Taiwan’s new government, which is led by President Tsai, aims to cumulatively install 20GW of PV capacity by 2025. Bureau of Energy (BOE), under Ministry of Economic Affairs, announced the “Two-year PV Accelerating ...
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The Adidas Group officially laid the foundation stone for two new employee buildings at its headquarters in Herzogenaurach. 'Campus Expansion South is a further key prerequisite for the company's continuing growth and includes a new ...
IKEA announced that it has installed three Blink electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its Las Vegas, Nevada store in partnership with Car Charging Group which owns the Blink Network and Blink EV charging stations. IKEA store manager ...
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Burnsville-based Valley Natural Foods has announced that it would invest $2m to open a wholesale meat processing plant in Northfield, Minnesota. The company has purchased 16 acres of land, including a building, for the new plant, Valley ...
CSC’s chairman Sung confirms his company’s investment valued at NT$4 billion in developing solar power business (photo courtesy of UDN.com).The Taiwan-based China Steel Corp. (CSC), the island's largest steelmaker by size, has ...
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Hanon Systems announced the start of its latest climatic wind tunnel, which enhances the company's capabilities to test real-world simulation of air conditioning, heating and engine cooling performance. Located at the company's technical ...
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Finland-based pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has opened a new consumer board mill in Beihai, China. The new mill, which is expected to reach full production within two years, has been developed with an investment of €800m. ...
McLaren Packaging, which operates from four sites across Scotland has completed a significant investment in its manufacturing capabilities. The company has just finalised a £350k investment in its Stirling-based operation Blue Box ...
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Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest the key assets of its Suzhou Mill in China, including the land-use rights and buildings, to the local government of Suzhou National New & Hi-tech Industrial Development Area (SND). During its ...
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The Architecture Billings Index reflects consecutive months of increasing demand for design activity at architecture firms. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead ...
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Ford announced a plan to invest more than $1bn over the next 10 years to modernise its Dearborn, Michigan facility. It would be developed as a better workplace which will foster innovation as the company looks to transform itself from an ...
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Swisslog Warehouse and Distribution has acquired Power Automation Systems (PAS), a worldwide supplier of pallet shuttle automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS). Swisslog CEO of Warehouse and Distribution Christian Baur said: ...
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Ford is testing its autonomous vehicles in complete dark using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology. This technology enables the autonomous vehicles to 'see' in complete darkness. This technology is being used in conjunction ...
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In order to examine how the architectural community is evolving in regards to sustainable design practices, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) undertook an in-depth study of nearly 200 COTE Top ...
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The Architecture Billings Index saw a dip into negative terrain for the first time in five months in January, but inched back up in February with a small increase in demand for design services. As a leading economic indicator of ...