Since 2010 the government began reducing corporation tax in stages, falling from 28% to 23%. This will be cut to 21% from April 2014 and will reach 20% in 2015. The small profits rate has also been cut to 20%. While the government ...
A new wool and rice straw blended upholstery fabric, which has been developed by a Wellington company, goes into commercial production next year with the potential to create significant demand for New Zealand crossbred wool, while helping ...
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China is extending an existing tax exemption on imported gas to new sources of foreign pipeline gas and imported LNG. The Ministry of Finance announced on Monday that the tax exemption will be granted to pipeline imports from Myanmar, ...
After more than a decade in development, the hydrogen-powered Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell will launch in the US in the first quarter 2014 with a unprecedented free fuel offer. Speaking at the Los Angeles auto show, Hyundai Motor America CEO ...
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The Obama administration said it isn’t “walking away” from a goal of 1 million EVs on the country’s roads by 2015. Heather Zichal, deputy assistant for energy and climate change at the White House, praised the soon ...
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Quebec has announced a program that will subsidize 30% of the cost premium of natural gas trucks. The rebate will cover 30% of up to $75,000 of the additional cost natural gas adds to the price of a vehicle. The announcement drew praise ...
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Federal-Mogul Corp. is conducting a promotion Nov. 1-Dec. 31, 2013, for its Anco wipers brand called “The Right Blades Matter” that offers rebates of up to $10 per pair on Anco premium wiper blades. The company’s tagline ...
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Spain hopes to reinvigorate its flagging automotive industry by extending a ‘scrappage’ scheme to subsidise the purchase of new cars. Under the scheme, people who scrap a car or commercial vehicle that is at least 10 years old ...
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Getting Energy Star certified is no small feat. Companies that work towards this accreditation (and when we say work, well its hard work and a ton of paperwork) can take years to get through some of the red tape that Energy Star requires ...
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Vogue Tyre and Rubber Co. is offering consumers a rebate of $50 with the purchase of a set of four Vogue Signature V Tyres. The company's "Signature Sales Event" mail-in rebate promotion runs Oct. 15-Dec. 7. The company says the Signature ...
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Vormittag Associates, a leading ERP software provider, will be demonstrating best practices in food distribution and manufacturing applications, in booth #822 at the 2013 IFDA Distribution Solutions Conference, taking place October 14-16 in ...
Bridgelux Inc of Livermore, CA, USA has launched its new V Series line of chip-on-board LED array products. The cost-effective light engines extend the technology and performance of the Vero line, feature high flux density in small source ...
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LED lighting, LED chip, lamp and lighting maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has earned ENERGY STAR qualification for its soft-white Cree LED Bulbs. ENERGY STAR qualification signifies that these Cree LED bulbs now qualify for incentive ...
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Background The University of Dayton, located in Dayton, Ohio, U.S., is the largest private university in the state of Ohio. Managing the energy consumption of a university that large is no easy feat, but that’s exactly what is asked ...
California Governor Edmund Brown has signed six new bills to support California’s electric vehicle market as a part of the National Plug In Day. The six bills include AB 8 by Assembly member Henry Perea; AB 266 by Assembly member ...