Semprius Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which designs and makes high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, has raised its own world record for mass-produced photovoltaic module efficiency from 33.9% (announced in January 2012) to 35.5% ...
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The report "Dispersant / Dispersing Agent Market, by End-User Industries (Construction, Paint & Coating, Pulp & Paper, Detergent, Oil & Gas, Agriculture, Pharmaceutical) & Geography - Trends & Forecast to 2018," defines and segments the ...
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Danone Serdika, the Bulgarian unit of French dairy giant Danone, is set to divest its production capacities in Sofia to its US partner Schreiber Foods. The sale is a part of Danone's strategy to optimize production capacity, costs and ...
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Crystal Applied Technology and Crystalwise Technology have become suppliers of sapphire wafers used to make covers for the iPhone 5s home key which features fingerprint recognition, according to Taiwan-based makers. A 2-inch sapphire ...
Clariant International and Wilmar International have received the relevant merger clearances for the establishment of their 50-50 joint venture called 'the global amines company', which is now in operation. The global amines company will ...
Total intends to invest €160 million before 2016 to adapt its petrochemical platform in Carling, in the Lorraine region of eastern France, and to restore its competitiveness. Total plans indeed to develop new activities on the ...
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Shandong-based Chinese iron ore miner Jinling Mining Co. has issued its financial results for the first half of the current year. Accordingly, in the first half Jinling Mining recorded an operating revenue of RMB 672 million ($109.76 ...
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The Lenzing Group was not immune to the continuous downward price development on the marketplace in the first half-year 2013. Nevertheless, against the backdrop of declining sales, Lenzing generated earnings in line with expectations but ...
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Showa Denko has decided to build a 100,000t/y ethyl acetate plant at its Oita Complex using its proprietary production process technology. The plant will start commercial production in June 2014. Ethyl acetate is used in wide-ranging ...
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A dozen Chinese rare earth companies have formed an industrial alliance to sue Japan’s Hitachi Metals for holding invalid patents and infringing patent rights of Chinese companies. The legal process could start in early September in ...
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The oversupply of LED die still exists; however, the demand for LED lighting fixture is expected to achieve explosive growth in next year under the great support of lighting equipment factories in the mainland China, highly anticipated next ...
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Showa Denko KK (SDK) has decided to build a 100,000-tons/year ethyl acetate plant at its Oita complex in Japan, based on its own recently developed technology. Ethyl acetate is used in wide-ranging applications, including printing ink and ...
In early 20th-century China, personal transportation didn’t get much better than a rickshaw. On the other side of the world, automakers like Winton Motor Carriage Company in Cleveland, Ohio were bringing automobiles to the masses. ...
The Board of Directors of Arkema met on July 31st 2013 to close the condensed consolidated accounts of Arkema for 1st half 2013. Highlights: - €1,629 million sales, 1.7% down at constant exchange rate and scope of business - ...
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Russian steelmaker NLMK has announced that it has held a ceremony on July 23 to mark the opening of NLMK Kaluga, its next-generation EAF mill located in the Kaluga region near Moscow. The launch of NLMK Kaluga will help tackle the ...