The value of forest industry production grew to ?0.8 billion in 2011, up about 2% from the previous year. The value of the forest industry's exports increased by 4%. Advance data indicates that the volume of wood products industry exports ...
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Looking for a way to liven up your kitchen or bath – or any other room in the house – without spending a lot of money? Faux painting may be the answer. Offering more than just a change in hue, faux painting can change the very ...
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The market for ultrapure water systems and consumables will exceed $4 billion in 2012. This is the latest forecast from the McIlvaine report: Ultrapure Water World Markets. The electronics industry will edge out coal-fired boilers as the ...
TREND: Wood, in a starring role DESIGNER INTERPRETATION: Looking to add a one-of-a-kind, natural touch to your bath? Consider giving wood a starring role. "I love the work Italian company Francoceccotti is doing with wood. Not just the use ...
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) has developed the world's first fully automated 12-inch (300 millimeters) wafer bonding machine, dubbed the "Bond Meister MWB-12-ST, " capable of producing 3-dimensionally integrated LSI (large-scale ...
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TREND: Clean, streamlined design DESIGNER INTERPRETATION: "Overall design will be modern rather than traditional. People are going simple and clean, with no clutter, which means getting rid of those heavy, dark vanities and chunky ...
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In 2011, LED supply exceeded demand by 30% due to poor LED TV sales and slow growth in LED lighting. However, this gap is closing in 2012 due to recovering backlight demand and increasing demand for lighting. DisplaySearch expects that the ...
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Is "bathroom makeover" one of your 2012 resolutions? Ours too! That's why we asked some of Canada's leading design experts for their take on the coming year's most compelling bath trends. Whether you’re planning a full bathroom ...
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Whether you're decorating your home for the first time or are remodeling some of the rooms in the house, the right color scheme can help set the mood for the area. Popular color trends can also help you select furniture accents that will ...
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Taiwan’s hand tool industry is pursuing sustainable development for the next decade after surging between the 1970s and 1990s and maturing in the 2000s. Matt Yang, project manager of the Office to Revitalize Traditional Industries at ...
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A recent invesitgation by Digitimes Reseach of the recent LED product prices and trends in the Japan market has revealed that the latest buzz there is the LED ceiling light. LED ceiling lights are more diverse than the traditional ...
Three-year contract for marine engine propellers, shafts The Swedish specialty steel and engineering group Scana Industrier ASA has begun a three-year supply agreement for forgings with Rolls-Royce plc for marine engine components. The ...
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As much as we want to express our style in our homes, there are some things we have to work around. Heating and cooling systems, and the functional elements that go along with it is certainly one area we have to seek to integrate into the ...
Mosaic is one of the most ancient forms of art, which consisted of creating different images with small pieces of glass or stone. Very beautiful images from various corners of the world have lasted to be revealed by contemporary ...
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Off the back of the company's most successful trading year in 15 years, Matsuura Machinery will hold Open House events between April 16 – 20, April 24 – 26 and May 1 – 3, which will give visitors the first to view of the ...
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