Chico's FAS, Inc., and its family of brands – Chico's, White House Black Market, Soma, and Boston Proper – announce the launch of its fourth May is For Miracles campaign, a multi-faceted program to raise funds for the 170 ...
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Global market for industrial laser systems worth $10.7BN in 2013, says Optech’s Arnold Mayer. Respected industrial laser market forecaster Arnold Mayer says that the global market for laser materials processing systems hit a record ...
Soitec of Bernin, France says that CSOLAR IV West LLC recently notified San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) of its decision not to use the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module technology of Soitec Solar (formerly Concentrix) for its power ...
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Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA, which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) for power management applications, has introduced the EPC9016 half-bridge ...
Tags: EPC E-mode GaN FETs, Electrical, Electronics
Due to the surging demand for rooftop solar panels from the U.S. to Japan, investment in clean energy rose by 9% in the first quarter comparing to the same period in 2013, says Bloomberg. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) indicated ...
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Fleet Feet, Incorporated announced that John Long will convert his Minneapolis-based Marathon Sports Run/Walk store to a Fleet Feet Sports franchise. Long is a veteran running store owner and industry leader. This will allow Long to tap ...
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China-based handset vendors, including Coolpad, Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo, Gionee, K-Touch and TCL, have each accelerated the launch of their 4G LTE smartphones in an attempt to grab market share from international players, notably Samsung ...
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The Northwest European styrene monomer/benzene spread rallied to a month-high Tuesday of $203/mt on stronger styrene, rebounding from a one-year low of $148/mt established April 4 but still representing deeply negative production margins, ...
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Natural gas demand in Italy in March fell by almost 24% year on year to 6.026 billion cubic meters, gas and power exchange manager GME said Tuesday. GME said power plant demand fell by 33% to 1.276 Bcm, one of the "strongest decreases ...
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Astomos Energy, Japan's top LPG supplier, said Wednesday it has concluded additional contracts with US' Enterprise Product Partners, including a deal to buy 500,000 mt/year of US LPG over 2019-21. Astomos will also increase its US LPG ...
BHP Billiton has lifted its production guidance for Western Australian iron ore to 217 million mt for the 12 months to June 30, up by 5 million mt from its earlier estimate, the Melbourne-based miner said Wednesday. The "relatively ...
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The world premiere is set for autumn 2014 and will be included in cars released later this year. Compared to other light sources, BMW laser headlight can provide 10 times greater luminosity and high beams with a range of 600 meters. It is ...
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US investment bank Goldman Sachs said Wednesday it has upgraded its three-month and six-month nickel price forecasts on the back of the Indonesian ban on nickel ore exports. The bank notes that following a fragmented Indonesian election ...
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In the first quarter of the current year, the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian subsidiary of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 1.4073 million mt, down 12.7 percent year on year, as announced by the ...
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Big brands are launching "free-from" ranges globally The 'free-from' foods market is booming in many parts of the world, widening into new categories and increasingly moving into the mainstream with introductions from major food ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food