The automotive market in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regions is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 10.1% by 2018, according to a new report. Frost & Sullivan's report, 'CEO 360 Degree Perspective of ...
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US carmaker Chevrolet is planning to add a new rear-wheel-drive sedan to its lineup, which will hit the market next year. The SS model will also be the carmaker's next NASCAR Sprint Cup racecar and will be unveiled in its race ...
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Ford Motor and State Farm have teamed up to offer lower insurance premiums for drivers, using Ford SYNC technology. According to State Farm Insurance, it is expanding its Drive Safe & Save program, under which Ford SYNC equipped drivers ...
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Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has forecasted that Hurricane Isaac will cause insurance losses between $700m-$2bn in the US. The calculation of losses includes wind and storm surge damage to onshore residential, commercial and ...
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Siemens AG (SIE) announced plans to eliminate an additional 4,700 jobs at its Osram lighting unit after it injected 699 million euros ($908 million) in capital at the subsidiary it is preparing to spin off next year The job cuts, ...
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US catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has forecasted that insured losses from Hurricane Sandy to onshore properties in the US will be in the range of $7bn to $15bn. The estimation has been made based on the damage to ashore ...
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Osram will invest in production facilities such as an LED assembly plant in China, while at the same time selling other plants that make products using older lighting technologies. After parent company Siemens said it will spin off Osram ...
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The latest funding opportunity from the DOE is for round 4 of the SSL Manufacturing program, supporting efforts to develop LED and OLED manufacturing strength in the US. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is offering up to $11 million in ...
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The latest Caliper report finds that LED PAR38 lamps have made significant improvements recently, although more options and lower prices would be welcome. The latest Caliper report from the US Department ...
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Philips Lighting has upgraded the performance of its Fortimo Linear Light Module (LLM) family with a constant light output feature in conjunction with the latest SSL Xitanium drivers. Philips Lighting has launched a third-generation ...
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SCA Hygiene Products and Sappi applied at the German Federal German Cartel Office for approval for the formation of a joint company on 5 November. The companies thereby implemented the announcement made by SCA in September that by the turn ...
In October 2012, the EU and Indonesia started a test run for deliveries of timber with FLEGT licences. The aim is to identify and document potential problems with import and export deliveries from Indonesia to the EU associated with timber ...
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According to the US-American stock-exchange information service Seekingalpha and various business newspapers, Mohawk is currently negotiating a larger purchase in the sector of ceramic tiles. The object of their interest is apparently the ...
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Demand for Brazilian elliotis pine plywood has picked up in Europe since mid-October after initially sluggish business. Importers have now bought large amounts against next year‘s duty-free quota for softwood plywood imports into the ...
GHACEM Limited has increased its production capacity at its Tema factory from 1.2 million tonnes to 2.2 million tonnes per annum. This has further boosted the overall annual capacity to 3.4 million tonnes, with productions from the ...
Tags: production capacity, expansion project, cement, quality cement