Asia will become the second-largest global natural gas market after North America by 2015 with annual demand rising to 790 billion cubic meters, the International Energy Agency said in a report released Tuesday. "Asia is already home to ...
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Viracon Inc. announced it will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, Minn., for a new coater. According to the announcement, Viracon is adding the new line at the Owatonna facility because it contains the ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) announced the slate of honorees to be recognized during the 35th Annual AAFA American Image Awards to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Set to be held on May 16, 2013, aboard the ...
BASF announces fourth quarter and full year 2012 results. Full year 2012: -Sales €78.7 billion (plus 7%) -EBIT before special items €8.9 billion (plus 5%) -Record year in Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas; earnings in ...
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The Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC) and Singapore Environment Council (SEC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to drive awareness surrounding environmental sustainability and encourage the adoption of the best ...
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Matthias Müller, CEO of Porsche, confirmed recently, the company will employ more than 3,000 employees in the next 5 years. In the past 3 years, Porsche’s global total number of employees increased from 12,000 to 17,000. ...
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HVPE system expected to lower the cost of LED production and accelerate adoption in commercial and residential lighting GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ: GTAT) and Soitec (NYSE Euronext: SOI), today announced a development agreement and a ...
Sustenance of conducive business environment for the textile industry is the need of hour with respect to cotton policies, said Mr. S Dinakaran, Chairman of The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA). SIMA Chief has said that after ...
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Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—textiles, leather, industrial fabrics, and composite materials—is pleased to announce that Jack Victor has successfully ...
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The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) offers tailored financing to entrepreneurs who want to invest in information & communications technology (ICT) equipment, software and consulting services, which includes IT planning, strategy, ...
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MRAM/STTMRAM and PCM will lead the Emerging Non-Volatile Memory (ENVM) market, reaching a combined $1.6bn by 2018, says a report from analysts Yole Developpement. "By 2018, MRAM/STTMRAM and PCM will surely be the top two ENVM on the ...
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Automobile manufacturer Volvo has collaborated with China-based Geely to set up a research and development (R&D) Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. The R&D Centre will be located in Lindholmen Science Park and will develop designs and parts ...
Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais SA (Usiminas) reported loss in the fourth quarter as weak market demand draw down the performance of strong sales and massive turnaround in operations. Usiminas posted a ...
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In the current longtime severe steel market situation, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. taps internal potential and further promote cost reduction and efficiency enhancement work with technical progress. Recently, it is known from Baosteel Co.,Ltd. ...
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Reportedly, Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais SA (Usiminas) planned to stop the operation in Cubatão facility and it will not affect the company’s business. Currently, Usiminas has eight ...
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