Power plant emissions of sulfur dioxide – an atmospheric pollutant with both health and climate impacts – have increased across India in recent years, according to a new analysis of data from a NASA satellite. The analysis of ...
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Finnish researchers found repairing meniscal cartilage in the knee is no more effective than a placebo and about 500,000 U.S. surgeries may be unnecessary. Adjunct Professor Teppo Jarvinen of the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki ...
It's likely the world in the not-so-distant future will be increasingly populated by computerized people like Amal Graafstra. The 37-year-old doesn't need a key or password to get into his car, home or computer. He's programmed them to ...
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Engineers who used to work for Nokia are hoping to grab a share of the lucrative and highly competitive smartphone market with a new handset, which is based on the former world No. 1 cellphone maker's old software and is faintly reminiscent ...
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Stockmann plc has agreed on the refinancing of its long-term loans. Bilateral agreements with six banks have been signed for credit facilities of EUR 700 million. The facilities replace the existing loans of EUR 650 million. The new ...
Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso is set improve the efficiency and environmental performance of Tambrite packaging board by reducing the basis weight. The manufacturer will introduce the new, lower grammage range Tambrite ...
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Kellwood Company, a leading apparel manufacturer and marketer owned by affiliates of Sun Capital Partners Inc., announced the appointment of Lynn Shanahan to Chief Executive Officer of Kellwood Company following the Initial Public Offering ...
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Finnish packaging products supplier Huhtamaki has acquired the UK-based corrugated packaging manufacturer BCP Fluted Packaging for a purchase price of about €20m. The transaction is part of Huhtamaki's plans to improve the quality as ...
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Finnish plywood production in the third quarter of 2013 declined again to 250,000 m3. This is considerably less than the production volumes achieved in the preceding two quarters. Production in the first quarter had been 270,000 m3 and in ...
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European paint manufacturers seeking the latest in convenience packaging now have access to the Easylid closure from CROWN Aerosols and Speciality Packaging Europe, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc. Designed to make the opening and ...
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Reuters reported that stainless steelmaker Aperam and the Italian stainless steel producers Arvedi and Marcegaglia, have stepped up on its bid for Outokumpu Italian steel mill, Terni as the seller, Outokumpu expressed that the bids they ...
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By September 2014, KSB Aktiengesellschaft will supply eight boiler feed pumps for the new power station in Babelan, Indonesia. The 270 MW oil-fired power station is being built by a Finnish corporate group approximately 20 kilometres east ...
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Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has introduced lower-weight board for the production of pharmaceutical cartons in high-speed packaging lines. The new Tambrite board, which is 215gsm, is tested and qualified by the packaging ...
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Crown Aerosols and Speciality Packaging Europe, a subsidiary of Crown, has launched new Easylid closures to simplify packaging for domestic paint manufacturers. The new 'Easylid' closure technology, which was unveiled in Finland, is ...
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More than 99 percent of Nokia’s shareholders have voted to approve Microsoft’s acquisition of the Finnish company’s Devices & Services business. Nokia entered into an agreement to sell “substantially all” ...
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