The diamond trade remains under pressure, and further contraction of the market is expected this year. Apart from being squeezed by high rough costs and declining polished prices, dealers lament there are too many players chasing the same ...
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Scottish Power is trialling 5,000 smart electricity meters in homes as part of a test that will simulate the national smart meter roll-out by covering both heavily populated and rural areas. The 18-month trial will see smart meters ...
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Taiwan's hand tools industry has always enjoyed a positive global reputation, thanks to industry members' strive to improve and refine their products in face of an increasingly, competitive industry. In 2018, the island's hand tool ...
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Fueled by an ever greater need for people to unplug from their daily lives, the outdoor market is experiencing unprecedented growth. People want to disconnect from the digital world and go back to nature. Outdoor enthusiasts want to ...
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Often times companies, institutions and organizations either become swamped with work or do not possess the resources to carry out the work efficiently to their taste. Whatever the reason for branching out, outsourcing is mostly a good ...
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With the end of 2018 and the beginning of a new year, the world of mobile phones has undergone significant changes. Some of these changes are monumental from what has been prevalent in the smartphone industry previously and it seems that ...
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According to the latest report by DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, the Chinese market has witnessed a surging demand for servers in 2018. The number of servers shipped to China will increase by 23% YoY in 2018, and account for 25.6% ...
Silanna Group of Brisbane, Australia (which was founded in 2006 to develop and productize advanced technologies) is partnering with the University of Adelaide to establish an advanced manufacturing research facility on its campus, ...
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For fiscal first-quarter 2019 (ended 30 June 2018), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $692.7m, up 4.1% on $665.4m ...
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Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns has announced that the Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult – Wales’ first and the UK’s newest Catapult – will open its Innovation Centre, based in South East Wales, ...
For second-quarter 2018, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $157.8m, down slightly on $158.6m last quarter but up 40.6% on $112.2m a year ago. ...
The UK Government has unveiled a strategy, which sets out ambition for about 50%, and as many as 70%, of new car sales to be ultra low emission by 2030. The Road to Zero Strategy is claimed to set the stage for the largest technology ...
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Food and drink firm Nestlé has partnered with transport and logistics solutions provider XPO Logistics to build a digital warehouse facility in the UK. Nestlé, the world’s largest food and drink company, and XPO ...
Eastman Kodak has announced Eric-Yves Mahe will assume the role of president of the Consumer and Film Division (CFD), effective immediately. Eric will also continue in his role as president of the Software and Solutions Division. Eric ...
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The UK food industry has fallen short of the 5% target of sugar reduction across food products set by Public Health England (PHE) in the first year of its 4-year sugar reduction program. According to a report unveiled by the executive ...
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