B&B Italia has become the majority shareholder in Arclinea, a leader in high-end designer kitchens. The agreement foresees the development of a strategic partnership that leverages the full potential of the respective product ranges ...
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The U.S. Department of Energy has just published the latest edition of its biannual report, Energy Savings Forecast of Solid-State Lighting in General Illumination Applications, which models the adoption of LEDs in the U.S. general-lighting ...
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WOODNOTES + NIKARI Temporary Showroom is going to be a part of the ‘Showroom Walk’ at the upcoming Helsinki Design Week. The Showroom Walk, organised for the third time, offers a programme of product launches and informative ...
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Despite all the negative press that the Olympic Games have received, I can’t resist the draw of the drama, and hope, that they generate – from the spectacle of the opening ceremony to the dedication of the athletes and the ...
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has launched what it claims is the fastest gallium nitride (GaN) ...
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Olam International has acquired a 100% stake in Brooks Peanut Company for $85m. Brooks, which was established in 1959, is based in Samson, Alabama. It is currently the sixth largest peanut sheller in the US. The company processes about ...
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MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) has launched the MAGe-102425-300, a 300W gallium ...
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Swisslog Warehouse and Distribution has acquired Power Automation Systems (PAS), a worldwide supplier of pallet shuttle automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS). Swisslog CEO of Warehouse and Distribution Christian Baur said: ...
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India-based private equity firm Everstone Group has completed the acquisition of Modern Foods, a bakery business of the Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL). Following the acquisition, Everstone aims to triple the brand's revenue to Rs 10bn ...
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Indian food company LT Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire rice export business of consumer goods producer Hindustan Unilever (HUL) for around Rs250m ($3.76m). Under the deal, LT Foods will acquire two HUL brands - Gold Seal ...
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Navitas Semiconductor Inc of El Segundo, CA, USA has launched its first products, which are claimed to be the industry's first gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs. Navitas was founded in 2013, and in 2014 investment firm MalibuIQ licensed the ...
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Gooee, the original ‘Full-Stack’, smart lighting ecosystem provider that connects OEMs to the Internet of Things, has developed, out of Silicon Valley, a multi-protocol enterprise IoT gateway that connects lighting and sensing ...
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China's culture and creative industries have strong growth potential as the country improves its intellectual property protections, said Pony Ma, co-founder and chief executive of Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings. "We believe ...
Acuity Brands, a market leader in providing indoor and outdoor lighting and energy management solutions, introduces a simplified, holistic dynamic solution that brings features once reserved for theatrical and architainment lighting to ...
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LumiFi, a design and technology-centric company enabling people and businesses to unlock the full potential of connected lighting through a lighting control software, has filed for U.S. and international patents. LumiFi is seeking to patent ...