A whole host of companies have called on the EU to deliver 2030 energy efficiency goals that would bring forward large scale investments that could slash fuel spending. Indeed, Siemens, Philips and Kingspan are among a group of major ...
A new multi-million pound remote control system to manage Wakefield's 42,000 street lights could be brought in under plans to save the local authority up to £70 million on their electricity bill. The street lighting plans have been ...
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Australia's third-biggest iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (Fortescue) has announced its operating results for the fourth quarter of 2012. Fortescue said in its statement that its total iron ore shipments during the December ...
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The Architectural Billings Index (ABI), which reflects the approximate nine- to twelve- month lag time between architectural billings and construction spending, was 52.0 for the month of December, down from 53.2 in November. The score ...
According to the Metal Industry Indicators report released by the US Geological Survey (USGS), the US economic recovery is supporting the growth of activity in the primary metals industry with modest metals demand from the manufacturing and ...
The glass and materials industry of China is presently faced with various difficulties while developing, such as uncoordinated and unsustainable development, weak ability for scientific and technological innovation, unbalanced industrial ...
This past week, Novozymes was the only company in the biotechnology industry sector to receive a top gold ranking from the Swiss-based sustainability investment group Robeco SAM. Novozymes was also ranked 19th in the Global 100 list of ...
U.S. furniture and bedding sales will grow a little more slowly this year as economic growth tapers off and unemployment remains stubbornly high, according to Furniture Today's new consensus forecast. Consumer spending on furniture and ...
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Cities around the U.S. will have gigabit-speed Internet access by 2015 if the FCC's wishes come true. All 50 states should have at least one community where consumers can get 1Gbps or faster Internet access by 2015, U.S. Federal ...
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In its Europe News Issue published on January 22, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) focused on the decision reached between the Japanese government and the European Commission on November 29 to start negotiations on the ...
Work on the Welsh government's Superfast Cymru programme is under way, the Welsh business minister Edwina Hart has announced. The project looks to deliver high-speed and "world class" broadband access to 96 per cent of Welsh homes and ...
A new report from Gartner states that worldwide IT spending is set to total $3.7 trillion in 2013, marking a 4.2% increase over 2012. “Uncertainties surrounding prospects for an upturn in global economic growth are the major ...
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Monday’s opening keynote, “The Impact of Robotics on Economic Growth,” drew a 50/50 split of attendees for both ProMat and Automate, according to a show of hands requested by presenter Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of ...
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THE Australian dollar is lower following a quiet day of trading. At 5pm AEDT, the Australian dollar was at 105.11 US cents, down from 105.23 US cents on Friday afternoon. OzForex head of corporate dealing Jim Vrondas said the currency ...
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In the year of 2012, in face of the increasingly complicated and severe international situation and arduous tasks of domestic reform, development and stability, the Central Party Committee and the State Council took scientific development ...