Itema, the leading global provider of best-in-class advanced weaving solutions, announced today the relaunch of its corporate website, revamped to give an enriched and more user-friendly experience through a modern design and new, improved ...
Tags: Weaving Machine, Textile
Oracle is set to acquire business-to-consumer marketing software vendor Responsys for US$1.5 billion in a bid to flesh out its own capabilities as well as strike back at rivals such as Salesforce.com and Microsoft. Responsys’ ...
Tags: Oracle, Marketing Software
With the defeat of the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), this vast blighted country is poised for a brighter future. But a new US law designed to help the region escape its poverty looks set to do just the opposite. ...
Tags: Democratic Republic of the Congo, M23 rebels, conflict minerals
AWE Limited (ASX: AWE) advises that Marathon Oil, the Operator of the Sugarloaf Area of Mutual Interest (AMI) in Texas, USA, has provided an update on its 2013 drilling activity and 2014 development plans. AWE has a 10% working interest in ...
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Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate is geared up to invest around $48m in Belgian chocolate production facility in Mouscron, in a move to double the capacity over the next two years. The new production lines at the facility are scheduled to become ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Chocolate
PolyOne Corporation has begun production in a new facility in Turkey. The operations feature enhanced capabilities to better serve customers with an expanding portfolio of specialty polymer formulations. The facility is located in ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
At the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2013) in Washington DC (9-11 December), epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK, Pennsylavania State University and the US Commerce Department's National ...
Tags: Low-Power Tunneling Transistor, Electrical, Electronics
iCo Therapeutics has announced that on 26 November 2013, US patent 8,592,382 was issued for the Oral Amphotericin B platform (Oral AmpB) providing protection around oral delivery of the drug. With the recent receipt of ethics approval, ...
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A student at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, was diagnosed with viral meningitis, but campus officials say it is an isolated case. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo officials said university medical staff see no evidence ...
Tags: health, medicine, bacterial meningitis
Carrier Transicold says its optional engine emissions system (EES) designed to comply with California’s stringent emissions standards has been CARB-approved. The EES reduces diesel particulate mass from trailer refrigeration units ...
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After a sharp downturn following the 2008 financial crisis, growth in coatings demand in the Gulf region of the Middle East is now surging forward again. This recovery was symbolized in late November by the announcement that Dubai, which ...
Tags: Middle East, construction, coatings market
Chris Hummel (in photo) is joining Schneider Electric as chief marketing officer, executive vice president and member of the executive committee. Reporting directly to Jean-Pascal Tricoire, chair and CEO of Schneider Electric, Hummel has ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics
Driven by a virtuous cycle of falling prices, policy support and energy goals, the light-emitted diode’s share of the lighting market in China will nearly double from 9.6% to 18% in four years, forecasts Lux Research in its report ...
Tags: LED Lighting, LED market
ArcelorMittal was recognized by the US Department of Energy this week for its leadership in the Better Buildings, Better Plants Program, which supports the Obama administration's target to increase energy productivity in the US by 2030. ...
Tags: US, energy, Arcelormittal, energy productivity, energy efficiency
When it comes to removing weight from a Class 8 truck, how do you determine the value of a single pound removed? That's one of the questions Volvo sought to answer when optimizing its regional haul tractors for lighter weight. To find an ...
Tags: Volvo, Optimized Series, VNM 430, Truck News