Leading industry figures insist the Federal Government's changes to rules on fringe benefits tax (FBT) will have "dire consequences" for Australia's automotive industry. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday announced a $1.8 billion cut in ...
Tags: Automotive, car, auto
Power Solutions International, Inc., a leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of emissions-certified alternative-fuel and conventional power systems, today announced the closing of its underwritten public offering of 2,005,000 ...
According to Alison Cook, end user marketing manager UK, Ireland & Benelux at KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL, applying 'lean' principles can help companies improve health & safety at work, promote wellness among employees and boost ...
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Australia has applauded the National Infrastructure Plan? presented to the Council of Australian Governments and suggested ways ITS may benefit the plan. ITS Australia chief executive officer Susan ...
US based truck maker Navistar has launched its new heavy-duty International WorkStar vocational truck in the home-market. The vehicle is powered by the company's 13L engine with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) emissions technology ...
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Japanese ingredients company Ajinomoto has opened a new JPY17bn ($170m) facility for the production of umami seasoning AJI-NO-MOTO in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. The completion ceremony was held on 15 July and full-scale operation ...
The Circular Economy Task Force is a government supported business-led group, including firms such as Boots, Unilever and Wrap, convened by independent think tank Green Alliance. It says that it is a forum for policy innovation which aims ...
Double A enters the dissolving pulp market in response to significant growth in the market and the global demand in many enterprises. Double A has invested USD 6.1 million to upgrade its pulp production line in Thailand to supply the ...
Tags: Textile, textile industry
Air France-KLM will further cut tonnes from its annual aircraft carbon dioxide emissions, simply by using revolutionary new lightweight cargo nets that it is now introducing. Just one new lightweight net with Dyneema? will save Air ...
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Australia's government is to speed up the country's transition to a carbon emissions trading system by dropping its fixed-price carbon tax in 2014, a year earlier than planned, Australian treasurer Chris Bowen said over the weekend. From ...
Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) has commenced the testing of its new Pure Electric Bus in Uruguay. The bus will be tested by the La Compania Uruguaya de Transportes Colectivos (CUTCSA), the Uruguay transport authority, on ...
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Texas State University (in San Marcos) has announced an agreement granting MicroPower Global Ltd (which was established in 2008 and is developing thermoelectric devices for energy conservation, energy harvesting and refrigeration) exclusive ...
ForceField Energy Inc., an international manufacturer and distributor of energy products and solutions, yesterday announced that it signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Empresa de Servicios Públicos de Heredia (ESPH), a utility ...
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Royalty Carpet Mills has announced Andrea Greenleaf as the new President/CEO of Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc. Andrea, who is honoring the influence and insight of her father and company founder Mike Derderian, states, "My father used to say ...
Tags: Carpet, Construction, Textile
China plans to expand the number of cities limiting auto purchases in an effort to curb greenhouse emissions and congestion, Bloomberg reported. Deputy Secretary General Shi Jianhua of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said ...