Calpine plans to suspend operations on February 22, 2016 at its 91-MW cogeneration facility near Houston, but a major transmission project on which state regulators are to decide Thursday was not a factor, a spokesman said. The Electric ...
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Science & technology research firm UES Inc of Dayton, OH, USA says that its IBIS photoconductive semiconductor switch (PCSS) has been selected by an independent judging panel and the editors of R&D Magazine as a winner of a 2015 R&D 100 ...
US-based packaged foods company Pinnacle Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire Boulder Brands for $975m, in a move that signifies the former’s expansion into health and wellness segments. The acquisition is expected to ...
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UAE-based camel milk chocolate company Al Nassma Chocolate has launched the sale of its product in India at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB). To launch the product in the country, the company has opened a new retail ...
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California is on the verge of becoming the largest market for zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) in the United States, steered by the state's increasingly stringent ZEV mandate. The directive lends a holistic perspective to the adoption of ...
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The main obstacle that currently blocks mass-market acceptance of LED lighting, both domestically and commercially, is widespread lack of understanding and knowledge to make qualified purchasing decisions. That is all set to change, ...
US-based packaged foods company ConAgra Foods plans to split the company into two independent public companies – with one handling the consumer portfolio of various brands and the other managing its foodservice portfolio of frozen ...
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Food safety assurance provider AsureQuality is the first Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) in the world to be both accredited to the new FSSC22000-Q scheme, and to issue accredited FSSC22000-Q certification to a customer. First published ...
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British establishment W&R Barnett has bought a 60% stake in Logson Group, a group of corrugated packaging companies in the UK. Logson Group consists of four brands including Board24, Boxes and Packaging, Jardin Corrugated Cases and ...
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The DesignLights Consortium™ program and trademarks are assets to the DLC, its members and stakeholders. The July 2015 issue of the DLC Industry Update states the following: "It has come to our attention that 49 manufacturers have ...
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IGM Resins has received €25m in unitranche loan from H.I.G. WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm H.I.G. Capital. The funds were used to refinance an equity capital bridge facility invested to fund a strategic ...
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PeopleForBikes last week was in Washington D.C. for an all-women’s Fly-in with sixteen of top bicycle industry executives to help make biking better in America. PeopleForBikes leaders and industry executives met with members of ...
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Nestle India’s Maggi Noodles has cleared the government approved lab tests, paving way for its retail sales this month. All the samples of the newly manufactured batches from its plants in Nanjangud in Karnataka, Moga in Punjab and ...
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Touch panel maker TPK has announced net loss of NT$19.4 billion (US$600 million), or loss per share of NT$55.15 for the third quarter of 2015. The operating loss was primarily attributable to one-off asset impairment charges on ...
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Over the past 15 years or so, car manufacturers have been showing increasing interest in new technologies – especially photonics-based developments – in all areas: from powertrain, through lighting to driver assistance and ...
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