$10 million is required to provide emergency agricultural support to internally displaced people and host families 9 August 2016, Rome - Urgent action is needed to provide farming and livelihood support to 385,000 people in parts of ...
At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 ...
Tags: seeds, agricultural inputs, FAO
At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 ...
Tags: seeds, agricultural inputs, FAO
Nanostructure-based CIGS (copper indium gallium sulphur diselenide) thin-film solar module maker Stion Corp of San Jose, CA, USA says that its solar panels are being used in a new solar electric array that is powering the Avon Central ...
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Protean Electric announced that it received $70m in new funding from GO Scale Capital, Zhejiang VIE Science & Technology Co. Ltd., and Tianjin THSG Corporation. The investment follows Protean's announcement in May that the Company is ...
Tags: Protean Electric, in-wheel motors
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted €20m loan to Croatian packaging producer Aluflexpack Group (AFP Group) to fund the expansion of its flexible packaging product range and aluminium-based product ...
Tags: Flexible Packaging, packaging
China will overhaul its investment and financing system to stimulate market vitality amid the economic downturn, according to a document released Monday by the central authorities. The government will cut red tape, improve supervision and ...
Tags: Financing Reform
For fiscal third-quarter 2016 (to end-May), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $2.38m (slightly below the expected $2.4-3m), down 18% on $2.92m last quarter and down 47% on $3.5m a year ...
Holman Automotive, of Maple Shade, New Jersey, has completed its acquisition of Kuni Automotive, of Vancouver, Washington. The Kuni Automotive dealerships located in Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado and Kansas that were acquired ...
Tags: Holman Automotive, Kuni Automotive
At its annual Imec Technology Forum (ITF) USA on 11 July, a half-day conference at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis hotel held in conjunction with the SEMICON West trade show and supported by industry association Semiconductor Equipment ...
Tags: IMEC, GaN-on-Si, III-Vs-on-silicon
US-based Ancera has raised $8.9m in Series A funding to develop technology that assists food producers to identity contaminants quickly. The funding round is led by existing investor Glass Capital, with participation from Packers ...
Tags: Food Contaminants, Ancera
Aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) buffer layers with high aluminium content are necessary for optimal UV-C LED performance. But their band-edge lies below 300nm, so established 405nm in-situ reflectance is insensitive to the surface ...
Ceres Power has now finalised all agreements to begin its new relationship with Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd and M-Solv, as part of the funding arrangement from Innovate UK and The Office for Low Emission Vehicles ("OLEV") as ...
Tags: M-Solv, Ceres Power, alternative fuels
The European Investment Bank will invest £12m in Gestamp Tallent Automotive to support and strengthen innovation and to help it develop specialised chassis and suspension products. European Investment Bank vice president Jonathan ...
Tags: European Investment Bank, chassis, suspension products
Extrusion and converting systems firm Davis-Standard is planning to expand its manufacturing facility at in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, US. The expansion plan, which includes adding 15,000ft2 of manufacturing space, is expected to create over ...