BASF increased spending on research and development to €1.8 billion (2012: €1.7 billion) in 2013. "In absolute terms, we lead the field in the chemical industry with our research and development expenditures," said Dr. Andreas ...
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Bus manufacturer Iveco Bus, a brand of CNH Industrial, has won a €50m vehicle supply contract from Baku, Azerbaijan. The contract is for supply of 151 units of compressed natural gas (CNG) powered Crealis buses to offer services at ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) published the fourteenth edition of the AAFA Restricted Substances List (RSL), covering apparel, footwear, travel goods, home textiles, and other fashion accessories. The updated RSL ...
DENSO Corp. has released its 2014 filter catalog featuring more cabin air filter part numbers that cover more vehicles in its line of First Time Fit Cabin Air Filters. DENSO says the 2014 First Time Fit Filter Catalog offers one of the ...
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Academic research and high-end product novelties Already today there are specific fields where China can pride itself of being in the top league of the world’s innovators. The quality and activity of Chinese academic and industrial ...
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German automaker Audi has introduced its new 3.0 Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) engine at the 35th International Vienna Motor Symposium in Vienna, Austria. The new V6 diesel powertrain is available in two variants that produce ...
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BASF will introduce the new LNT+CS4F emissions control system for diesel engines at the International Vienna Motor Symposium, scheduled to be held from 08 to 09 May 2014 in Vienna, Austria. The new system is said to combine features of a ...
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Pall Corporation, a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, announced it has acquired Filter Specialists Inc. (FSI), a worldwide supplier of filtration products and solutions based in Michigan City, Indiana. ...
Mercedes-Benz Buses has completed chassis range in Euro VI with the launch of three-axle OC 500 RF chassis for inter-city buses and touring coaches. For special applications, to comply with country-specific regulations and to cater for ...
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The price of platinum is forecast to average $1,457/oz in 2014, 2% down from the 2013 average of $1,487/oz, as strike action has failed to give the metal any meaningful lift so far, metals consultancy GFMS said Friday in a report. "The ...
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Hookah smoking is not safer than cigarette smoking. Also known as narghile, shisha and goza, a hookah is a water pipe with a smoke chamber, a bowl, a pipe and a hose. Specially made tobacco is heated, and the smoke passes through water ...
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Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has received an order for its railcar traction inverter with all-silicon carbide (SiC) power modules (made with SiC transistors and SiC diodes), placed by Odakyu Electric Railway Co Ltd. This is the ...
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Analog semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA has announced the creation of a joint venture with Japan's Panasonic Corp, one of the world's largest electronic product manufacturers, to design, develop and deliver ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced seven winning student teams of EPA's People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) phase II awards for innovative and sustainable designs to help solve today's complex environmental ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling $1 million to fund green infrastructure projects in Chicago. The projects will improve water quality in Lake ...
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