Dow Chemical has completed the construction of its new ELITE enhanced polyethylene production facility in Freeport, Texas, US. Part of the firm’s $6bn expansion on the US Gulf Coast, the 400,000 metric ton polyethylene facility is ...
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Equipment maker Manz AG of Reutlingen, Germany (which has three Solar, Electronics and Energy Storage strategic business units, and supplies integrated production lines for solar cells and modules) has received the first downpayment of ...
Essential, the start-up founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, made its official entry onto the global tech stage this week, but attention is already turning the company’s next potential launch. Just days after the Essential Phone ...
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Navitas Semiconductor Inc of El Segundo, CA, USA has announced the availability of a 150W AC-DC reference design utilizing its gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs. With a power density of more than 21W/inches3 and efficiency of more than 95%, ...
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Flexible packaging solutions provider Comexi is exhibiting its latest lamination, coating and slitting solutions at this year’s Interpack event in Germany. The event is being held from 4 to 10 May in Düsseldorf. Comexi L20000 ...
The long-awaited Samsung Pay mobile payments service could finally be making its way to the UK. Samsung has long offered a mobile payments platform – just like Apple Pay or Android Pay – around the world, but the UK is yet to ...
Jakks Pacific has detailed its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31th, 2017, citing a decline in net sales. The toy giant revealed that net sales were $94.5 million compared to $95.8 million reported in the comparable ...
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Specialty packaging and labeling films manufacturer Jindal Films Europe is further expanding its metallizing capabilities at its site in Brindisi, Italy. This new capacity comes after the successful installation and start-up of another ...
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At an education-themed event on May 2, Microsoft is expected to reveal Windows 10 Cloud - a lightweight OS to rival formidable Google’s Chrome OS and Chromebook combo. It’s also thought we’ll get a glimpse at the first ...
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General Motors (Gm) said it will invest $14m on a new facility in San Francisco for Cruise Automation to accelerate the development of autonomous cars. GM acquired the driverless tech startup last March. The new R&D facility, which is ...
German automaker Volkswagen said it will launch a new range of avant-grade electric vehicles in the near future. The company plans to showcase a crossover concept vehicle at the Auto Shanghai 2017 between April 19 and 29. The launch is ...
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Carbonics Inc of Marina Del Rey, CA, USA has launched its ZEBRA carbon-on-silicon technology for radio frequency (RF) components and devices in wireless, communications, defense and aerospace markets. Carbonics was spun out from ...
There was no short of Nokia phones unveiled at this year’s Mobile World Congress, but we’ve been kept largely in the dark regarding a release date. Fortunately, specialist blog NokiaPowerUser claims to have received official ...
Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper has commissioned Valmet-supplied fine paper production line in China. The new production line PM 12 has been installed to produce fine papers. It is expected to help increase Asia Symbol’s ability to ...
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Taiwan-based Polystar has exhibited its two recycling machines at Plastivision India 2017 event. The company showcased Repro-One one-step recycling machine, and Repro Air compact and air-cooling film recycling machine at the event. The ...
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