France turned out to be the largest destination for Spanish knitwear exports during the first five months of the current year, according to the data released by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. From January to May 2013, ...
Have you ever wondered what is the soft flooring used in old museums, churches, or libraries? This soft, comforting wood is cork vinyl flooring that has been in use for a really long time. Let us understand what it is and its advantages for ...
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Africa In Africa, on the whole, saunas are kept at a much lower temperature than in Europe. Asia In Iran, most gyms, hotels and almost all public swimming pools have indoor saunas. It is very common for swimming pools to have two ...
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Aluminum products manufacturer Constellium has implemented two projects representing a total investment of €23m at its rolling and recycling Neuf-Brisach facility in France. According to the company, the plant supplies and recycles ...
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking to block Ardagh Group's planned acquisition of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA's SGO.FR +1.92%U.S. glass-bottle operations, saying the purchase would violate antitrust laws. Ardagh, a glass and ...
Tags: Glass-Bottle, Construction
South African-based Sasol and Switzerland-based Ineos will team up to produce high density polyethylene in the US, the companies said Wednesday, announcing plans for a joint venture which would include a 426,000 mt/year HDPE plant. "This ...
ArcelorMittal signs contract with STX France for world's biggest cruise ship Monday, Jul 22, 2013 ArcelorMittal has been selected by the STX France shipyard in St Nazaire to supply 100% of the steel for the hull and 20 bridges in the ...
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Première Vision S.A., a leading worldwide organiser of trade shows for the fashion industry, and Eurovet SAS, a leading worldwide organiser of trade shows for the lingerie-swimwear sector, have just signed an agreement which should ...
Tags: PremièRe Vision, Textile
Philips has reported second quarter sales growth of 3%, but much better results for LED and lighting, while Xicato has a new version of its remote-phosphor modules that render colors in a superior fashion. EpiLEDs buys new MOCVD reactors ...
Tags: LED Business, Xicato Module
Trimet Aluminium SE, one of Germany’s leading aluminum manufacturers, has made a binding offer to take over two production plants of Rio Tinto Alcan in France. With the new locations, Trimet intends to expand on the successful ...
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The first estimate for the euro area (EA17) trade in goods balance with the rest of the world in May 2013 gave a 15.2 billion euro surplus, compared with +6.6 bn in May 2012. The April 20132 balance was +14.1 bn, compared with +3.3 bn in ...
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Spain-based chocolate products and cocoa derivatives manufacturer Natra plans to set up a new production facility in London, Canada with an investment of $15.8m, a move which will create 60 new jobs. The development of the new facility is ...
Certification systems for verifying the sources of biobased raw materials and their content in finished products are already operating in the agriculture and food sectors in Europe. Now they are beginning to be introduced into the ...
Tags: Coatings, Construction, Chemicals
Nokia has overtaken BlackBerry in smartphones, according to the latest sales figures for its Lumia Windows Phone devices revealed in its second quarter results. However, while the total of 7.4 million sales of Lumia smartphones ...
Tags: Nokia, Blackberry, Smartphones, Consumer Electronics
The new Renault Clio Cup race car has been revealed ahead of the category’s 2014 season start, with the fourth-generation turbocharged hatch breaking a more than 20-year series tradition of employing naturally aspirated engines. ...