UK automotive major Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will launch its custom-built Jaguar XJR Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV), capable of zooming from 0 to 60mph in just 4.4 seconds up to 174mph, as part of Bloodhound Project at Goodwood Festival of ...
US-based alcoholic beverage maker Constellation Brands is planning to expand its brewery and glass bottle production plant in Nava, Coahuila, Mexico, with an investment of approximately $2bn. The expansion will involve increasing ...
In its latest report, USDA has projected the global 2015/16 cotton production to decline 6 per cent from the previous season to 111.3 million bales. “Lower crops are forecast for most major cotton-producing countries in 2015/16, ...
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Despite an Australian economy growing at a moderate 2.3 per cent according to March quarter figures released by the ABS this month, the latest data on trade payments reveals that businesses are paying their invoices at the fastest rate on ...
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Volvo Trucks continues with original marketing, this time through reality TV with the artist Mapei. During a nine-day road-trip through Europe, she will record a new music video with director Liza Minou Morberg. To help them, they have a ...
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US Foods has unveiled a new scoop product line-up aimed to freshen up menus across the country. From Chef's Line All Natural Mediterranean Style Mini Beef and Lamb Patties and Patuxent Farms Premium Hardwood Smoked Chicken Wings to Cross ...
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The direct importer of toys, beach goods and gifts, supplies a range of businesses including sole traders, amusement parks and supermarkets. Exeter-based toy firm Kandy Toys is reporting ‘record sales’ in its latest results ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has raised its world record for cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency to 18.6% aperture efficiency for a full-size module, as measured and certified by the US Department of ...
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At Intersolar Europe 2015 in Munich, Germany (10-12 June), nano-electronics research center Imec of Leuven, Belgium has announced a thin-film perovskite photovoltaic (PV) module with a solar energy power conversion efficiency of 8% measured ...
China's real estate market, widely scrutinized for its significance to the world's second largest economy, has shown glimmering signs of bottoming out in big cities. The property market remains largely anemic, but a string of indicators ...
The company has considered the recent turbulence in its raw material supply chain and concluded that a rise in packaging prices is inevitable in the face of current sharp cost increases. Bart Stubbe, director of purchasing at Linpac, ...
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The National Development and Reform Commission, the nation's top economic planner, said on Monday that retail prices of gasoline would be cut by 110 yuan ($17.78) a metric ton, or 0.08 yuan a liter from Tuesday, while diesel prices would ...
Skechers USA, Inc. named 2015 Mainstream Women's Footwear Brand of the Year at The Drapers Footwear Awards. This achievement follows a year when Skechers won multiple top industry awards in the United Kingdom, including Footwear Brand of ...
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The Food Information Regulations introduced in December 2014 signalled an extensive change to food regulation, and by now, most packaging professionals will have a respectable understanding of them. Within the new Regulation are specific ...
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Chinese stocks and economic growth have long had little to do with each other. Between 2010 and early 2014, when China boasted the world's fastest-growing economy, its stockmarket was consistently among the world's worst performers. Since ...
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