Quest Diagnostics has introduced a molecular cervical cancer test based on National Institutes of Health's TERC gene marker to identify molecular changes to cervical cells that increase the chance of a woman to develop cervical cancer. ...
Tags: cervical cancer TERC test, Quest Diagnostics, TERC results
German carmaker Volkswagen will unveil the R-Line version of the Passat CC four-door coupe at the Auto Mobil International show in Leipzig, Germany on 1 June 2012. The new car will go on sale in the US market by the end of the year, ...
Tags: Volkswagen, automatic transmission, turbocharged TSI engine
Taiwan-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) producer - Shinkong Synthetic Fibers has reduced capacity rates at its PET plant and has also planned a turnaround. “The PET plant is currently operating at 85 percent production ...
Tags: Polyethylene Terephthalate, PET, PET plant, Synthetic Fibers
Office solutions provider Grand & Toy said that it has made available its reusable environmentally responsible shipping solution across Canada. Boomerang Box, which was launched after a successful pilot program, is projected to decrease ...
Tags: Office solutions, shipping solution, environmental footprint
French carmaker Renault has launched the new facelifted 2013 Espace Minivan in the country. According to the carmaker, the new minivan is powered by a 2.0 dCi engine unit which is offered in three outputs, with 128hp, 148hp and 173hp ...
Tags: Renault, six-speed automatic transmission, 2.0 dCi engine unit
BioPet Vet Lab,an animal biotechnology company specializing in DNA applications,has launched IntegriMEAT,a DNA-based program designed to track and identify livestock. The company has entered into a partnership with Southern Natural ...
Tags: livestock, DNA-based program, meat processor, database
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, ...
Tags: luxury vehicle, 4.6-litre V8 engine, automatic transmission
ForeverGreen Worldwide, a provider of nutritional foods and other health products, plans to launch its products in Russia in the third quarter of this year. The company, which plans to establish a long-term presence in the country, noted ...
Canada's Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) has directed the Ontario government to ban old corrugated boxes from dump sites, as Quebec did it earlier, to free landfill space and save costs. PPEC executive director ...
Tags: Corrugated Boxes, dump sites, recyclables
German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to manufacture the 7th generation Golf hatchback at its Puebla facility in Mexico. The new location was selected as the carmaker's Chattanooga facility in Tennessee, US has reached its full capacity. ...
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German carmaker Audi has unveiled the new updated Q5 SUV with five powertrain options which include three TDI and two TFSI engines. The TDI begins with the 2.0 litre diesel engine which is tuned in two different frequencies, including the ...
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FMC, a US-based chemical company has entered into an agreement to acquire Pectine Italia, an Italy-based producer of pectin for the food ingredients industry, for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition will mark FMC's foray into the ...
Tags: Italy-based producer, food ingredients industry, chemical company
Two new purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plants have become operational in China, which has led to a rise in demand and consequently an increase in imports of paraxylene (PX) in September 2012. A new plant with capacity to produce 1.5 ...
Tags: PX imports, purified terephthalic acid, paraxylene, PX
French carmaker Renault and British racing-car company Caterham have partnered to set up a new joint venture (JV) for developing and producing future sports vehicles. The future vehicles built by the new JV will be marketed under the ...
Tags: Renault, Caterham, joint venture, sports vehicles
US investment firm Trian Fund Management, which is headed by activist investor Nelson Peltz, has acquired 1% stake in Danone - the French dairy company which is estimated to have a market capitalization of approximately $37bn. Trian Fund ...
Tags: a market capitalization of approximately, Danone, leaner cost structure