Philips announced it will be closing down its lighting plant in Burgaw, Pender County in North Carolina, U.S. recently, according to a report by Triangle Business Journal. The factory closure, which will become effective as of Sept. 2016, ...
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The Japanese government intends to phase out the country’s incandescent light bulbs and fluorescent tubes by 2020, and convert all lights to LEDs, reported Asahi Shinbun. The policy was formulated ahead of the 21st Conference of the ...
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The global xEVs (x-electric vehicles) market has performed impressively this year mainly because of the Chinese market, which has expanded due to strong government support. EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, estimates that xEV sales in ...
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If current proposals by the European Commission are adopted, consumers will no longer be able to purchase any domestic halogen eco lamps after 2018, warns industry association Lighting Europe. The pressure group has published a ...
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Subway is planning to serve poultry products made from turkey and chicken raised without antibiotics. The move comes after several consumer groups came down heavily on the company for its lack of transparency in providing specific ...
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Taiwanese LED manufacturer Lextar announced recently it formed a partnership with Leadray Energy and Cree in LED streetlight R&D. The new streetlights integrates Lextar and Cree LED light source technology, and Leadray Energy’s ...
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When GE sold its home appliance division in September 2014 for US $3.3 billion to Swedish company Electrolux, market rumors surfaced that the company might sell its lighting business too. The company denied intentions of selling its century ...
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IC demand for tablet PCs has been weak prompting more chip suppliers to phase out their tablet-IC businesses, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses. The rising popularity of large-size smartphones has had an adverse impact ...
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Global LED chip demand and supply condition is gradually reaching an equilibrium, and easing the industry’s oversupply situation, according to a Qianjia.com report that quoted an electronic component industry report by UBS. Lighting ...
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"In the Toys aisles, we’ll remove reference to gender, including the use of pink, blue, yellow or green paper on the back walls of our shelves." US retailer Target has outlines plans to phase out gender-based signage across its toy ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ordering the food companies to phase out partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in processed foods over the next three years. The elimination of PHOs, which are the primary dietary source of ...
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Global viscose giant Aditya Birla has announceed its industry-leading policy to eliminate any sourcing from the world’s ancient and endangered forests for all of its viscose fibres, which are widely used in clothing and textiles, ...
Adidas has partnered with Parley for the Oceans, a program dedicated to raising awareness about fragility of oceans and to collaborating on projects that can end their destruction. Together, Adidas and Parley for the Oceans will ...
Speciality textile dyes and chemicals marketer DyStar Group said it is going to phase out the usage of the Colour Index. The Colour Index is a reference work published jointly by the Society of Dyers & Colourists (SDC) and the ...
Canada Bread, a manufacturer and distributor of fresh bakery products, is set to shut down its bakery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in November. The company will gradually phase out operations from as early as June, and will consolidate ...
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