The group also posted a 60% rise in underlying earnings per share (EPS) to €49.4 cents for the six months ended June 2013. Group revenue rose to €3.342bn from €2.819bn. Underlying operating profit was 35% higher at ...
MeadWestvaco Corp. (MWV), a global leader in packaging and packaging solutions, introduced Shellpak Renew with OptilockT technology. This smaller, more discreet medication adherence package is designed to meet patient and pharmacist needs ...
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Bunnings has exchanged contracts with BWP Trust (BWP) for the sale and leaseback of 10 Bunnings Warehouse stores. When completed in full it will realise in excess of A$271 million. The portfolio consists of prime assets located throughout ...
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Quidel has won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Sofia hCG fluorescent immunoassay (FIA) for use on the Sofia Analyzer to detect elevated levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), an early indicator of pregnancy. The Sofia Analyzer and ...
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A new iMaster F Series of dyeing machines, offering economic operation and low liquor levels, has been introduced by Thies GmbH specifically for dyeing high pile fabrics such as Terry Towelling. The iMaster F Series of dyeing machines ...
BASF is investing approximately €90 million to set up a world-scale production plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China. The new plant will produce high performance resins and electrocoat (e-coat). The start-up ...
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WESTEC, the leading West Coast manufacturing event, returns to California amidst an encouraging environment that has seen a measurable increase in exports, production, overall employment growth, and recent legislation designed to enhanced ...
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Offering modern style in area and street lighting, GE's new Evolve™ LED Decasphere area light provides an energy-efficient and high quality means for optimizing the illumination of roadways and walkways. Its advanced LED lighting ...
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Pre-Q Galgo of Dallas, Texas, has been awarded Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay verification for its TA precure design for retreaded tires. The tread offers low rolling resistance and is for use on line-haul Class 8 trailer ...
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Yahoo is expanding its research division, Yahoo Labs, with a total of 50 PhD hires planned for this year as the firm looks to expand its "science-led innovation" department, which looks into technologies including big data and artificial ...
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Some of the most advanced coated glasses available today apply three layers of silver during the magnetron sputter coating process; these are more commonly known as “triple silver” coatings and provide the glass with the ...
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A new transparent, bioinspired coating makes ordinary glass tough, self-cleaning, and incredibly slippery, a team from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard School of Engineering and ...
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Sealantis has received the CE Mark for its vascular sealant called Seal-V, a protein-free, safe, bio-compatible, and bio-resorbable vascular sealant designed for surgical reconstruction of large blood vessels such as the carotid, femoral, ...
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Alpaca fibre, both from Southern countries of Peru and Australia, is in high demand in the luxury apparel market mainly due to its natural range of colours and other environment friendly qualities. This can be gauged from the fact ...
Mercedes Benz is increasing its investment in Vietnam by opening its first electro-dipping coating facility worldwide in Ho Chi Minh City. The advanced and eco-friendly facility has an investment of nearly $10 million. Mercedes is using ...
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