metal frame, a greenhouse, soil, patience and the growing components ...
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Evotec has signed a strategic collaboration agreement to offer antibody discovery and development service to 4-Antibody. Evotec's high content screening combined with 4-Antibody's antibody selection approach will offer new possibilities ...
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Mono Pumps Ltd has announced the appointment of two new Area Sales Managers who will help to further increase the profile of Mono Pumps products into Germany. They will be presenting and selling Mono’s EZstrip range of progressing ...
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Glasstec 2012 sent out clear signals in an ambivalent economic climate. This was the general tone expressed by the large majority of the about 43,000 trade visitors. Far more than half these specialists assess the future economic climate in ...
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