The European Union’s (EU) rapid alert system for dangerous consumer products (RAPEX) stopped numerous substandard toys from reaching European children last year, according to European Commission statistics released today. Toy ...
US based multinational Berkshire Hathaway has completed the acquisition of Van Tuyl Group, a privately-held auto dealership chain. Following the deal, billionaire Warren Buffett owned company will create of Berkshire Hathaway Automotive ...
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has released new protocols to be followed by fresh and perishable products companies to ensure safe use of reusable plastic containers (RPCs). The RPA had formed a food safety working group in 2014 ...
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Ohio based multi-regional dry van hauler services company, Craig Transportation has selected Rand McNally's TND 760 mobile fleet management devices to improve its services. With the usage of TND 760 devices, Craig Transportation ...
German automaker Mercedes-Benz has announced a plan to invest $500m to build a new plant to manufacture vans in Charleston, South Carolina. The Charleston plant will produce the next-generation Sprinter for the North American market. ...
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Embossed, plain and printed flexible films manufacturer Skymark has developed a new packaging format for its range of Andrex toilet tissue along with Kimberly-Clark. Skymark used blown extrusion and printing technologies to enhance the ...
Mercedes unveiled its plug-in hybrid concept V ision e sprints minivan at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The van is powered by four-cylinder gasoline engine capable of producing 210 hp and 350 Nm of torque. When combined with the ...
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Zhejiang University in China and University of Cambridge in the UK have jointly developed ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) based on metal-semiconductor Schottky junctions between silver nanowires (AgNWs) and gallium nitride (GaN) ...
Europe-based Kurz Group, which specialises in hot stamping and coating technology, will launch its new DM Liner machine at the Xeikon Café Packaging Innovations event. The machine has been developed for processing high gloss or ...
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Sony’s latest mid-range smartphone has made a splash at MWC 2015, with the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua landing as a waterproof Android offering. Featuring IP65 and IP68 certification, the M4 Aqua can be submerged in 1 metre of water for up ...
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Researchers at Ghent University and nanoelectronics R&D center Imec of Leuven, Belgium have demonstrated interaction between light and sound in a nanoscale area using a silicon photonic nanowire (R. Van Laer et al, Nature Photonics (2015); ...
Toy sales in the sector’s five largest European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) grew by 4% in 2014, according to market research company the NPD Group. Toy Industries of Europe’s (TIE) Director General, ...
Vehicle technology supplier Visteon is planning to unveil new technologies at the 2015 Mobile World Congress which claimed to improve a vehicle life. The company will showcase cloud-based connected technologies that are designed to ...
Audi, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen have joined the UK government’s 'Go Ultra Low' campaign to promote the use of low emission vehicles. BMW, Nissan, Renault and Toyota are already a part of the programme which focuses on promoting ...
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Hyundai has announced that the company has been selected as the official automotive partner of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, and has already provided a fleet of 94 vehicles to be used during the championship. The fleet was provided by ...
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