Since the beginning of April when the Chinese government announced a lower starting auction price, the pace of sales from China’s reserve increased and the Type 328 China Cotton Index (a daily index of prices for domestic cotton ...
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European standard EN 71 specifies safety requirements for toys.Compliance with the standard is legally required for all toys sold in the European Union. The standard has been published in 12 parts: EN 71-1: Mechanical and physical ...
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The global chip market broke above $300 billion in 2013 to record a value of $305.58 billion in 2013, an increase of 4.8 percent compared with 2012, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association, referencing data compiled by the World ...
The shipment of smartphones and tablet computers with Google's Android operating system will break the 1 billion barrier in 2014, Gartner said. Andriod is installed on products made by Samsung, HTC, Sony and many other makers and it's ...
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This year vendors will ship 1.1 billion Android-based devices, while Windows will stage a small comeback and the number of Apple machines, percentage-wise, will increase the most, according to estimates from market research company Gartner. ...
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Twenty-five sessions and counting! That's how long the March contract has been confined to this extremely narrow range of just 212 points, closing no lower than 77.23 cents and no higher than 79.35 cents since October 31st. We probably ...
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The Canadian Trucking Alliance is asking the federal government to invalidate contract clauses compensating shippers from liability in case of incidents involving dangerous goods such as crude oil. CTA's president and CEO, David Bradley, ...
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With the transportation of dangerous goods on the radar of federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt following a devastating train wreck in Lac Megantic earlier this year, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is looking at its own ...
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In October this year, China's overall value-added industrial output increased by 0.86 percent month on month and 10.3 percent year on year, with the growth rate in question down 0.1 percentage point compared to the year-on-year increase ...
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The KSB Group supplied 328 pneumatically actuated butterfly valves used in the salvaging of the cruise ship Costa Concordia which capsized off Giglio island on 13 January 2012. The valves serve to fill and vent tanks located in giant ...
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Leading Chinese insulin producer Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals is brought under the limelight due to a bribery scandal. People in the know disclosed in an interview on September 9 that it was established in Beijing in 1998 and as the sole ...
The Roka Linear Suspension by LBL Lighting creates an embellished visual of jewels and pure light over long tables and countertops. Designed to mimic the math inspired abacus, the multi-colored or clear mix of crystal beads combined with ...
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The 2014 Land Rover Discovery will get a new look, a new V6 engine and significant new badging when it hits Australian showrooms in March. For the first time in history, ‘Discovery’ badging replaces ‘Land Rover’ at ...
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Motorola Solutions, a leading provider of communication solutions and services for enterprise and government customers, has announced the results of a research study that details shifts in the plans of warehouse professionals across several ...
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Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced two series of compact, high surge withstand fuses, both capable of withstanding up to 20 lightning-induced high current surges without performance degradation. The 328 and 688 Series Fuses offer protection ...
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