Mesopotamian potters discovered the method for making multi-colored opaque glass beads around 2,750 BC. Circa 1,100 AD, a window of colored glass was documented in Germany. Colored glass windows were used in churches, monasteries, and other ...
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AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has announced the market introduction of the first space-level, base metal electrodeA solid electric conductor through which an electric current ...
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ExxonMobil and its employees and retirees in North Texas raised more than $1.7 million for charitable organizations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area through ExxonMobil’s annual Employees’ Favorite Charities Campaign. Employees ...
Savanna Energy Services Corp. ("Savanna") and Fort McKay First Nation ("Fort McKay") are pleased to announce that Fort McKay-Savanna Energy Services Limited Partnership ("Partnership") has agreed to an initial purchase of approximately ...
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Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. has hired John Hagan as national sales vice president. Prior to accepting the position, Hagan (pictured) was senior director of sales operations at Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. He replaced Armand Allaire, who left the ...
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US-based packaging products provider Scholle has signed a deal to merge its business with performance packaging solutions provider IPN to form a new diverse performance packaging company. The move is expected to offer performance-based ...
The latest truck to roll out of Peterbilt, the vocational Model 567, is currently in full production. The truck or tractor can be configured to meet a wide range of heavy and severe duty applications, Peterbilt Motors Company recently ...
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Demandware Inc. the industry-leading provider of enterprise cloud commerce solutions, announced that Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, a premier destination for top designer shopping at extraordinary prices, has launched its first e-commerce site, ...
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Dec. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CB&I (NYSE: CBI) today announced a joint venture between CB&I and Zachry Industrial, Inc. has been awarded two contracts, each valued at approximately $2.5 billion, by FLNG Liquefaction, ...
Shell today became the first major oil company to develop a lead-free replacement for Aviation Gasoline (Avgas 100 and 100LL), which will now begin a strict regulatory approvals process. Avgas is one of the last common transportation fuels ...
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To help brokers and agents better meet the full insurance needs of domestic companies with foreign exposures, Liberty Mutual's Commercial Insurance strategic business unit has expanded its foreign package policy offering by introducing a ...
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Soda lime glass is basically colorless. Metals and oxides can be added to glass to change its color during the glass blowing, molding or machine production process. The following additives make the distinctive colors: •Red glass: ...
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Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thenayan Al-Saud, Chairman of SABIC and Chairman of the Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu, officially opened the company's state-of-the-art SABIC Technology Center (STC) in Bengaluru, India in a ceremony which ...
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If your loved ones are looking for an easy way to watch Internet content on their big-screen TVs, Google's Chromecast ($35) is an inexpensive choice. Owners use their smartphones, tablets or computers as a remote control to tune in Netflix, ...
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Aureus Mining Inc. (TSX: AUE) (AIM: AUE) ("Aureus Mining" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that DRA Mineral Projects ("DRA") has been awarded a contract to provide engineering, procurement, construction and management ("EPCM") ...
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