The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on tax rules for alcoholic beverages. The consultation, which will run for three months, will evaluate whether some of the rules on excise duty on beer, wine and other ...
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Mondelez International has bought the remaining 20% stake in Vietnamese food company Kinh Do’s snack unit for VND 2tn ($90m) as part of its expansion strategy in emerging markets. In November 2014, Mondelez had agreed to buy 80% of ...
The Italian brand Petra Antiqua will present their Hedonism collection at the 100% Design event. High-thickness stones etched with mechanical consistency, the collection express geometrical patterns and figures which convey emotion to the ...
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University of Montpellier in France claims the first continuous-wave (cw) operation at room temperature of a 15μm indium arsenide (InAs) quantum cascade laser (QCL) [Alexei N. Baranov et al, Optics Express, vol. 24, p18799, 2016]. "To ...
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On August 13, Sichuan HYUNDAI TRAGO held delivery ceremony and products promotion in Xiamen, which delivered 15 TRAGO heavy trucks to DIANTAI Logistics. The products promotion with the theme of ‘Logistic equipment upgrade and logistic ...
Riva 1920 has taken their collaboration with Etaly a step further on the occasion of the opening of Eataly Downtown New York in the Westfield World Trade Center built on the rubble of Ground Zero. They have designed the Earth Table that ...
Mineheart is set to launch an enticing new collection at this year’s 100% Design in London where they will be unveiling a stunning new mural collection created in collaboration with paper artist Simon Schubert, as well as new ...
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America’s back, free trade agreements are helping (particularly with China), and Europe remains on Australian business horizons despite Brexit. This is according to the 2016 DHL Export Barometer. However, exporters are muddling ...
UK-based YRG Eclipse has opened a new facility in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, in a bid to expand its operations in the region. The new facility features modern equipment, which has been purchased with the support of Yorkshire Bank. ...
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Hygiena International wraps up its series of weekly articles that discuss monitoring microbiological contamination on surfaces. This week's fourth and final piece provides insight into the topic of 'Measuring swab performance'. There are ...
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British papermaker James Cropper is set to introduce new Tailor Made service at the y Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging exhibitions in Olympia, London. The Tailor Made service provides extensive variables, including individual ...
South China University of Technology has used low-temperature barriers between indium gallium nitride (InGaN) multiple quantum wells (MQWs) to improve the light output power of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by 23% to 63.83mW at 65mA [Zhiting ...
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More mobile devices are expected to feature wireless charging which will stimulate demand for related analog ICs and protective components, according to industry sources. Wireless charging will be mostly built into high-end smartphones in ...
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Osaka University in Japan has developed a liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) process for the growth of gallium nitride (GaN) in a sodium (Na) flux with a small amount of carbon (C) that, with the addition of lithium (Li) and gallium, can also be ...
Auto Title Express, a unit of Dealertrack and Cox Automotive brand announced the opening of its new location in Metairie, Louisiana. After more than 59 years serving the community, Auto Title Express is moving from its long-time Metairie ...
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