Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns has announced that the Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult – Wales’ first and the UK’s newest Catapult – will open its Innovation Centre, based in South East Wales, ...
Analog Devices Inc of Norwood, MA, USA (which provides mixed-signal ICs for cable access) has officially broken ground on its new global headquarters in Wilmington, MA, in a ceremony attended by Jay Ash (Secretary of Housing and Economic ...
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The UK Government has unveiled a strategy, which sets out ambition for about 50%, and as many as 70%, of new car sales to be ultra low emission by 2030. The Road to Zero Strategy is claimed to set the stage for the largest technology ...
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The National Assembly for Wales has approved a new law which will introduce a minimum price for alcohol in Wales. The legislation intends to reduce the amount of alcohol being consumed in the form of binge drinking, while reducing the ...
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Project Beacon, which has the potential to recycle all plastics in Scotland and beyond, has secured £3m funding. Project Beacon, at Binn Farm in Perthshire, is lighting the way to a circular world of complete plastics recycling ...
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Glass packaging recycling rate in the European Union (EU) is steady at 74%, a latest industry data report by The European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) has revealed. This means that over 11.6 million tons of glass bottles are ...
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The UK Government is planning to introduce a deposit return scheme for single-use drink containers including plastic, glass or metal, to increase recycling rates and reduce plastic pollution. The scheme, which is subject to consultation, ...
The Scottish Government is planning to introduce 50p minimum unit pricing for alcohol from 1 May 2018. Scotland’s health secretary, Shona Robison said the decision was made after analysis of a public consultation, and the ...
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has come up with new guidelines aimed at modernizing the way inspections at hog plants are carried out. The new rules proposed by the department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) are ...
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Hyundai Mobis said it will showcase its vision of the car of the future, as well as the technologies and innovations it is developing for it, at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. This will be the company’s third year at the world’s ...
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As many as 2.9 billion aluminium aerosol cans were produced across the world in the first half of 2017 by the members of the International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL). The output, according to the ...
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Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has signed a definitive agreement for the newly founded private company Neptune 6 Ltd to acquire its subsidiary manufacturing site IR Newport Ltd in Newport, Wales, UK. The deal is expected to ...
The US House has approved a proposal to accelerate the deployment of self-driving cars. The bill, known as the Self-Drive Act, is yet to become a law. When enacted, the law will enable auto-makers and tech companies to test 25,000 ...
US-based packaging and bottling line systems manufacturer Krones is investing in a new training and technology center in southeastern Wisconsin, US. The 40,000ft² facility, which will serve the company’s customers and ...
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Secretary of State for the Department of International trade, Liam Fox made the announcement, outlining the government’s renewed ‘commitment to helping small business seize global demand for British exports.’ UK Export ...
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