Ferrous scrap prices held stable Friday as market participants, waiting for an industry conference next week to give clarity to price direction, reported no deals or firm offers. Platts' daily assessment Friday stood at $360/mt CFR ...
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France is to use profits from nuclear power plants along with a new carbon tax to help fund growth in renewable power and energy efficiency, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayraut said Saturday. In a speech in Paris marking the end of France's ...
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71% of Companies Surveyed Will Increase Organic Cotton Use, according to Textile Exchange’s 2012 Market Report, says Textile Exchange in a 2012 market report. Key findings include the fact that 71% of respondents are planning to ...
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Mayor Kevin Johnson of Sacramento, CA, chair of the Resilient Communities for America Campaign, unveiled a roadmap to resiliency at the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) National Leadership Speaker Series event. In a speech at the ...
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A recent article by PSFK labs explores the relationship between lighting products and human interaction. Could light be used to bridge two remote experiences? If so, what kind of stories could it tell? In a trend we are calling Remotely ...
Apple has yet again swept the market with the launch of the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. The new cell phones have acted as a propeller for sapphire substrate manufacturers and LED manufacturers with the introduction of new fingerprint ...
Created by UE Systems Inc. as a platform for total plant asset reliability and maintenance, Reliable Asset World will be co-located as an independent entity with Ultrasound World X, which is celebrating its 10th year. Strategic Sessions ...
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GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components enabling high-speed end-to-end information streaming over optical fiber and wireless networks) is showcasing drivers, ...
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NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of both indium phosphide (InP) and silica-on-silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based modules and subsystems for high-speed communications networks, ...
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Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides lasers and optical components, modules and subsystems for the optical communications, industrial, and consumer laser markets, has announced the continuing expansion of its 100G product ...
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The tobacco giant exhibiting at the Labour Party conference in Brighton despite the party having already committed to backing standardised packaging for cigarettes. The Tobacco Retailer's Alliance has also taken a stand at the event, ...
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Oracle has kicked off its Oracle OpenWorld 2013 conference in San Francisco by unveiling in-memory processing for its Oracle Database 12c product, as well as new hardware to run it on, and a new cloud-based database backup solution. ...
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Microsoft has revealed the Surface Pro 2, its latest attempt to challenge Apple and Android in the tablet arena. Unveiling the device at a New York press conference, Microsoft VP of Surface Panos Panay described the Surface Pro 2 as "one ...
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The Travelers Companies is planning to launch a new private passenger automobile product, Quantum Auto 2.0, which would offer more customized and segmented services, increased competitive pricing features, and new discounts for consumers. ...
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US consumer technology giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) saw share price drop 3.18 percent to close at USD 450.12 on September 16 due to poor performance of new smartphone products in the Chinese mainland. It for the first time held a press ...