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Egger Holzwerkstoffe Delivered Significant Growth in Its Earnings During Financial Year

Dec 20, 2012

Egger Holzwerkstoffe delivered significant growth in its earnings during its 2011/12 financial year, which ended on 30 April. The company erased a weaker start in the first six months as the year progressed. EBITDA had risen by just 5% ...

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The Europe Activities of Norbord Have Developed Slightly Downhill Again in 2012

Dec 20, 2012

The Europe activities of Norbord have developed slightly downhill again in the second quarter of 2012. Sales revenues were 6.8% lower than a year earlier at $109m and EBITDA deteriorated to $9m in the same period. Norbord had generated ...

Tags: Europe, Norbord, downhill, sales

Arsenide Nanowires on Graphite and Graphene

Dec 20, 2012

17 September 2012 Arsenide nanowires on graphite and graphene Researchers at Norwegian University of Science and Technology(NTNU)have succeeded in growing gallium arsenide(GaAs)and indium arsenide(InAs)compound semiconductor crystal ...

Tags: GaAs Nanowires, Solar Cells LEDs, Graphitic Substrates, Graphene

Energy Exercised an Option to Sell a $75 Million Stake in The Crux Gas

Dec 20, 2012

NEXUS Energy has exercised an option to sell a $75 million stake in the Crux gas and liquids field in Western Australia's offshore Browse Basin to the field's operator, Royal Dutch/Shell. The move will drop Nexus's stake in Crux from 17 ...

Tags: Partners in$75m, Australia's, offshore Browse Basin

Trombini Now Intends After All to Close Down The Particleboard Plant in Frossasco

Dec 20, 2012

The Italian Gruppo Trombini now intends after all to close down the particleboard plant in Frossasco, which operates under the name of Annovati, on a permanent basis. The remaining 127 employees at the Annovati plant immediately went on ...

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Dieffenbacher Sold a Particleboard Mill to The Zhangzhou Hong Wei Woods

Dec 20, 2012

Dieffenbacher sold a particleboard mill to the Chinese wood-based panels producer Zhangzhou Hong Wei Woods, which has its main office in Longhai in Fujian province. The contract includes all technology from wood processing to raw board ...

Tags: Dieffenbacher, wood-based panels, Chinese, German, particleboard mill

OPEC Continues to Do What It Can to Achieve and Maintain a Stable Oil Market

Dec 20, 2012

The opening address to the 162nd Meeting of the OPEC Conference, by HE Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh, Minister of Oil of Iraq and President of the Conference: Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Vienna for the 162nd Meeting of ...

Tags: Oil, OPEC Conference, Gas, economy

Microsoft Raised Prices of Its Office Suite by as Much as 17%

Dec 20, 2012

Microsoft this week raised prices of its Office suite by as much as 17% and eliminated multi-license packs, all part of a plan to push consumers and small businesses toward new subscription programs, analysts said. On Monday, Microsoft ...

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PPG Announced Acquisition of Certain Assets of Spraylat Corp

Dec 20, 2012

PPG Industries has completed its previously announced acquisition of certain assets of Spraylat Corp.,a privately-owned industrial coatings company based in Pelham,NY.Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition furthers the ...

Tags: PPG, Acquisition, Spraylat, coatings

Some 18,949 Servers Were Sold in Taiwan in The Third Quarter of 2012

Dec 20, 2012

Taipei,Dec.20,2012(CENS)--Some 18,949 servers were sold in Taiwan in the third quarter of 2012,up 6%from the same period of last year,or year-on-year(YoY),and a 9%increase from previous quarter,or quarter-on-quarter(QoQ),according to IDC ...

Tags: Server, Shipments, IDC, global market intelligence

The Internet Engineering Task Force Has Started Work on The Next Generation of HTTP

Dec 20, 2012

With an eye towards updating the World Wide Web to better accommodate complex and bandwidth-hungry applications, the Internet Engineering Task Force has started work on the next generation of HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), the ...

Tags: HTTP, hypertext, internet, Web development, Internet Engineering

India's Supreme Court Asked Maharashtra Government in Western India for Information

Dec 20, 2012

India’s Supreme Court has asked the government of Maharashtra state in western India for information on what action was taken against police officers there who arrested two girls earlier this month for a Facebook post. The court has ...

Tags: Cyberlaw, Facebook, iran, Supreme Court

Evonik Plans to Launch a New Generation of PVC Plasticizers

Dec 20, 2012

Evonik plans to launch a new generation of PVC plasticizers. Alongside the strategic portfolio expansion, the company will also develop a new brand of products. With this expansion of its product lines, Evonik is broadening its range of ...

Tags: PVC, Phthalate free Products, PVC plasticizers

Abacus Secured One of The Biggest Export Contracts in Their History

Dec 20, 2012

Abacus secured one of the biggest export contracts in their history by winning the contract for Manuka Oval,Cricket and Australian Rules Football Stadium in Canberra,Australia. The scheme is based on 6 x 45 meter masts,all of which are ...

Tags: Manuka Oval, Cricket, Australian Rules Football Stadium, Abacus

The Merger of Taiwan-Based Solar Firms NSP and DelSolar Has Been Seen as Beneficial

Dec 20, 2012

The merger of Taiwan-based solar firms Neo Solar Power (NSP) and DelSolar (a subsidiary of Delta Electronics) has been seen as beneficial and a necessary trend for the industry, as NSP gains strong financial support and Delta finds a way to ...

Tags: solar merger, Neo Solar Power, Solar makers, Solar market