The European Union (EU) has launched a project for the development of smart clothing with wearable technology in cloud computing (cloud computing is a synonym for distributed computing over a network and means the ability to run a program ...
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As one of four winners in the first round of Sunidarity initiative awards (in December 2012), Paris-based Fondation Énergies pour le Monde (Energy for the World Foundation) has just finished installing a concentrator photovoltaic ...
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According to the statistics released by France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), the country's manufacturing output in August this year increased 0.3 percent compared to July. In August, France's production ...
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Plastic Omnium has opened a new automotive development center in Lozorno, Slovakia, to support its exterior and structural components operations. The company invested nearly €2m in the construction of the engineering center that will ...
Austria imported a total of 2.4m m3 of softwood sawlogs in the first half of this year, equating to an increase of 13.6% against the same period of last year. Softwood sawlog imports from the Czech Republic rose by roughly 23% to 1.04m m3 ...
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There is new recycled containerboard capacity scheduled to come on stream at the end of 2013. Blue Paper, a joint venture between VPK and Klingele Papierwerke (Germany), is in the final stages of converting a fine paper machine (from UPM ...
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Reportedly, Vallourec, the France-based steel pipe and tube produce said that it has inked an agreement to buy the assets in Lupatech’s tubular services Rio das Ostras Unit, which is an oil & gas services company in Rio de Janeiro. ...
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According to data released by Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the country’s imports of flat alloy steel totaled 49,474 tons in August, falling by 34% year on year. In August, the country’s imports flat alloy steel wider ...
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According to the statistics provided by the Turkish Steel Pipe Manufacturers Association (CEBID), in the first nine months of this year Turkey's steel pipe exports registered an annual growth of 4.62 percent, rising to 1.4 million mt. In ...
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Luxembourg-based global steelmaker ArcelorMittal has announced that it is investing €92 million in a complete revamp of the blast furnace No. 2 at its Dunkirk plant in France. The Dunkirk plant's slab output capacity will remain at 7 ...
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American Apparel, the vertically integrated clothing manufacturer based in downtown Los Angeles, is announcing its plans to open a new store in Lyon, France. It will mark the company's 12th location in France. Opening in November, the 300 ...
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Peugeot is aiming to reclaim its former status as the leading French brand in Australia. It has been overtaken by a resurgent Renault in 2013 after being the dominant brand from France locally in recent history. In 2010 Peugeot sold ...
Glatfelter announced the promotion of Kent K. Matsumoto to Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, effective immediately. In this capacity, he will report directly to Dante C. Parrini, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. ...
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Anderson, S.C.-based Chomarat North America — the regional division of France-based textiles and composites manufacturer Chomarat Group — is building an additional 58,500-square-foot plant in South Carolina for manufacturing ...
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AkzoNobel has finalized the divestment of its Building Adhesives business to Sika AG in a deal worth over $350 million Euro. The deal was first announced on Aug. 8. Under the terms of the deal, all of Building Adhesives' approximately 550 ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Building Adhesives