Restart of nuclear reactors in Japan, growing renewable sources of energy and a slow economy are expected to push down the country's LNG consumption by 2020 by as much as 10.5% from 2014 levels, Eclipse Energy said this week. Japan's LNG ...
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After more than doubling its strategic oil reserves since last year, China may apply the brakes to its buying spree as storage availability is expected to be limited, while a climate of depressed prices will reduce any urgency to snap up ...
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Despite receiving numerous criticism from residents, West Berkshire Council defended its multi-million pound LED streetlight replacement project. About 50% of the district’s streetlights were replaced with LED lamps in the scheme, ...
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With the progress of modern logistics as well as the growth in demand for replacing workforce by machinery, forklifts have become the most widely used tools for handling materials in logistics industry. In 2014, global forklift sales volume ...
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Indonesia is expected to have as many as 55-60 of uncommitted LNG cargoes next year from the Tangguh and Bontang LNG plants, the head of upstream regulator SKK Migas' communications department, Elan Biantoro, said Monday. The available ...
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Spurred by major and emerging markets, global photovoltaic (PV) demand has grown substantially this year. According to the latest Gold Member Report by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, installed capacity worldwide for 2015 is ...
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For its fiscal second-quarter 2016 (ended 1 November 2015), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported revenue of $321.1m, up 8% on $297m a year ago and up 2.3% on $314m last ...
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Electric vehicle startup Faraday Future has selected North Las Vegas in Nevada to set up its proposed factory, with first car set to roll off the plant in 2017. The company previously announced that it was considering sites in California, ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded its recall of chia seed powder, which it issued in November, to include more products due to suspected Salmonella contamination. The latest update from CFIA states that Everspring ...
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Mark Chao stars in the upcoming movie Till the End of the World, shot in Antarctica. [Photo provided to China Daily] An upcoming romantic film, the first homegrown fictional feature shot in Antarctica, recently concluded its shoot in the ...
Imax CEO Richard Gelfond. [Photo provided to China Daily] China will overtake the United States to become the world's largest box office by 2018, says Imax CEO Richard Gelfond in an exclusive interview to China Daily. The country is ...
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Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France, which makes engineered substrates including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers, says that it is defending its rights in an investigation by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) instituted on 18 ...
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Swiss confectionery company Nestle will make its entire range of chocolates and biscuits from 100% sustainable cocoa. These products would be sold across UK and Ireland. Starting January 2016, the entire range of Nestle chocolates and ...
New Balance and New York Road Runners (NYRR) announced a new multi-year agreement that features year-round engagements with NYRR events, programs and youth running initiatives, including becoming the Official Athletic Footwear and Apparel ...
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A major Chinese company has won contracts to complete a rail link running across Kenya-a major project expected to boost connections in East Africa. China Communications Construction Co has signed a framework agreement with the Kenyan ...
Tags: Cross-Kenya Railway, rail link