According to a report released by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in October this year the import price of iron ore increased by 19.5 percent year on year in Germany, following the 6.4 percent year-on-year increase ...
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As from 1 December 2013, Rainer Schnetgöke (50) will be in charge of national distribution for the Mönchengladbach-based trouser specialist Atelier GARDEUR. At the same time, he will act as Managing Director for GARDEUR Service ...
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When used properly, the power of essential oils lies in their ability to deliver the beneficial healing properties of certain plants in a direct and highly concentrated form. Recognized long ago for their therapeutic properties, ancient ...
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The launch of a new-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class has always been regarded as an insight into the future of the automotive world – and a sneak peek into what will eventually become standard equipment on everyday cars of nearly all ...
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The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class has launched in Australia with a starting price of $215,000 for the S350 BlueTEC diesel. The initial range includes the S350 diesel and its long-wheelbase variant (LWB) for $222,500, as well as the $285,000 ...
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An environmental lobby group in Europe has criticised car makers for failing to fit particulate filters to vehicles powered by direct injection petrol engines, quoting research that reveals they emit up to 1000 times more particles than ...
Tags: Petrol Engines, Older Engines
The launch of a new Mercedes-Benz S-Class is an event that happens every seven or eight years, and is met with great expectation and seen by many as an insight to the future of the automotive world. In Australia, particularly, the new ...
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ASF has been awarded the "32nd Research Prize for the promotion of methodological work aimed at reducing and replacing animal experimentation" in Berlin. The research team "Experimental Toxicology and Ecology" received this honor for their ...
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In October this year, new commercial vehicle registrations grew by 8.1 percent year on year in the European Union, totaling 158,960 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). The month counted on average ...
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With a total of roughly 538,000t, pellet production in Germany in the third quarter of 2013 was down year on year by roughly 9%. After the German Energy Wood and Pellet Association (DEPV) had already determined that production in the second ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
KARL MAYER will acquire the majority of the ownership of LIBA Maschinenfabrik GmbH, which in the future will be integrated into the KARL MAYER group.For decades KARL MAYER and LIBA have been the leaders in the development, manufacturing and ...
Tags: Textile
The BMW i3 has scored a disappointing four-star crash test rating from independent safety assessor Euro NCAP. BMW’s first electric car, expected to be awarded a five-star rating, was joined by the Ford EcoSport, Mercedes-Benz Citan, ...
Tags: BMW I3, Four-Star, NCAP Safety Rating
Following reports about U.S. surveillance worldwide, a United Nations panel has adopted a draft resolution on potential threats to human rights such as the right to privacy in the digital age. The draft resolution, approved without a ...
German automotive parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has opened a new passenger car axle production plant in Kulim, Malaysia. Currently having a workforce of 74, the new plant will produce axle sets and supply them to the nearby BMW ...
Lenovo plans into Germany smartphone market in the near future. Since 2014, the third of the world's smartphone makers will sell smartphones to German, before it has to sell personal PC and laptop computers. Lenovo PC and notebook ...
Tags: Lenovo, Smartphone