Grohe AG, one of world-leading suppliers of sanitary faucets and fittings, is among the top three winners of the 2014 German Sustainability Award. Due to its commitment to the responsible use of water and energy, GROHE was one of three ...
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Pundits are again speculating about the future of the Affordable Care Act, more widely now referred to as Obamacare. Now that Republicans are poised to take over the Senate in January, while widening their control of the House, they are ...
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Most electronics industry professionals agree that the industry is more vigilant and doing a better job of keeping counterfeit electronic components off the plant floor than they were just five or 10 years ago. But they also say that ...
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Brunswick Corporation reported adjusted operating earnings increased 45 percent in the third quarter on a 13 percent revenue gain. Fitness segment sales, including Life Fitness, and Marine Engine segment revenues, each grew 11 percent. Boat ...
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CAP-XX’s cash burn is decreasing and product sales are running at higher rate than a year ago, according to an update issued as the annual general meeting today. The company said it received the latest instalment of the Federal ...
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Aganga, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, said he was impressed with the level of investment the firm had made and asked for more investments into the economy. He described the paper packaging facility as unique and the first of ...
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BMW is partnering on MAI Carbon Cluster Management GmbH, a research effort backed by Germany's federal government, research and businesses institutions, which is working on a technology to reduce carbon-fiber production costs by 90%. The ...
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Australian automotive component manufacturers remain steadfastly opposed to the federal government’s intention to cut $500 million of funding from the Automotive Transformation Scheme over the next three years and the proposed early ...
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The Federal Government has announced an expansion of EFIC’s loan powers to enable the organisation to support more small and medium-sized Australian exporters. These changes will allow EFIC to support SME exporters more efficiently ...
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China's manufacturing sector expanded in August but at a significantly slower pace, as production rates and new orders softened. The Flash China Manufacturing PMI, published by HSBC in conjunction with Markit Economics, fell 1.4 points to ...
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New orders to U.S. production plants soared a record 10.5 percent in July on a 74 percent bookings spike in the volatile transportation sector. The somewhat misleading double-digit gain was propelled by an eye-popping 317.3 percent surge in ...
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a methanol plant in Ibom State last week. The methanol plant, to be constructed at a cost of US$ 1.5 billion, is being set up by Quantum ...
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DB Schenker has opened its largest Australian supply chain and warehouse facility at the Redbank Motorway Estate in Ipswich, Queensland, which it says has created 70 new jobs. The German company will spend over $40 million over the next ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has checked out, and the American people have noticed. Three-quarters of Americans doubt the federal government will address the important problems facing the country this year, according to a new Associated ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of companies, including Apple, Honda and Coca-Cola, have agreed to pay their suppliers more quickly in a bid to boost small businesses, the White House announced Friday. President Barack Obama was to launch ...
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