BASF increased sales by 3% in the second quarter of 2013 to just under €18.4 billion thanks to higher sales volumes in all segments. Income from operations (EBIT) before special items decreased by 5% to around €1.8 billion. In the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
D3O, the British smart materials specialist, has developed a brand new range of cushioning materials specifically for footwear applications including athletic, industrial and military markets launching in July 2013. D3O is a ground ...
Tags: Footwear Cushioning Materials, Textile, smart materials
Peach State Integrated Technologies, producer of the National Logistics & Distribution Conference (NLDC), announces the appointment of Ralph Henderson as NLDC executive director. Henderson is replacing Ron Dahlin, who has served in the ...
Tags: Processing Machinery
Corning has had much success in getting its Gorilla Glass adopted in the mobile market. It's used on Apple's iPhones and Samsung's Galaxy S4, among other devices. Now the company has released a new version of its scratch-resistant product ...
Tags: Laptop Screens, Computer Products
In the second quarter the Danish timber trading group DLH was confronted by a 2% decline in turnover to DKK649m. According to preliminary figures, the EBIT amounts to DKK4m. This follows a 22% decline in turnover in the first quarter to ...
Tags: Construction, wood, timber
Sydney-based AGL Energy Ltd (Australia's largest private owner and operator of renewable energy assets) has achieved financial close for two utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects for which cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film ...
Tags: Solar Power, Solar, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Acuity has supplied LED streetlights to Chula Vista, CA while Ipswich, Australia retrofits streetlights, and Detroit installs SSL in airport parking garages; but citizens in Arlington, VA and Fairhope, AL aren't fully happy with LED ...
KU Leuven and FIT Biotech have reached a global license and partnership agreement for the development of novel immunotherapeutics leveraging FIT Biotech's gene transport unit (GTU) technology for transient in vivo expression of monoclonal ...
Based on an analysis of mobile data traffic from its installed customer base, Flash Networks, the leading provider of mobile Internet optimization and monetization solutions, found that Instagram video viewing exceeded YouTube on the fourth ...
Tags: 3G, 4G, Computer Products
Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which makes components, subsystems and systems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets, has launched its Medallion 8000 series 1550nm directly-modulated DWDM cable television (CATV) transmitter. ...
Tags: CATV Transmitter, Emcore
King Koil is making another major product presentation here, unveiling a new iMattress2 series, a redesigned Laura Ashley collection and an expanded Perfect Contour line with latex-centric models. The Willowbrook, Ill.-based bedding ...
Tags: King Koil, iMattress2 Series
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has hired Tom Kaczynski as vice president of investor relations. He will report to Darren Wells, executive vice president and chief financial officer. Kaczynski replaced Damon Audia, Goodyear's senior vice ...
Tags: Goodyear Tire&Rubber
Rudolph Technologies, Inc., a provider of process characterization, photolithography equipment and software for the semiconductor, FPD, LED and solar industries, today released three new application-specific configurations of its ...
Both firms describe their new product as a clever and practical dispensing unit for the food service. Aseptic carton pack specialist SIG Combibloc said that it allows food to be dispensed into accurate portions in a way “that is ...
Tags: Smart Dispenser, Packaging
Noble Foods is investing £9M in an extra egg-packing facility at Witney, near Oxford for its Shell Egg division. The company, a leading supplier of fresh eggs to major retailers, aims to complete the construction project early next ...
Tags: Noble Foods, Food