Royal DSM released a new material Stanyl HGR1 which can reduce frictional torque in automobile engine timing systems and can help in reducing fuel consumption. Automobile makers are constantly trying to improve the torque they can obtain ...
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For fourth-quarter 2015, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $2.45m, more than halving from ...
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Volvo has introduced an application for mobile phones which will be offered to its customers. This app will replace the physical key with a digital key. This app will use a Bluetooth enabled digital key technology. For decades, drivers ...
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Ford will equip all of its 2017 Ecoboost turbocharged engines with Auto Start-Stop technology in a bid to improve fuel efficiency of its pickup trucks. With this technology, when the vehicle stops at stoplights, the engine will ...
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The world's fastest two-seat, pure-electric sports car is to be delivered to a customer in China within weeks, the vehicle's builder revealed Friday. The lucky owner will be able to reach 100 km/h from idle in just 3.9 seconds and hit a ...
Viewing that demand for crystalline silicon solar cells has been increasing, Taiwan- and China-based solar cell makers are expected to try their best to expand production capacities as soon as possible and consequently currently idle ...
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US instruments and services provider Mocon, which has a laboratory based in Melbourne, has released technology for measuring oxygen transmission rates (OTR). The OX-TRAN Model 2/22 L is designed for those who want to push the shelf life ...
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Shintech will raise its liquid caustic soda prices by $40/dry short ton effective immediately or as contract terms allow, the company said Monday in a notice to customers. The Houston-based producer was the third to say it would raise ...
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Ford has redesigned its Escape SUV with advanced driver-assist technologies, new mobile connectivity along with efficient EcoBoost engines. The Escape SE and Titanium trim levels features 1.5-liter four-cylinder EcoBoost engine. ...
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ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficiency innovations, has introduced an array of new AEC-Q100-compliantintegrated circuits (ICs) optimized for implementation into next generation automobile designs. The NBA3N200/1/6S ...
Long Range 1 tanker rates are soaring in Europe as vessels are delayed due to high storage levels in Europe, and the busy naphtha arbitrage to the East is rapidly eating into the available tonnage. LR1 rates on the Northwest Europe to ...
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Touch panel maker TPK has announced net loss of NT$19.4 billion (US$600 million), or loss per share of NT$55.15 for the third quarter of 2015. The operating loss was primarily attributable to one-off asset impairment charges on ...
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Two new LED market surveys reveal the growing importance of Chinese suppliers to the world market and the significant growth forecast for LED multifaceted reflector lamps. Firstly, China’s significant investment in its LED ...
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Crude oil shipments by Kirby's inland barge fleet continued to slide in the third quarter of 2015, as did the price that transporting those volumes can command, executives said during the company's Q3 earnings call Thursday. Kirby moved ...
ERP Compliant Fuels hopes to sell its first train of Central Appalachian coal with attached carbon credits this month, a company official said Monday. Tom Clarke of the Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, ERP's nonprofit parent, said ...
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