Saudi-based Qassim Cement Co has said its consolidated net profit rose 7.65% to SR158.4m for the first quarter of 2012 from SR147.2m for the same period of previous year, Arab News has reported. This shows an increase of 8.45% against the ...
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From a sprawling manufacturing base deep in China’s southwestern Hunan province, some 100 kilometers from where Mao Zedong was born, construction-machinery maker Sany Group (SANYIZ) plans to take on the world. While workers in blue ...
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Metso has opened a new valve supply and service center in Vadodara, India. The new supply center supports company's strategy to grow valve business globally and strengthens Metso's service capabilities in India for major petrochemical, ...
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Production at the Slovenian beech-plywood manufacturer Novoles Plus has apparently been finally shut down after all. According to a report issued by the European Union's European Re-structuring Monitor (ERM), the company laid off the ...
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A public interest writ petition seeking to direct the Tamil Nadu government to implement its own order that all government and panchayat offices should use only Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) replacing incandescent bulbs, has been filed in ...
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Green Star LED will be producing LED fixtures under the Toshiba brand, Rambus has licensed its MicroLens technology to Fern Howard, Switch Lighting has hired an executive team and MOCVD sales may be bottoming out. Green Star LED establishes ...
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Effective April 1, the Energy Star Luminaires V1.1 specification requires that any luminaire bearing the Energy Star mark must be third-party certified to the new performance levels. As of April 1, the Energy Star Luminaires specification ...
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Japan’s machinery orders exceeded all economists’ estimates in February, signaling gains in capital spending that may help to sustain a recovery in the world’s third-biggest economy. Bookings (JNMOCHNG) increased 4.8 ...
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Taiwan's government has decided to increase electricity prices, with industries expressing concerns over the impact to their production costs. Chairman of LED packaging firm Everlight, Robert Yeh, said China's government has been ...
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US-based LED firm Cree reportedly plans to cut costs of LED street lamps by half to US$200/unit but no detail is avaiable. Industry sources say they are shocked by the news. If Creed decides to keep its street lamp prices cut in half, the ...
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BASF, one of the world's leading chemical companies, will showcase innovative and energy efficient solutions in TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane) - Elastollan NEX at Chinaplas (to be held from 18 to 21 April), Asia's number one international ...
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Lextar Electronics has announced its new generation of LED tubes that focus on three main aspects - simplified structure, price improvement, and light enhancement. In addition, Lextar will promote dimmable downlights that feature 1,000 ...
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U.S. 7,868,066 B2 PPG Industries has been granted a patent for a coating comprised of a modified epoxy resin comprised of the reaction product of rosin and a dienophile comprised of a carboxylic group and/or an anhydride group, further ...
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On Apr. 9, Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Hebei Province released that investigation on existing glass curtain wall would be carried out. It was reported that the investigation range was the curtain wall, which had ...
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PT Pelayaran Tonasa Lines and PT Dok & Perkapalan Surabaya have signed three cooperation contracts, at an investment cost of IDR 1.26 trillion, to build 11 shipping vessel units, according to local reports. The signing was witnessed by an ...
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