Packaged LED lighting revenues reached US$6.6 billion in 2014, with roughly 70% revenue generated from mid- to low-power LEDs, according to IHS. The chip-on-board (COB) share was only 8%, despite the fact that only a small number of ...
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Michael Stephen, chairman of the Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association and deputy chairman of Symphony Environmental Technologies, discusses how this material biodegrades in the outdoor environment. Oxo-biodegradable plastics have from ...
New Belgium Brewing Company has completed the construction of its Asheville Distribution Center, which is likely to start shipping beer by the end of this year. New Belgium will distribute beer across East Coast markets from the newly ...
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INDEX International Design Exhibition, now in its 25th year, continues to grow and adapt inline with the demands of the region's architecture and design industries. INDEX 2015 presents 8 dedicated product sectors, along with ...
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The January Furniture Show is adding another key feature to next year's event. New for 2016 will be a conservatory and outdoor living feature area, offering manufacturers of garden and conservatory furniture an opportunity to turn a ...
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Johnson Outdoors Inc. reported net sales increased 7 percent to $133.1 million in the fiscal second quarter ended April 3 compared to a year earlier, driven by growth at it Marine Electronics, Watercraft and Outdoor Gear units. Foreign ...
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Northern winters are rough on concrete. Driveways, floors, paths … for months on end, any outdoor concrete surface on your property has been exposed to continual freeze-thaw cycles and possibly salt or other chemical snowmelt ...
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According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research “Smart Lighting Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 - 2020,” global smart lightning market was valued at ...
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Columbia Sportswear Company’s has increased its pan India footprint by adding six more stores to the existing six already operating in India and took the store count to 12. Columbia Sportswear’s Indian distributor, Chogori ...
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A new distribution franchise has been awarded to UK specialist electronic components distributor, Advanced Power Components (APC); by leading LED manufacturer, ProLight Opto Technology Corporation (ProLight). Founded in October 2004, ...
For the first fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2015, sales at NYSE listed VF Corporation dropped 2 per cent on reported basis, but was up 8 per cent on currency neutral basis, both comparisons made from a year ago quarter. Gross margin ...
Two US Senators - Kelly Ayotte and Maria Cantwell - have reintroduced a bipartisan legislation that would lower or eliminate outdated tariffs on recreational outerwear and support America's outdoor economy. On her official web page, ...
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LED chip, lamp and lighting maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA claims that its new XLamp XP-L High Intensity LED is the first single-die LED to deliver more than 100,000 candela with a 50mm diameter optic at 10W (more than double the ...
Krylon has launched Krylon COVERMAXX and Krylon SUPERMAXX paints. These innovative paints provide ultimate durability and maximum results that can transform old décor accents and furniture into new pieces, and protect them for ...
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The U.S. Senate Finance Committee passed legislation Wednesday evening that wlil give President Obama trade promotion authority, or TPA, a necessary step for his administration to conclude negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). ...
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