Once again Intertextile Beijing Apparel Fabrics proved its position as a highly valued entry point to the Chinese market for overseas exhibitors. Buyers’ feedback confirmed the increasing domestic purchasing power of consumers, as ...
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Biotech specialist Partec has released analytical instruments which use a novel method to determine bacterial counts in drinking water. Partec says that the method is rapid and reliable and has been recommended by the Swiss Federal Office ...
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Everyone needs lighting, especially ice climbers that choose to climb at night. Professional climbers Alex Luger and Hanno Schluge take to climbing an ice wall in Avers, Switzerland at night. The results… well fantastic! Source ...
South Korea-based solar material provider OCI has terminated two supply contracts with China-based Wuxi Suntech Power and one supply contract with Suntech International. OCI noted that the contract termination was based on Wuxi Suntech's ...
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The manufacture of cosmetics is currently dominated by a small number of multinational corporations that originated in the early 20th century, but the distribution and sale of cosmetics is spread among a wide range of different businesses. ...
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At the pharmaceutical trade fair Interphex in New York, SCHOTT Pharmaceutical Systems will be presenting the world’s first cartridges that have been developed specifically for the use on high-speed filling lines. The new design ...
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BASF is taking a number of steps to strengthen the competitiveness of its Performance Products segment. The segment bundles BASF’s businesses with chemicals that improve the properties of many different end-user products. The ...
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Energy efficient membranes, silicone-coated textile fibres, a new master batch for tintable polypropylene or technologies for integrating systems into apparel – these are just some of the inventions of the ten winners of the ...
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Buckeye Technologies Inc. and Georgia-Pacific LLC announced that they have reached a definitive agreement for Georgia-Pacific to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Buckeye Technologies' common stock for $37.50 per share in cash. The ...
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For the three days from 27 – 29 March, 6,461 buyers from 52 countries and regions flocked to Yarn Expo Spring to source a variety of yarn and fibre from 194 exhibitors. These buyer numbers represent a 43.5% increase on last year, with ...
The increasing usage of nanosilver in textiles can harm the environment since nanosilver has a higher antimicrobial efficacy as compared to bulk silver, says a recent study. Nanotechnology is considered a major means of assisting ...
The US government has filed a civil fraud lawsuit against Novartis claiming the company made illegal payments to induce pharmacies to switch kidney transplant patients to its immunosuppressant drug Myfortic. Civil fraud lawsuit claimed ...
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Knauf Insulation Holding GmbH are very pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with Exeed Industries LLC to acquire a holding in their subsidiary, Exeed Insulation LLC, which will operate as a joint venture under Knauf Insulation ...
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All products are made of high quality glass, glass factory produced "Interglass" on German equipment. Deep processing of glass are on the equipment from leading manufacturers from Switzerland, Germany and Italy. The materials used in ...
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Researchers have announced a collaboration to develop an affordable photovoltaic (PV) system capable of concentrating solar radiation 2000 times and converting 80% of the incoming radiation into useful energy. The system can also provide ...
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