Building-integrated PV ready to'come of age'22 Aug 2012 Maturing technologies and partnerships between solar and construction companies will prompt 4.6GW of installations by 2017. A new market report from the analyst company Pike ...
Tags: Building-integrated PV, BIPV market, PowerFilm, Solar
Sany Heavy Industry Co Ltd, China's largest construction machinery maker by revenue, expects to double its sales in the Brazilian market from last year to exceed $200 million, further consolidating its market share in Latin America. Sany ...
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Milacron LLC, a global supplier of plastics processing technologies, announced an open house at its new technology center, which combines machinery sales, and aftermarket parts and services in one location. The new facility is located in ...
IDG News Service - Speaking from a balcony at the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he has sought asylum, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Sunday called on governments including the U.S. to stop persecution of political whistle blowers and ...
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A fall in the Brazilian real and a spike in soybean costs were key factors in the fall in half-year profits at Brasil Foods,the company has reported. Brasil Foods booked an 82%fall in first-half net profit to BRL160m(US$79.2m)for the six ...
Tags: soybean costs, net debt, profits
The Nigeria Cassava Growers Association(NCGA)has allocated 12,000 acres of land in Oyo state,Nigeria,for cultivating cassava,as a part of its strategy to meet the demand for cassava bread in the state and the country. This move is in line ...
Tags: NCGA, cassava, government's policy
Nestle's share price increased this morning (9 August) as the Kit-Kat maker booked an increase in first-half profit and reaffirmed its full-year guidance. The Swiss food giant reported an 8.9% increase in earnings of CHF5.12bn (US$5.26bn) ...
Tags: food, share price, emerging markets, price rises, cost-cutting, water
Global food ingredients manufacturer International Flavors and Fragrances saw its half-year net profits rise after its flavours business delivered a positive performance. Net income for the six months of the year ending 30 June, increased ...
Tags: food, flavors, fragrances, flavours business
Battle.net, the service that hosts videogames company Blizzard's massively multiplayer online game World of Warcraft, has come under attack from hackers, according to a security update on the game's website. Mike Morhaime, president and ...
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Construction equipment manufacturers around the globe will see significant growth over the next few years, as massive infrastructure projects will be required to satisfy population growth and expansion of the middle class in emerging ...
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CNH Global N.V. (CNH) announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. For the quarter, net sales increased 3% (9% constant currency basis) to $5.0 billion as firm global demand for agricultural equipment, on the back of ...
Tags: market view, agricultural equipment, construction equipment
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has unveiled its new range of PlayBooks, with the devices being launched in Canada on 9 August, followed by rollouts in the US, Europe, South Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Like the ...
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USA-Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures are hitting the road with the North American summer tour of iconic rock band Motley Crue,which is co-headlining tour dates across the country with Kiss.A complement of approximately 90 Sharpys have joined the ...
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3M's consumer and office products division has reported second quarter sales of US1.1 billion, an increase of 2.3 per cent year-on-year. The maker of Scotch and Post-it brand products said like-for-like sales increased by 3.2 per cent. ...
Tags: office products, weakening economy, 3M
Holcim Ltd. (HOLN) may receive a fine this year for price fixing in Brazil that is a third less than the maximum expected by the cement maker. Antitrust regulator Cade will probably issue a penalty of 20 percent of Holcim’s 2005 ...
Tags: market view, cement