The opening of the Ghaghoo diamond mine, located in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR), that took place this week was not only a significant milestone for the mine’s owner Gem Diamonds, but also for the country ...
Tags: diamond mine, diamond
Resistors, switches and sensors aren’t sexy, especially against the bright lights and flashy dance shows competing for attention at this week’s Ceatec show in Japan. But if you want to see the future of electronics, the ...
Tags: Component Makers, Gadgets, Electronics
For Chinese solar manufacturers, the fourth quarter is the most important time for solar photovoltaic installations. It is then that Chinese vendors speed up deployment to meet the central government’s annual targets. The Chinese ...
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Shutting out Chinese solar producers from the lucrative US market is as damaging to them as blocking out the sunlight. The US Department of Commerce on July 5 determined a new set of anti-dumping duties on solar products from China and ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Solar Panel
The Asian price spread between high density polyethylene and ethylene feedstock turned negative Thursday, September 25, falling to minus $5/mt from parity a day before, due to the bearish PE market amid continued firm ethylene, Platts data ...
Tags: HDPE-Ethylene, PE
Colombia's Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (MinCIT) imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of Chinese steel wire this week. According to reports, the tax on products under HS code 7312.10.90.00, origin China, will ...
Tags: steel wire, Mineral
The CIF Bremen Index dropped considerably this week, influenced by movements of New York Cotton Futures. The latest Bremen Cotton Exchange report says basically good production conditions prevail in major cotton planting areas. In ...
Tags: CIF Bremen Index, Drop, Textile
Although supply and demand are fluctuating heavily in the global solar market, the market’s preference for high-efficiency products has remained consistent, with Taiwan manufacturers leading the way, according to EnergyTrend, a ...
Tags: Cell Producers, Sloar Cell
The company has raised more than $110 million since it was founded in 2008. Kateeva makes the YIELDjet™ platform – a precision deposition platform that leverages inkjet printing to mass produce flexible and large-size OLED ...
Tags: Kateeva, $110 Million, Lighting
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) hailed the introduction this week of the US Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act of 2014 or also called the US Outdoor Act. The Act which seeks to ...
Tags: AAFA, US Outdoor Act, Accessories
Tomorrow, CCA Global Partners will hold its 12th Annual charity golf tournament, which benefits the Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF). According to the company, the charity golf tournament will bring together industry colleagues ...
For years, Yokohama Tire Corp. has utilized football, basketball and baseball as the backbone of its sports marketing program. In 2014, it added golf, specifically women's golf. Yokohama is the title sponsor of this week's Ladies ...
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SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded more than $335,000 to the University of California Berkeley and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control for projects to help businesses and ...
Tags: EPA, Help Students, Service
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with the American Trucking Associations, Kimberly Clark and the entire trucking industry, is taking this week to honor the 3.1 million professional truck drivers that deliver ...
Tags: EPA, Kimberly Clark, Service
DETROIT— Peterbilt showcased autonomous-assist driving technologies this week at the at the Intelligent Transportation Society 2014 World Congress in Detroit. The systems are installed in a Peterbilt Model 579 concept truck. ...
Tags: concept truck, Heavy-duty trucks