Mainstream PV products are currently struggling against sameness and virulent price competition. To become outstood over others, solar companies have to develop differentiated and competitive products. The trend is triggered by the ...
Tags: PV products, PV cells
For second-quarter 2015, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $7.1m, down 51% on $14.5m a ...
Tags: Mobile Market, LED light, LED bulb
Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing (THEM) has obtained certification from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), for storing, packaging and distributing alcohol-based products. The certification comes ...
BASF inaugurated its new resin and electrocoat plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in Shanghai. In line with BASF’s approach to stay close to customers worldwide, this new plant will further strengthen BASF’s ...
Poland has reportedly put forward plans to invest in food processing technologies and farm machinery in the Indian state of Punjab. The move is expected to double the bilateral trade between the two countries to $5bn by 2018, Financial ...
AM General, which has discharged its responsibilities as Mercedes-Benz's first and only contract manufacturer in the US, flagged off R-Class at its commercial vehicle assembly unit in Mishawaka, Indiana. AM General's commercial assembly ...
Tags: AM General, Mercedes-Benz
NASA astronauts at the International Space Station became the first in the world to taste the first bite of lettuce grown in the microgravity environment of space. They cleaned the produce with citric acid-based, food safe sanitizing ...
Tags: fresh foods, tomatoes, blueberries
Film manufacturing and coating firm Perlen Packaging is injecting over CHF20m ($20.3m) for expanding its PVdC coating line capacity in Perlen, Switzerland. The company, a unit of of industrial group CPH Chemie + Papier Holding, ...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing €44.7m as loan to Coca-Cola Beverages Tajikistan (CCBT) for setting up a greenfield soft drink bottling plant in that country. Aimed at cutting down on imports ...
Tags: Coca-Cola Bottling, soft drink
Digital-printing technology firm Xeikon has established a new technology center in Tokyo, Japan, as part of its efforts to expand presence in the Asia Pacific region. The new technology center, which is the company's second such unit in ...
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For fiscal 2015 (ended 27 June), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $341.3m, down 12.7% on fiscal 2014's $390.9m. This is due to a 25% ...
Tags: laser product, telecom products
The first rapid plug-in car chargepoint, capable of charging vehicles in around 30 minutes, was flagged off as part of the Eden project in Cornwall in the UK. The charging facility, which is among 16 being installed in the county, was ...
Tags: plug-in car, Plug-in vehicles
Earlier this month packaging expert Des King discussed why looks count and first impressions matter when it comes to building market share. Here, he continues his exploration of digital packaging, mobile technology, and the industry's ...
Tags: Digital Packaging, packaging
Carton and leaflet manufacturer Chester Medical Solutions has installed a digital carton printer for Braille, claimed to be the first-of-its-kind in the UK. The new device, installed in the firm's manufacturing facility in Deeside, ...
Tags: Digital Carton Printer, Printer
Ball Corporation will close its beverage packaging end-making plant in Bristol, Virginia, next year. Opened in 1971, the Bristol plant is one of the oldest North American beverage packaging units of the company. It makes can ends in a ...