Nampak Glass has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of several senior people. Fanie Vermeulen is Operations Director. He has been bottling and filling for more than 30 years. Sales director, Paul Coombe, has 23 years of ...
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Container manufacturer Petainer is set to introduce its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic kegs at Drinktec taking place from 16 to 20 September 2013 in Munich, Germany. Available in 15, 20 and 30l capacities, the lightweight kegs ...
US-based automobile manufacturer Ford Motor has unveiled the new Focus EcoBoost's 1L engine variant. The new three cylinder EcoBoost petrol engine featuring Ford ECOnetic Technology will generate an output of 100ps, while offering fuel ...
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Tridonic’s Dornbirn site obtained ISO 50001 certification in July. The international standard for energy management systems (EMS) has been audited in the site for the first time. This factory is therefore the first in the Zumtobel ...
The Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology (WIST) has introduced a new service, which will help packaging manufacturers meet the growing demand for environmentally friendly materials. WIST executive director Paul Fowler said the ...
German automotive supplier Continental has launched a new version of the electric vacuum pump (EVP) for vehicles that reduces CO2 emissions. The EVP is claimed to meet the automobile emission standards that are expected to be imposed by ...
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BASF is going to expand its production capacity for waterborne coatings in the Demarchi Coatings Site, located in São Paulo state, Brazil. The €2 million investment will increase its capacity of both waterborne primer and ...
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It is reported that Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp and 3 other steel companies have announced that they will build an experimental hydrogen-fueled blast furnace to reduce CO2 emissions. The furnace is part of a project by the Japan ...
The Audi A3 1.6 TDI ultra has been unveiled, linked with the title of Audi’s most fuel-efficient production model. A variant of the all-new A3 that first debuted at the 2012 Geneva motor show, the 81kW Audi A3 1.6 TDI ultra claims ...
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The UK’s Liberal Democrats Party, led by Nick Clegg, is proposing to ban petrol and diesel-powered passenger cars on English roads by 2040, allowing only electric and hybrid vehicles to be used. According to UK reports, the proposal ...
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Fiat-Chrysler has no plans to invest in electrified powertrains in the near future, citing low customer demand and high development costs as the main reasons for the decision. Instead of pursuing electric and hybrid solutions, Fiat and ...
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According to relevant reports, Audi presents new 181HP 2.0L diesel and LED headlamps for A3 Range in the UK. A much peppier diesel-fuel engine has been added to the Audi A3 lineup in the UK. The new 2.0-liter TDI delivers 181hp (184PS) and ...
Tags: LED Headlamps, LED
Opel has revealed a new turbocharged three-cylinder engine destined to debut in the Opel Adam. Due to make its world premiere at next month’s Frankfurt motor show, the 85kW 1.0-litre engine is the first of an all-new family of ...
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EPA10 generation engines now make up 11% of all heavy truck registrations in the US, and have reduced fuel consumption by as much as 560 million gallons while keeping 5.7 million tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. Those were the ...
Tags: Diesel Technology, Transportation
Scania has delivered the first gas truck complying with the Euro 6 emission legislation to a customer. Bring Logistics is a major Nordic player with a declared ambition of offering its customers the latest environmental solutions. ...