China's passenger car sales are on the rise, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). Auto sales growth reached 23.3 percent in July year on year, the third consecutive month of double-digit growth and the highest in 17 ...
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Researchers based in UK, France, Australia and the USA have developed a chemical epitaxial lift-off (ELO) technique for full 2-inch-diameter gallium nitride (GaN) grown on sapphire and free-standing substrates [Akhil Rajan et al, J. Phys. ...
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Flexo and offset printing presses producer MPS has sold three presses to Iran based corrugated carton and package printing producer Asan Pack. The Middle East firm has bought two MPS EB 370 presses and one EF 430 flexo press for ...
Lu Zhenyi got his first Dongfeng Tianlong tractor in April 2015, and he has purchased four Dongfeng tractors since the beginning. Recently, the tractor has been driven 180 thousand kilometers, and except routine maintenance, there has never ...
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has acquired a 2% stake in Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD for $455m. This move is being seen as an attempt by the South Korean firm to foray into automotive industry. Many technology ...
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Spanish Ebro Foods has acquired a controlling stake in flour producer and retailer Santa Rita Harinas for €4.8m ($5.34m). In a statement to Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), Ebro said that it has bought 52% ...
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Inventions Oasis is seeking a joint venture partner to help bring to market a new patent-pending product – the Sav–A-Lot – a commercial-grade, milk and sugar dispenser designed for coffee shops and fast food restaurants. ...
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American Hydro, which was bought by Weir in 2010, supplies and installs large equipment upgrades and servicing for the hydroelectric and water distribution industries, specialising in consultancy, design and precision performance ...
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US Senator have reached a bipartisan deal for mandatory labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in packaged foods across the country. The proposal was introduced by Senate Agricultural Committee members Sen. Pat Roberts, R- ...
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Just bought one of Google's latest flagship Nexus phones? You might be interested to know that you've got just over a year before the software support stops. Google has updated its support page for Android software updates to show how ...
McLaren Packaging, which operates from four sites across Scotland has completed a significant investment in its manufacturing capabilities. The company has just finalised a £350k investment in its Stirling-based operation Blue Box ...
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Bristol-based herb and spice manufacturer, Bart Ingredients has purchased an automatic sleeve wrapping machine from Adpak Machinery Systems. Bart Ingredients was founded in 1963 and now sources and supplies herbs and spices to many ...
Netherlands-based shelf life extension technology company PerfoTec has introduced a groundbreaking packaging solution for flowers, that will make the use of water in the supply chain redundant. Explaining the technology, Bas Groeneweg, ...
Vietnamese dairy company Vinamilk has fully acquired US-based Driftwood Dairy by buying the remaining 30% stake for $3m. The acquisition comes more than two years after the company bought 70% stake in the US company for $7m. Driftwood ...
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Driverless cars are expected to take the world by storm from 2020 onwards, and BMW is already planning its entry. BMW has announced that it plans to release a fully functional autonomous vehicle as soon as 2021. It’s one of the ...