Japanese petrochemical major – Asahi Kasei intends to restart operations at its ACN plant in Kawasaki and Thailand in mid-November. Both the ACN plants, in Kawasaki – Japan and Map Tha Put in Thailand are currently undergoing ...
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As one of the foremost and largest medical facilities in Asia, The KLES Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre in Belgaum, are considering rolling out the conversion from traditional lamps to carbon efficient LEDs to all of ...
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Imtra has completed its 'green' initiative to reduce energy consumption at its corporate headquarters. Imtra's energy saving efforts include the installation of high-yield solar panels on all suitable roofing surfaces resulting in the ...
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OMAHA, Neb. --- Third quarter revenues from Berkshire Hathaway's retailing operations - which includes four furniture chains, plus jewelry and candy businesses - increased 4.9% to $712 million from $679 million, according to the company's ...
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Recently, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) gave Xcel Energy approval to install 529 LED streetlights in the city as a two-year test. The company had told the city it would start installation in 2012. Most Minnesota cities ...
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As a world-leading manufacture of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, AGC Asahi Glass (AGC) is proud to announce that the company has signed an agreement to become a branded licensee of the 2014 FIFA World Cup (TM). Through this ...
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IDG News Service-Nextel,an upstart mobile operator formed in the 1990s that attracted a loyal following in construction and other trades,looks set to disappear after Japan's Softbank buys 70 percent of Sprint Nextel. After the closing of ...
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Sumitomo Chemical Co is likely to restart its Caprolactam (CPL) plant at the end of November. "The plant which has two CPL lines was taken off-stream for a turnaround in mid-October 2012 and is likely to restart in end- November", an ...
In anticipation of Hurricane Sandy's arrival, more than 7, 000 flights have been canceled and mass transit in D. C. And N. Y. Has been shutdown. As the East coast braces itself for Hurricane Sandy's 11-foot storm surge and estimated 85-mph ...
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Computerworld-An electronic voting machine was temporarily taken out of service in Perry County,Pa.,after a voter filmed it changing his vote for President Obama into one for Gov.Mitt Romney. The voter,using the ...
Third quarter automotive glass sales increased 15.3 percent, displaying growth in the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) market by 13 percent and 3 percent growth in the AGR market, according a Vitro company release. According to the ...
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IDG News Service-IBM on Tuesday announced the Storwize V3700 storage array,which starts at$11,000 and is one of the lowest-priced storage products the company offers. The V3700 array comprises a stack of technologies including ...
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A much broader array of decorative glass was among the products displayed by AGC and Interpane at the glasstec trade fair in Düsseldorf, where they occupied a joint stand for the first time. In July, the two companies entered into an ...
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Free smartphone apps pose huge threats to user privacy by collecting unnecessary information,says a report from Juniper Networks. The network security firm analysed 1.7 million applications on the Android market over an 18-month period ...
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The Government Digital Service (GDS) estimates it will save £1.8bn per year moving offline services to digital channels, according to a copy of its draft Digital Strategy seen by Computer Weekly. The focus of the strategy is on ...
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