Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT), which produces and markets CRAiLAR Flax Fiber, was recently granted $263,500 in incentives from Florence County, South Carolina to be used for its manufacturing and production in the region. NAT ...
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Grant’s Whisky has launched a new look-pack, whose campaign will take off in late August 2012. The Grant's family tree will be displayed with the bespoke bottle's every pack and the consumer will be offered a £10 voucher to ...
The UK Government is investing in wool packaging solutions to combat the global problem of more than 50% wastage in vaccines, as reported by WHO. The Wool Packaging Company has received a grant from the Technology Strategy Board to ...
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2013,brighter,more efficient streetlights will begin to go up in Fayetteville neighborhoods. As part of a pilot study by the Public Works Commission,the city-owned utility plans to convert about 300 conventional streetlights to LED ...
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UK - Birmingham Hippodrome has announced the successful completion of its Stage Appeal having raised the target of £1m towards extensive refurbishments costing over £2m. The 30-year old stage was completely replaced, over 500 ...
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German chemical company BASF has opened a new cathode materials production plant in Elyria, Ohio, US, that will manufacture nickel-metal-cobalt cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids. BASF ...
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has extended an agreement with UQM Technologies for further two years to speed up the deployment of the electric vehicles (EVs). The agreement has ...
Electric carmaker Tesla Motors has received $10m grant from the California Energy Commission in the US to manufacture the Model X sport utility vehicle (SUV). Tesla will further invest $50m to purchase equipment for the components of ...
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Pennsylvania-based Erie Indemnity (ERIE) has appointed Robert Ingram III as its new executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO), effective from 13 August 2012. Ingram, in his new role will oversee the ongoing design of ...
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Mr Beni Prasad Verma the minister of steel in a written reply in the Lok Sabha informed that although, progress of each and every steel project is not monitored by the Ministry of Steel, some of the major steel projects where no noticeable ...
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Currier Plastics has revealed plans to invest in two more Aoki injection stretch blow molding machines in view of higher demand, with the machines to be installed in September and October respectively. The new additions would take the ...
The Government of India’s decision to restructure loans worth Rs. 350 billion is expected to play a major role in revival of the industry, Mr. V Narayanasamy, Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said, ...
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ECOtality, a provider of clean electric transportation and storage technologies, has completed the installation four Blink Wall Mount electric vehicle (EV) charging stations located at the northwest corner of Glimcher's Lloyd Center in ...
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Eaton Corporation, a producer of electrical components and systems, has received a grant of $1.84m from the US Department of Energy (DoE) to develop and demonstrate more commercial electric vehicle (EV) chargers. The grant is part of a ...
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Arcadia Biosciences has signed an agreement with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center(CIMMYT)and the US Agency for International Development(USAID)to develop heat-tolerant wheat variants. The wheat varieties will be ...
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