China's coal imports, including lignite, thermal and metallurgical coal, fell 32.7% year on year to 17.03 million mt in March, the ninth consecutive year-on-year decline, data from the General Administration of Customs (GAC) showed Monday. ...
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In celebration of National Scrabble Day, wordsmiths and boardgamers set the new record of 30 games played in 24 hours. A new world record for the most consecutive games of Scrabble played in 24 hours has been set. The ...
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Vishay adds high-speed 940nm IR emitters in leaded and SMD packages with radiant intensity up to 600mW/sr Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA has broadened its optoelectronics portfolio by launching high-speed 940nm infrared ...
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The pace of growth in the global chocolate market slowed in 2014 as the industry faced challenges stemming from increased cocoa prices, according to findings from market research organisation Mintel. However, chocolate innovation ...
Consumption of high-fat yoghurt and cheese are linked to a reduction in the risk of type 2 diabetes by as much as a fifth, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. High meat consumption, on the other hand, is linked to a ...
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A new granola-style blend from Kellogg Australia is the latest addition to its Special K brand’s growing range of cereals. Kellogg’s said the new Whole Grain Clusters provide “whole grains, fibre and protein”. The ...
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Some first-tier China-based PV module firms have asked Taiwan solar cell makers to supply products on credit from, and the suppliers are considering whether to accept the requests, according to industry sources. These China-based PV ...
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The Foodservice Packaging Association, has responded to comments and reports about the supposed ‘ban of polystyrene foam food containers’ in Oxford. Several publications have reported that Oxford has become the first city in ...
Broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA is shipping its AWL5911 802.11ac WiFi power amplifier (PA) in volume for use in TRENDnet's new AC3200 TEW-828DRU tri-band wireless router. ...
Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has introduced eight low-noise, variable-gain amplifier (VGA) receive modules for LTE and WCDMA infrastructure applications requiring low ...
After acquiring a stake in a U.S. medical device firm last year, the world’s biggest electronics manufacturer is in now talks with another medtech company. Brian Buntz Foxconn is now making components for the ViSi Mobile device ...
Tags: Medtech Market, iPhone Assembler
Power management company Eaton today announced that it has helped improve the lighting performance and energy efficiency in a campus recreation facility at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. By replacing almost 400 lighting ...
Tags: LED Solutions, LED luminaires
AkzoNobel’s Decorative Paints business is helping to recreate one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World – the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing in China. Built during the Ming Dynasty, the original pagoda was mostly destroyed ...
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A few big names in the tobacco industry have sued the US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday over recent guidelines about mandating pre-approval of labelling changes in tobacco products. Companies including RJ Reynolds, Lorillard ...
Sweden-based packaging company ifoodbag has completed tests on its new carrier bags that are capable of keeping food items frozen for up to 24 hours. The water-resistant carrier bags, trials of which began last year, have been produced ...
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