Europe is emerging as a world center for the development of coatings and other materials for offshore wind turbines, which potentially could be a much more cost-competitive and efficient source of renewable energy than their onshore ...
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China imported 379,000 mt refined copper in February, down 29% from January but up 27% from February 2013, General Administration of Customs data released Monday showed. Industry analysts Tuesday attributed the month-on-month fall to ...
Dick's Sporting Goods and The Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation announced a $25 million multi-year commitment to support youth athletic programs including donations to local sports teams and the launch of the Dick's Foundation's "Sports ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
German automotive parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen plans to establish a new testing center for transmissions at its R&D Center on Graf-von-Soden-Platz in Friedrichshafen, Germany in 2015 and 2016. The Group will merge development ...
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J&E Transport and Northstar Services, both in Pennsauken, N.J., said they have merged. Terms were not disclosed. Carrier J&E offers drayage, domestic warehousing and distribution services. Northstar has terminals at the ports of New York, ...
Tags: J&E, Northstar Service, Al Iannelli, steamship line
The Andromeda Galaxy is surrounded by a swarm of small satellite galaxies. Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, among others, have detected a stream of stars in one of the Andromeda Galaxy's outer satellite galaxies, a dwarf galaxy ...
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Longstanding Myer CEO and managing director Bernie Brookes has put pen to paper on a new, open-ended contract worth $2 million per annum, plus performance based cash and equity bonuses. At the same time, the experienced retail head as ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Myer
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor is set to merge manufacturing and research functions with French carmaker Renault, in order to save over JPY400bn ($3.9bn) per year for the alliance. To head the production departments of both companies, ...
Tags: Renault, Nissan, Joint Manufacturing
Just 18 months after David Jones was subject to a bizarre takeover bid from a relatively unknown company in the UK, talks of a merger have once again surfaced --- this time with department store competitor Myer. David Jones explained the ...
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The State Council has agreed to form a major rare earth production corporation led by Ganzhou Rare Earth Group Co Ltd, the mayor of Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, said on Tuesday. The new rare earth group will become the largest of its kind ...
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Demand from China, Japan, and USA will represent about 50% of the total worldwide market share in 2014. Due to the recovery of the European market and the rise of the emerging markets, supply and demand in the PV industry will be able to ...
Tags: PV Energy, Solar Cell
In mid-December, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced a bill that would move the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its seafood inspections to the U.S. Department of the Interior. More broadly, the act ...
Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.Sen.Richard Burr
Will 2014 be remembered as the year wearable computing took off? Upstart entrepreneurs and major manufacturers such as Samsung, Qualcomm and Sony certainly hope so. Gadgets that you snap, buckle or fasten to your body are already ...
Tags: wearable computing, Google Glass, International CES event
Italian automobile manufacturer Fiat SpA will acquire full control of Chrysler Group LLC in a deal worth a combined $4.35 billion, Bloomberg News reported. Fiat, which already holds 58.5% of Chrysler, will [delete word pay] acquire the ...
Tags: Fiat SpA, Chrysler Group, stake