German electronics manufacturers overcame challenging international markets to achieve 2.4% year-on-year growth for the 11 months preceding November 2014, the ZVEI has reported. Turnover in the German industry is expected to have totaled ...
Italian packaging prepress company Tadam plans to invest in a KODAK FLEXCEL NX Wide System and KODAK FLEXCEL NXC plates in order to meet the demands of its broad customer base, including producers of high-end corrugated cartons. ...
Biofilms producer Innovia Films has launched its first bioriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, Propafilm RCU, which is proven to provide up to 1.5 years protection from mineral oil migration. This new innovation is the result of ...
Tags: biscuits, bakery, confectionery, dried foods, Agriculture
For coatings producers one of the big benefits of the sharp fall in oil prices in the second half of last year (2014) should be a drop in raw material costs. Some commentators are also predicting a rise in demand due to the effect of ...
Tags: Oil Prices, Raw materials, Construction
Set in a fiercely blazing fire, the beast's bulging eyes glare straight at the observer; his great mouth forms a wide grin, flashing saber-like teeth. His stiletto claws are exposed and poised for action, and a pair of ears or horns ...
Tags: Chinese Bronze, Bronze
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 83.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 1% increase from the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Gartner. These results indicate a slow, but consistent improvement following more than two years of ...
Tags: PC shipments, PC market
Samsung's Galaxy A3 and A5 have only been available in select markets so far, but now they're coming to UK. SamMobile reports the firmware for both devices is now available online, hinting it won't be long before they hit Europe. ...
Tags: Samsung, Galaxy, Consumer Electronics
What’s new in tiling? A substance that is actually very, very old. For centuries, installation of natural stone tile has been used by human beings to embellish their homes. And with good reason. This kind of tile is strikingly ...
Tags: kitchen, bathroom countertops, Construction
Oak Furniture Land, the UK’s fastest-growing furniture company, is launching a major new sofa brand with 57 showrooms across its retail network. SofaStore is the latest development from the clicks-to-bricks retail success story that ...
Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has announced commercial availability of XLamp Extreme High Power (XHP) LEDs, a new class of LEDs enabling a system cost reduction of up to 40% for lighting applications, it is claimed. The first LEDs powered ...
Tags: Cree LED, Single LED
Around 48% of all the pizzas surveyed across the UK were found to exceed the recommended limit for an entire day (6g/day), according to a report by the Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) and World Action on Salt and Health (WASH). ...
Tags: Half of Pizzas, Food
Occupancy and revenue figures for the 2014-15 ski and snowboard season continued their upward trajectory at 19 mountain resorts in six western states last month. As of Nov. 30, “on-the-books” occupancy is up a sharp 9.7 ...
Tags: Bookings, Sporting Goods
Stacked New York’s “7th Avenue” line of studs can be purchased in a pair or separately to mix and match a look ($85 each). The line includes seven gemstone options. Stacked New York, the brand that launched earlier ...
Tags: Earrings, silver bezel
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the cumulative results from the first two quarters of its year-long survey of campylobacter on fresh chickens, which showed that 70 per cent of chicken sold in UK supermarkets were ...
Tags: Chicken, Campylobacter Bacteria
The line up will feature two variations of Ripley, Dallas and of course, Jonesy the cat. NECA will be releasing its Aliens Series 4 action figures in March 2015. The new series will feature three figures based on characters from the ...
Tags: variations, Toys