Is your home passive? By that, I don't mean "does your home lie there like a bump on a log"! The passive home movement, which originated in Europe, is crossing over to US shores in a big way, and it's changing the way we think about energy ...
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Laminate flooring is a segment growing in usage and profitability in some areas, but losing ground in others. This is among the findings gathered through the 2013 Floor Trends Laminate Market Study, conducted by parent company's BNP Media's ...
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BioExx Specialty Proteins, focused on the separation of oil and high-value proteins from oilseeds for global food, beverage and other markets, has reported $60,575 of revenue from canola oil and canola meal sales at its Saskatoon plant ...
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The Valspar Corporation reported third quarter 2013 net sales of $1.1 billion, up one percent versus the prior year. Reported net income and earnings per diluted share for the current and prior year include several nonrecurring items, which ...
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SAP's Business Objects BI (business intelligence) product line may soon begin receiving a visual overhaul based on a new "design language" or methodology called LAVA (Lightweight Applied Visual Analytics). There are six design principles ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Friday that for the month of June 2013, US steel mills shipped 7,806,319 net tons, a 3 percent decrease from the 8,047,245 net tons shipped in the previous month, May 2013, and a 2.6 ...
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Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc of Westerville OH, USA, which makes scientific sensors, instruments and systems for precise measurement and control, is to showcase its materials characterization systems at the 10th International Conference on ...
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Though still unsubstantiated, a low-cost iPhone is now widely seen as a possible product announcement in early September, along with a new high-end phone. And it’s finally possible to create a coherent explanation of why such a move ...
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The European Commission has granted additional indication for GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) Tyverb (lapatinib) in combination with trastuzumab for adult patients with overexpress HER2 (ErbB2), with hormone receptor-negative (HR-) metastatic ...
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Pulverized glass may be coming to a beach near you, but you won't be able to tell the difference because it will look and feel like sand beneath your feet. Broward County commissioners will decide Tuesday whether to support a program that ...
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Consumer goods giant Dorel Inds. said declines across all three of its operating segments resulted in overall revenue and earnings decreases for the second quarter of the year. The company's bright spot was its home furnishings segment, ...
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The Ifo Indicator for the world economic climate fell slightly. Both assessments of the current economic situation and the six-month economic outlook deteriorated somewhat. The recovery in the world economy is not really making any headway. ...
Holcim Philippines Inc. will reopen this month its grinding cement plant in Mabini, Batangas that will boost the company s production by 1 million metric tons per year. Holcim Philippines chief executive Ed Sahagun said in a news briefing ...
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Cleveland, Ohio-based metals service center Olympic Steel reported that for Q2 2013, net sales were $330.8 million, a 10 percent decrease from the $367.4 million reported in last year's comparable period. For the first six months of 2013, ...
Tronox Limited reported second quarter 2013 revenue of $525 million and adjusted EBITDA of $101 million for an adjusted EBITDA margin of 19 percent. Adjusted net loss in the second quarter was $15 million, or $0.13 per diluted share. ...
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