Organisers of FESPA China 2014 to be held from November 19-21, 2014 in Guangzhou, China say they have expanded floor space by an entire hall compared with the inaugural FESPA China 2013. This, the organisers inform, is due to ...
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For its fiscal first-quarter 2015 (ended 28 September 2014), Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported revenue of $427.7m, up 9% on $391m a year ago but down 2% on $436.3m last quarter (and below the $440-465m forecasted in mid-August). ...
GE Lighting is making a play for the smart home market after it hosted a panel discussion on the Internet of Things and launched a quirky television commercial for its new smart lamp in the United States. Contrary to recent rumours that ...
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Growth in China's auto market, the world's biggest, will halve to 7 percent this year weighed down by a slowing economy, the head of an industry body said. "Personally, I think growth this year can reach 7 percent," Dong Yang, ...
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Tamfold, which is stocked hard-sized and FSC certified as standard, is said to offer excellent value, runnability and performance in pharmaceutical, food and chocolate packaging. The continuous product development of Tamfold has resulted ...
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Sales of BASF Group grew by 3% compared with the previous third quarter, reaching €18.3 billion. A sharp rise in volumes in the Natural Gas Trading business sector was mainly responsible for this growth. Income from operations (EBIT) ...
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The diamond and jewelry market, like the global economy, is sending mixed messages ahead of the holiday shopping season. The prevalent claim that the economy is showing its strongest prospects since the 2008 crash is being disputed by ...
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Germany's VDE Testing and Certification Institute, in conjunction with partner Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany, has issued VDE Quality Tested (QT) Certification to cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film ...
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Fonterra and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) have agreed to work together to help developing countries build viable dairy industries and increase dairy nutrition knowledge. Under the partnership, called Framework for ...
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Nissan has entered into a partnership with car rental company Hertz, which will provide logistical support to help Nissan during the UEFA Champions League. Nissan has been named as the official global automotive sponsor of the UEFA ...
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Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, presented its first “Axalta Mexico Science Award” at the State of Mexico’s Science and Engineering Fair sponsored by the Science and ...
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Global reusable packaging solutions provider Ifco Systems has entered into a partnership with Sealed Air to ensure that all IFCO reusable plastic containers washed with the latter’s product, Diversey (detergents and disinfectants) ...
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Aluminum rolling and recycling company Novelis has opened its first plant in Changzhou National Hi-Tech District in China. The Chinese plant will produce heat-treated aluminum automotive sheet and is expected to have production capacity ...
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Britain's top sleep experts agree that enjoying an extra hour in bed on National Sleep Day (Sunday 26th October) will have a beneficial impact. With the clocks set to go back an hour this weekend, The Sleep Council asked leading experts ...
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On the first day of October 1949, 300,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians gathered at Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing and joined the founding ceremony of the New China. Chairman Mao read out the public announcement of the Central ...
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