Sun Chemical Performance Pigments has expanded its dedicated regional sales and service team, local warehousing, and lab support for its pigment products dedicated to the coatings, cosmetics, inks, plastics and specialties markets in Brazil ...
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With the efficiency and total lumen output for LEDs on the rise, lighting in 2013 will surpass handsets as the biggest application for LED driver ICs, with revenue rising by more than 50% annually, and then more than doubling by 2018, ...
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The European Union (EU) has not yet decided on whether to impose anti-dumping tariff rates on solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers and cells imported from China, and if the EU does not impose the tariff, Taiwan-based solar cell makers ...
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The European Union's (EU) anti-dumping tariffs are spurring an increase in prices for China-made solar modules, marking the end of a period when available inexpensive photovoltaic (PV) devices enabled fast growth of installations in the ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,19 commodities increased in prices, 23 fell and 58 remained unchanged on 29/07/2013.The largest rises were Phenol (1.82%),Calcium carbide (1.44%),PA (1.08%),while the ...
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ABB has acquired Alstom’s ring motor business, saying the deal will enhance its gearless mill drive (GMD) system business. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Bilbao, Spain, the business has about 120 ...
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A new study conducted by the City of Edmonton is looking to evaluate and potentially improve trucking in the city limits. A draft city goods movement strategy released last week provided 34 suggestions to aid the city’s trucking ...
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Analysts argued today over the significance of Apple's falling market share, reflecting the uncertainties the Cupertino, Calif. company faces in a transition to lower profits. "The current iPhone portfolio is under-performing and Apple is ...
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Healthcare providers in the United States have preconceived notions about electronic health records-namely, that EHR systems haven't lived up to their promise of transforming healthcare by improving efficiency and cutting costs. The ...
The takeover bout for Dell resumed on Monday, with investor Carl Icahn sounding off on the proposal from Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners to change rules governing the shareholder vote for a revised bid to take the PC maker private. ...
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Sony and Panasonic Monday announced a joint effort to develop a next-generation standard for optical disks for professional users. The companies also said they intend to build a 300GB disc by 2015. Sony and Panasonic plan to use ...
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected claims of an Apple patent that figures prominently in a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics, according to documents filed by the South Korean company in a U.S. federal ...
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UK-based plastics manufacturer Sone Products has secured £250k of government funding to develop its manufacturing site in County Durham and support its growth strategy. The investment will enable the company to increase the range of ...
UK-based Sone has acquired a new 3D printer Makerbot Replicator 2x, as part of its ongoing strategy to improve its bespoke in-house design capabilities and develop its range of services further. The company claims that the printer ...
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Pfizer has reported a net income attributable to the company of $14.09bn, or $1.98 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2013 compared to $3.25bn, or $0.43 for the second quarter of 2012. Revenues for the second quarter of 2013 ...
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