E.On has been ordered by energy watchdog Ofgem to pay £3 million due to inaccurate reporting relating to its distribution of free energy saving lamps. Under the government's Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) scheme, energy ...
The University of Glasgow has been awarded £3m in government funding for equipment to support pioneering research to improve the efficiency of electronic and optical components, which includes developing advanced processes on multiple ...
Tags: OIPT, Electrical, Electronics
3M Innovative Properties Company has been granted a patent for a cyanoacrylate-based adhesive composition comprised of a cyanoacrylate monomer; and a bleachable dye comprised of Michler's hydrol cation, or derivatized Michler's hydrol ...
Tags: Cyanoacrylate Adhesives, Adhesives, Chemicals, Construction
Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Australian International Food Security Centre (AIFSC) have announced a 4-year, C$15m ($14.42m) research partnership to improve food security in Africa. The project, which ...
Tags: Food Security, Agriculture
Davis was appointed BPF Director-General in October 1997.? Before that he was the chief executive of Incpen from October 1993 – September 1997. He has previously held the following positions: Director of marketing; membership and ...
US-based 3M Food Safety has unveiled a new Molecular Detection Assay for Listeria monocytogenes, the fourth test from the Molecular Detection System which provides testing for pathogens in a variety of food matrices. According to the ...
Tags: Food Safety, 3M
A massive energy farm planned near a Cumbrian village would be equivalent to the size of 40 football pitches. Fears have already been expressed that the proposed 72-acre solar energy park will be an eyesore that will drive tourists away. ...
Tags: Solar Farm, Solar, Energy
On July 4th, 2013, Scania, the world-leading commercial vehicle maker, awarded two Scania trucks owned by a Wenzhou based transporting company for both surpassing 3 million km of operating mileage. Mats Harborn, a top manager of Scania ...
Tags: Transportation, truck
Indian rigid plastic packaging products manufacturer Mold-Tek has announced plans to expand its operations overseas by setting up a plant in Dubai next fiscal, with an investment of about INR150m ($3m). According to the company, which ...
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Wound Management Technologies has signed a five-year distribution agreement with Academy Medical, to market its CellerateRX line of products to the Veterans Administration (VA) facilities in the US. The agreement includes a minimum ...
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Global pressure sensitive label materials supplier UPM Raflatac has announced plans to reduce labelstock production capacity in Europe, South Africa and Australia in a bid to secure profitability in low-growth markets. According to the ...
Tags: Labelstock Production, Packaging
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) has announced two funding opportunities relating to solid-state lighting. Both opportunities seek proposals for “transformational advances in ...
Tags: Solid-state lighting, LEDs, ARPA-E
The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST), a program of the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, recently released a new publication to aid owners and facility managers of ...
Nokia has bought Siemens' 50 per cent stake in Nokia-Siemens Networks (NSN) for €1.7bn, enabling it to re-take full control of its telecoms network business. "With its clear strategic focus and strong leadership team, Nokia Siemens ...
Tags: Nokia, Siemens, Telecoms Equipment
Sausage casings manufacturer Devro has released a first half year trading update, which reports slower than expected revenue growth, with volumes up just 1%. Devro has reported slower than expected revenue growth in an interim trading ...
Tags: Interim trading statement, Devro