The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and University of California Santa Barbara in the USA have developed a wafer bonding technology for III-V materials and silicon (Si) using transparent conductive oxide (TCO) interlayers of ...
Tags: electronic components, semiconductor, TCO IZO Tandem solar cells
Driven in large part by the rapid expansion of shale oil and gas drilling and production in North America, the world market for oil field specialty chemicals at the service company level reached $25 billion in 2014, up from nearly $16 ...
Tags: chemicals, coating, paint pigment, shale oil
Just in time for the prime summer months, Galena Brewing Company has expanded its packaging lineup to include three beers in Rexam 16 oz. cans. Anna Belle's IPA is a ruby beer with a burst of hop flavors and aromas paired with a solid ...
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Canned vegetable products manufacturer McCall Farms is planning to open a new production facility in Effingham, South Carolina. When operational this month, the facility will expand the company's existing Florence County operations, while ...
Tags: Canned food, food manufacture, canned vegetable, potatoes, canned yams
Morton Salt is launching food grade manufacturing capabilities at its salt production facilities in Grantsville, Utah and Port Canaveral, Florida with an investment of around $20m. The project will see the installation of a sea salt ...
American food and spice company Zatarain has opened its new manufacturing and warehouse facility in Gretna, in the US state of Louisiana. Spread over an area of around 80,000ft2, the $26m facility comprises 10 production lines and ...
Tags: food manufacture, Zatarain, plant extract, jambalaya, crab boil
Japanese automotive giant Honda Motor has initiated the output of its Accord sedan in the African nation Nigeria, the country on which the company is betting big for the expansion of automobile market in future. Honda's Nigerian unit ...
UK-based Jiffy Packaging is investing in new extrusion technology to produce polyethylene foam of varied thicknesses. Acquired by Airpack in 2014, the firm aims to make mass market penetration with the new expansion. The firm will make ...
Tags: Jiffy Packaging, Polyethylene Foam
Colorado Cider Company is now releasing four of its most popular ciders in fourpacks of 12-ounce bottles. Previously available only in 22-ounce "bomber" bottles, Glider Cider, Glider Dry, Grasshop-Ah and Cherry Glider fourpacks are now ...
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Net revenues slipped 6 per cent year over year on a reported basis at denim jeans marketer Levi Strauss & Co. for the second quarter ended May 31, 2015. Net revenues declined six per cent to $1.01 billion on a reported basis in the second ...
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JDSU of Milpitas, CA, USA says that it continues to expect to spin off its communications and commercial optical products (CCOP) business into the separate, publicly traded company Lumentum Holdings Inc in third-quarter 2015. Existing ...
Tags: JDSU Optical, circuit fitting, communications Laser diodes, CCOP
McCain Foods is planning to invest $10m in the expansion of its Smithton potato processing plant in Tasmania, Australia. Work under the expansion includes the installation of a new $1.6m packing line at the facility, which produces french ...
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COTTON USA, the trademark ingredient brand of Cotton Council International (CCI), has announced its first retail partnership with India’s leading fashion retailer - Shoppers Stop. COTTON USA and Shoppers Stop will conduct a month-long ...
Tags: textile manufacture, cotton fabrics, cotton-rich apparel
Global e-commerce sales made via mobile devices are expected to cross $638 billion by 2018, according to a joint study by ASSOCHAM and Deloitte. In a statement, ASSOCHAM said the availability of e-commerce applications on various devices ...
As part of its expansion plans in Europe, Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo said it will open a new store in Berlin, Germany in Fall 2015. “The store will be the second store in the German market, and will be located on Leipziger ...
Tags: apparel manufacture, Uniqlo, Apparel and clothing, children clothing