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Croozer Has Terminated Its Relationship with Thule North America

Sep 11, 2013

Starting next month, the Croozer bike trailer brand will be distributed in North America by its new Canadian subsidiary, Croozer's Germany-based parent, Zwei plus zwei GmbH, said Friday that it has terminated its relationship with Thule ...

Tags: Transportation, bike

Membership Drive Was Be Launched by BPSA

Sep 11, 2013

Supporters of the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association are hoping to push its membership count to over 100 companies for the first time for the organization's 100th anniversary next year. The BPSA has mailed a promotional newsletter and ...

Tags: Transportation, bike

BlackBerry's Is Reportedly Preparing a Bid for The Troubled Smartphone Maker

Sep 11, 2013

BlackBerry's biggest shareholder is reportedly preparing a bid for the troubled smartphone maker. Fairfax Holdings, an insurer run by Toronto, Ontario-based investor Prem Watsa, holds a stake of around 9.9 per cent in BlackBerry, having ...

Tags: Blackberry, Computer Products

Microsoft Has Backtracked on Its Decision to Prevent Software Developers

Sep 11, 2013

Microsoft has backtracked on its decision to prevent software developers gaining early access to Windows 8.1, the updated version of the Windows 8 operating system, following an outcry from developers. In August, Microsoft revealed that ...

Tags: Computer Products, Microsoft

Yuchai Attracted Attention of Customers and Mainstream Media During Asean-China Expo

Sep 11, 2013

Yuchai attracted the extensive attention of customers and mainstream media during its presence in ASEAN-China Expo. On September 4th, General Manager Wu Qiwei attributed the trade development between Yuchai and ASEAN countries to the Expo ...

Tags: Transportation, Yuchai

ICE October Brent Dipped to Its Lowest Level in a Week Then Settled $2.40 Lower

Sep 11, 2013

ICE October Brent dipped to its lowest level in a week then settled $2.40 lower at $113.72/barrel Monday, while NYMEX crude also fell as uncertainty over a potential US strike against Syria remained. In after-hours trade, October Brent ...

Tags: Chemicals

Taiwan's FCFC Is Maintaining Run Rates at Three Aromatics Plants at 90-100% of Capacity

Sep 11, 2013

Taiwan's Formosa Chemical and Fiber Corp is maintaining run rates at its three aromatics plants at 90-100% of capacity despite paraxylene production margins remaining poor, a company source said last Friday. The price spread between Asian ...

Tags: taiwan, Chemicals

Rovio Has Deployed Riak to Aid Scalability and Management of Data Volumes

Sep 11, 2013

Rovio, the Finnish studio behind the popular Angry Birds computer game, has deployed Riak, the open source NoSQL database from Basho Technologies, to aid scalability and management of data volumes from its games and animated Angry Birds ...

Tags: Computer Products, webgame

Apple Has Capped a Summer of Speculation with The Launch of Two New iPhones

Sep 11, 2013

Apple has capped a summer of speculation with the launch of two new iPhones - an iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5. But with most of the pre-launch rumours proving to be true, the two main surprises were the inclusion of a 64-bit microprocessor ...

Tags: Apple, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5

Beijing Officially Implemented China IV Emission Standard on July 1,2013

Sep 11, 2013

Beijing officially implemented China Ⅳ emission standard on July 1, 2013. The rise of truck emission also means the upgrade of truck products. When other truck manufacturers stays at a R&D or production of China Ⅳ compliant ...

Tags: Transportation, Truck

Suppliers Can Represent Its Product to Buyers at The Fall High Point Market's Event

Sep 11, 2013

Exhibitors at the fall High Point Market's preview event continued to praise its viability on Monday, opening day of the two-day Premarket.By giving suppliers early access to buyers representing about half the retail floors its product gets ...

Tags: Furniture, Furnishing

Dormeo Octaspring Is Offering a New Range Rover as a Prize for a Contest

Sep 11, 2013

Specialty bedding producer Dormeo Octaspring is offering a new Range Rover as a prize for a contest that aims to "drive" consumers into retail doors across the country. Launched on Labor Day, the contest calls for participants to create ...

Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use

291 Metropolitan Areas Across The Country Now Qualify as Improving Housing Markets

Sep 11, 2013

A total of 291 metropolitan areas across the country now qualify as improving housing markets, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for September, released today. This reflects ...

Tags: Construction, Housing Markets

Accsys Technologies Cancelled a Production and Distribution Licence for Accoya Wood

Sep 11, 2013

Accsys Technologies, the parent firm of the Accoya wood producer Titan Wood, cancelled a production and distribution licence for Accoya wood that Diamond Wood had held since 2007. The licence agreement entailed construction of an Accoya ...

Tags: Construction, wood

DKSH Has Expanded Its Presence in Europe

Sep 11, 2013

DKSH has expanded its presence in Europe, joining the FECC (European Association of Chemical Distributors) and several new distribution agreements. Last year, DKSH acquired the Swiss specialty chemicals distributor Staerkle & Nagler to ...

Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use