The new Mercedes-Benz GL-Class has arrived in Australia with a starting price under $130,000 and a new AMG variant added to its line-up. The range of Mercedes-Benz GL-Class luxury SUVs now includes the familiar GL350 BlueTec and GL500 ...
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The 2013 Honda Accord will launch in Australia in June with prices starting from $31,490 for the four-cylinder Accord VTi, a $3300 price increase over the outgoing model. Honda Australia will continue with the twin-Accord strategy (with ...
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Aviation biofuel's newly minted ability to generate tradable US renewables credits, known as RINs, may be key to the industry's economics, according to market watchers. "The availability of RINs is a critical bridge to commercial ...
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Shanghai imposes restrictions on the energy's consumption for the first time and plans to start carbon trading soon to reach the goal of carbon emission and energy consumption intensity. Shanghai government said in one energy-saving ...
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Due to its extensive use, non-ferrous scrap metal is usually recycled. The secondary materials in scrap are vital to the metallurgy industry, as the production of new metals often needs them. Some recycling facilities resmelt and recast ...
Diesel engines and SUVs were made for each other. Diesels' scads of low-end pulling power and great fuel efficiency make it a cinch to haul around the weight of an SUV with all-wheel-drive, and these torquey engines make up for the fuel ...
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ABB—a global player in electric power and automation—is acquiring Los Gatos Research (LGR) of Mountain View, Calif., to add a new line of gas analyzers to its measurement business. “LGR fills a gap in our technology ...
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Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, has announced the commercial availability of the industry's first independently certified, high-recycled content aluminum designed specifically for the beverage can market. With a ...
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Going green campaign is gaining momentum worldwide and so is the objective of many companies to recycle used products. From paper to various metals, companies are seen paying increased attention to recycling secondary items. The process of ...
A semiconductor proof-of-concept device is being presented in the Institute of Physics Publishing's journal Semiconductor Science and Technology, which may pave the way for the development of even more energy-efficient LEDs than those ...
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For cars to get cleaner, gasoline has to get cleaner. That's the premise of new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency that require refiners to cut 80 percent of the sulfur out of gasoline by 2017, and for automakers to make ...
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Global aluminum recycling company Novelis has introduced the new recycled content aluminum, which has been designed for the beverage can market specifically. The Novelis evercan aluminum beverage can body sheet has a minimum of 90% ...
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General Mills released on April 30 its 2013 Global Responsibility Report, which outlines the company's progress and commitments in the areas of health, environment, sourcing, workplace and community engagement. "Through our products, we ...
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The Nissan Pulsar hatch will undercut its mainstream small-car rivals when it launches next month with an $18,990 starting price. The five-door hatchback arrives to complement the Pulsar sedan that arrived in January, and will better it ...
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The two-day international conference on low-carbon solutions for the textile industry in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies held in Taipei, Taiwan, saw several consensus being reached by the APEC members for green solutions ...
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