Tower Group has reported net loss of $15.1m, or $0.39 per diluted share attributable to common shareholders in the second quarter of 2012, against a net income of $24.12m, or $0.58 per share during the same period last year. Operating ...
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Global specialty chemicals company Eastman Chemical has been assigned a patent number 8,287,970 for ‘plastic baby bottles, other blow molded articles, and processes for their manufacture.’ The patent has been developed by ...
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The Chinese government's latest move to combat tax evasion by imposing a consumption tax on MTBE and aromatics is likely to raise gasoline blending costs and make imports of finished gasoline relatively more cost-effective, industry sources ...
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Singapore researchers have developed high-mobility III-V indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) channel n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (n-MOSFET) on germanium-on-insulator (GeOI) substrates [Ivana et al, Appl. Phys. ...
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RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA says that its new RFHA104x series of high-power gallium nitride (GaN) broadband power transistors (BPTs) are optimized for military communications, commercial wireless infrastructure, and ...
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It seems that each new day we wake to yet another bit of Eurozone news that leaves one wondering how much more is yet to come. If Spain needs to go cap in hand go the Eurobankers for £81b when, according to the BBC they have 7% less ...
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Saint-Gobain Glass has launched SGG COOL-LITE XTREME – an extremely selective solar control glass. SGG COOL-LITE XTREME is the UK's first triple-silver solar control glass, giving it a selectivity of 2.14 – this is the ratio ...
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Allstate (NYSE: ALL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.36. The company’s revenue for the quarter was ...
Mazda is readying a breed of lighter and higher-revving diesel engines to power future sports models,including the next Mazda3 and MX-5. Speaking at the launch of the all-new Mazda6,Mazda Motor Corporation program manager Hiroshi Kajiyama ...
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Phil Gee, vice president of EMEA sales at component distributor Nu Horizons, talks to Electronics Weekly about the European components market and the economic slowdown, the most promising geographic markets, rising fuel costs and Chinese ...
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Donegal Insurance Group has selected Valen Technologies' InsureRight product as a predictive analytics solutions for workers' compensation insurers. Valen CEO Dax Craig said: "InsureRight will help Donegal's underwriters make more ...
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Spain - In order to undertake the increasingly challenging Neuromarketing research at his Laboratory of Human-Centered Technology (known as LabHuman), at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Prof. Dr. Mariano Alcaniz Raya, needed to ...
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SCIGRIP SG200 methacrylate adhesive technology serves in critical bonding and sealing applications and enhances the performance of recreational and fishing paddle boards, as well as other personal watercraft manufactured by Dragonfly ...
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Cytori Therapeutics has expanded its Celution system's CE mark approval to include several new indications including cryptoglandular fistula. The Celution system, which pulls stem cells and other regenerative cells out of fat , provides ...
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South Korean auto maker Kia Motors has launched its new KX-4 version of the Sportage that features a higher output turbodiesel engine for the UK market. The new Sportage KX-4 is equipped with an 181bhp 2.0-litre CRDi turbodiesel engine ...