GARDEUR CEO Gerhard Kränzle has signed – on behalf of Kränzle Beteiligungs GmbH and in the presence of representatives of an investment fund of the NRW.BANK – a Memorandum of Understanding on the short-notice ...
DuPont announced that it will increase prices on all of its titanium dioxide (TiO2) products sold in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Asia Pacific regions effective Oct. 1, 2013, or as contracts allow, as ...
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Linde AG has been listed again in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. The analysts at RobecoSAM have thereby acknowledged the continuous improvement in the sustainability performance of the technology group. RobecoSAM is an ...
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LANXESS is countering the challenging business environment with a comprehensive efficiency program. Currently, it is foremost the synthetic rubber activities that are experiencing a temporary weakness in demand, increased competition in the ...
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According to an articles posted by RIA Novosti on September 12th, due to Russia lowering taxes on foreign imports and with the upcoming international sports competitions such as the 2016 International Ice Hockey Championship and 2018 World ...
The average profitability of the global automotive supplier industry remains stable at an astonishingly high level: 6.5% EBIT margin for 2012 and for 2013. The most profitable sectors for suppliers are chassis, powertrain and tires, whereas ...
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Zumbotel 1Q13 Financial Result Highlights: Dynamic growth with LED products continues (+49.7%) First-quarter revenues 4.4% down at EUR 309.3 million (prior year: EUR 323.4 million) Adjusted EBIT rises 40.7% to EUR 17.7 million (prior ...
Tags: LED, LED lighting, Lights, Lighting
Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, introduces Ahlstrom TenderGuard(TM), a new soft SMS (spunbond-meltblown-spunbond) fabric for surgical gowns. Ahlstrom's TenderGuard(TM) offers the optimal balance between ...
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Sales of LED products have jumped considerably for the Zumtobel Group in the first quarter of this year, with an increase of almost 50 per cent compared with the same period in 2012. The group, which comprises Zumtobel, Thorn and ...
cynora GmbH and the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) jointly announce the successful launch of Project cyFLEX. Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) will serve as a basis for generating flexible and luminescent surfaces for smart ...
Tags: Luminescent Packaging, Lighting
Tunable SSL can become a multibillion-Euro business and comprise as much as 7% of the lighting market, according to research by LightingEurope, the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (ZVEI), and A.T. Kearney. ...
September 2014 will see the grand opening of the first Lindex store in Shanghai, China. According to the agreement with the new Chinese franchise partner Suning, which is one of the largest companies in China, the goal is to open 100 stores ...
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The Romanian division of French glass manufacturer Saint-Gobain, has invested EUR 6 million in a laminated glass production line in its factory in Calarasi, southern Romania. This takes the company's total investment so far in Romania to ...
Tags: Construction, Glass, Laminated Glass
Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, will increase list and off-list selling prices for Vinyl Acetate Monomer in Europe by EUR 20 per metric ton effective immediately, or as contracts allow. This ...
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As of August 2013, DORIX GmbH - European leader in the production and sale of PA6 staple fibre products, with 2012 sales revenues of about EUR 15 million - will be operating under the new name of RADICI CHEMIEFASER GmbH. The company name ...
Tags: Textile, textile flooring