The minister for employment,Mark Hoban,is meeting the food manufacturing industry's top players today(November 12)–including Mars,Cranswick and Associated British Foods(ABF)–to offer them cash incentives for employing young ...
Tags: ABF, cash incentive, youth unemployment, Mars
BRASKEM announces its results for the third quarter of 2012. Braskem ended the third quarter of 2012 with EBITDA of R$930 million, which increased 10% from the previous quarter and remained virtually stable compared to the same period of ...
Tags: Braskem, naphtha, resins, petrochemical products, thermoplastic resins
Lighting Science Group Corporation (OTCBB: LSCG), one of the world's leading LED lighting technology companies, announced a business partnership with Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar®. Lighting Science® collaborated with the ...
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Electric utilities are increasingly sponsoring programs that promote energy-efficient lighting. From upstream incentives to consumer rebates, these programs are saving utility customers – and their power providers – a ...
Tags: LED bulb
Refrigerated display lighting (RDL) represents one of the more perfect applications for LEDs. Because fluorescent tubes can be replaced with LED strips and reduce energy usage by 60%, retailers are beginning to implement LED case lighting ...
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IMS Research projects that the market for lighting control devices in commercial buildings will double from 2010 to 2017, with shipments of devices increasing from 29.6 million to 61.6 million. Most of these components will be connected ...
Bulgarian machine and food processing industry equipment manufacturers will participate in India's largest international engineering sourcing show opening on March 14-16 in Mumbai. Bulgaria's participation in India Engineering Sourcing Show ...
Tags: Market View, Food Machinery
Taipei, Oct. 26, 2012 (CENS)--Morris Chang, chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC), the leading contract IC maker in the world, pointed out yesterday (Oct. 25) that the global economy is still situated in a spot where ...
Tags: TSMC, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., Semiconductor, IC
Gulf Times reported that Qatalum, an equal JV between Norway's Hydro Aluminium and Qatar Petroleum ruled out direct involvement in downstream industries but its focus will be on capacity enhancement. Mr Tom Petter Johansen CEO of Qatalum ...
Tags: Qatalum, petroleum, aluminium, downstream industries
Despite major global apparel brands making tall claims of following sustainable practices in production of garments,the resource intensive fabric dyeing and printing sector remains a blind spot for these clothing brands. A joint report ...
Tags: dyeing, printing, pollution, materials suppliers, Sustainable Supply Chain
Mexico, which filed a complaint last week in the World Trade Organization (WTO) accusing China of violating international norms by giving subsidies and tax incentives to textile companies, is now in search of allies to support its case. ...
Tags: WTO, textile trade deficit, textile, Francisco de Rosenweig
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) recently announced plans to subsidize household LED light bulbs, but, there are no unified standards that measure the energy-saving qualities of LED light bulbs. Providing incentives under these ...
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Commentary:Short-term subsidization will not help LED industry in the long run Siu Han,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Friday 19 October 2012]Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA)recently announced plans to subsidize household LED light ...
Tags: Commentary, government, LED lighting subsidy, Taiwan market
Increasing numbers of policies to promote solar power are emerging at both federal and state level in the US, in a bid to improve energy independence and lower carbon emissions, according a GlobalData report. The new report says that the US ...
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The Obama administration on Friday gave final approval to a plan that opens up 285, 000 acres in 17 zones in six Western states for streamlined utility-scale solar power development. The Department of the Interior said the fast-track sites ...
Tags: market view, Solar Zones, US