What is decribed as the first European-made device based on gallium nitride (GaN) to be sent into space has completed its second year of operations. Hosted by the European Space Agency (ESA) on its Earth-observing Proba-V mini-satellite in ...
By the year 2020 the first cylinder housings manufactured from polymer composite materials will be introduced into passenger car and motorcycle engines, replacing the aluminium components currently in use, predicts SBHPP High Performance ...
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DS Smith is expanding its market share in Spain after agreeing to buy Spanish company Grupo Lantero's corrugated products business. The recyclable corrugated packaging provider said the €190 million purchase, including assumed debt, ...
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Debenhams has issued a trading update for the 15 weeks and the 41 weeks to 13th June 2015, and confirms the business is on track to meet full-year market expectations. Group gross transaction value was up 0.4% for the 15 weeks, and 1.7% ...
After e-commerce, it is now the turn of omni-channel in India. The country’s retail market will primarily be driven by omni-channel as brick-and-mortar retailers enter e-commerce to support their stores, says media reports. ...
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The National Australia Bank’s price and production forecast report expects wool and cotton prices to generally rise in Australian dollar terms. The NAB report provides production and price forecasts for 2015-16 for seven major ...
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More car exports to Oceanic country look unlikely in near future Chinese carmakers look unlikely to take advantage of the free trade agreement between China and Australia signed this month due to their lack of competitiveness in the ...
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Tetra Pak has introduced a filling machine E3 for sterilising carton packaging material using electron beams. Showcased at the Fispal Technologia International Trade Show in S?o Paulo, Brazil, the new machine enables the manufacturers ...
Cotton prices will remain range-bound during cotton year 2016 even if domestic production declines by 10 to 15 per cent, according to ICRA, an independent and professional investment information and credit rating agency. In a report ...
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UK automotive major Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will launch its custom-built Jaguar XJR Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV), capable of zooming from 0 to 60mph in just 4.4 seconds up to 174mph, as part of Bloodhound Project at Goodwood Festival of ...
Swedish automobile major Volvo has launched a system called 'Positioning+' empowering an individual to keep a track of its trucks' position in a real-time manner. The service is expected to be beneficial for those operating transport ...
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US-based alcoholic beverage maker Constellation Brands is planning to expand its brewery and glass bottle production plant in Nava, Coahuila, Mexico, with an investment of approximately $2bn. The expansion will involve increasing ...
Australian food company Beston is planning to acquire milk processor United Dairy Power for an undisclosed amount. United Dairy's milk processing plants in Murray Bridge and Jervois which were closed after the company went into ...
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German industrial gases and engineering firm Linde has launched Dri Pack automated box chilling system based on CO2 snow, for packaging meat, poultry and seafood. The system is claimed to be more efficient than water ice or dry ice ...
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Opus Group has signed a binding agreement to sell 100% of Opus Equipment to MECA Scandinavia , a subsidiary of Mekonomen Group. The sale streamlines Opus Group's operations focusing on being a leading global vehicle inspection company. ...
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