Organizers of Invest in Photonics 2012, a two-day international convention on photonics venture capital (VC) investment, said that participation at last month’s event increased “despite a tough investment decade in ...
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A European unit of Dubai contractor Drake & Scull International has secured two water treatment contracts in Romania with a combined value of AED 90 million. Passavant Roediger, a wholly owned subsidiary of DSI based in Germany will ...
Scientists from France's Ecole Polytechnique have developed a remarkable new technology which extracts trace amounts of gold from industrial waste water. Fairfax reports that the new technology was first developed in 2007, and involves ...
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When the blades started spinning on SC Johnson's two new wind turbines, the company's Waxdale manufacturing facility began to further minimize its dependence on fossil fuels. The addition of the turbines means that products made and ...
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HexaTech Inc of Morrisville, NC, USA has received a $2.2m award from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) to enable the development of “new power semiconductor technology for the ...
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UK-based Premier Foods has been fined £15,000 for exceeding the permitted levels of trade effluent that was discharged into Severn Trent Water's sewer system.The company was also asked to pay legal costs of £5,106.18. The ...
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SES Multi Metal Stock Ltd has secured a GBP 302,000 order to supply expertise and Stainless Steel laser cut parts for the upgrade and extension to the Liverpool waste water treatment works for United Utilities Group plc. The contract was ...
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Pioneer Pump has named Chris Skintges South East Regional Sales Manager.As South East Regional Sales Manager,Chris will continue to develop our sales channel across all markets. "Our business continues to grow in key markets such as ...
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) provides accreditation in accordance with ISO/IEC Guide 65 for product certification programs to ensure that the marketplace can gain confidence for their activities. The program is overseen ...
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Dialight has completed shipment of the initial phase of a major multi-phase project for the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA). This initial phase of the order, to provide LED lighting fixtures for a major waste water ...
Advanced Denim, a new concept for sustainable denim production, was presented at the 16th annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, sponsored by the American Chemical Society's Green Chemistry Institute. The eco-friendly technique ...
Crane Co.announced the appointment of Louis V.Pinkham as Group President,Fluid Handling.He will be responsible for the leadership and management of Crane s Fluid Handling businesses,which represents approximately 45%of the Company s ...
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While solar power,wind power and tidal power grab the daily headlines,a vastly different green energy technology is quietly making real progress across the globe. Anaerobic waste water digestion technologies respond not only to industry's ...
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The paint and coatings industry has put a tremendous emphasis on the Chinese market where the largest international paint manufacturers all have built major operations and continue to invest there. Chinese paints and coatings ...
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International Flavors & Fragrances has opened a plant in Singapore that the US firm hopes will help it tap into growing demand in Asia. The company opened the liquid flavours and fragrances facility in Jurong in Singapore yesterday (17 ...
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