In a keynote address titled, “Global Leadership and the Chemical Industry,” to the European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) annual meeting in Berlin on October 7, Mohamed Al-Mady, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) Vice ...
German lighting manufacturer Franz Sill has succumbed to difficult market conditions and filed for preliminary insolvency. The company, which manufactures floodlights, luminaires and projectors, now has three months to come up with a way ...
Cargill, a US-based agribusiness company, is in talks to acquire Archer Daniels Midland's (ADM) cocoa business, a deal which paves the way for what is reportedly the second largest takeover this year in the cocoa industry. An official ...
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AT&T will soon launch Sony's Xperia TL smartphone,which features Near Field Communication(NFC)as well as LTE wireless.Pricing was not announced. Sony announced the Xperia T series of smartphones in late August at the IFA show in ...
Bigben Interactive have announced the signing of an exclusive worldwide license agreement with the Maison Jean Paul Gaultier for the design and distribution of multimedia accessories. The presentation of the first collection of ...
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Four major trade associations in Germany this week announced the creation of Composites Germany, a new umbrella organisation designed to strengthen the composites industry in the country. The new body replace AVK within the EuCIA European ...
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany, concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) system maker Soitec of Bernin, France, micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti in Grenoble, France and the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 4.5 Comfort & Interior 4.5 Quality & Design 4.5 Value & Features 4 Green 4.5 At 260km/h the Audi S4 gives a slight thump as it shifts from sixth gear to the tallest ratio inside its dual-clutch ...
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The international floor coverings industry is watching Hannover, Germany, with keen anticipation because that's where the next DOMOTEX show will be held. DOMOTEX is the world's No. 1 trade fair for carpets and floor coverings. In 2014, from ...
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The premium of ultra low sulfur diesel barges over 50 ppm gasoil barges has moved to its widest point since May 1, with ULSD trading at a $9.75/mt premium to 50 ppm, Platts data showed Monday. Rising ULSD premiums in Northwest Europe have ...
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The four major organisations within the German fibre reinforced composites industry have announced the foundation of a joint umbrella organisation at the Composites Europe 2013 trade fair: together they will form the trade association ...
To increase the efficiency of voltage converters and minimize heat losses, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF in Germany are developing transistors based on gallium nitride, characterized by low ...
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The new pan-european strategy was developed with input from exhibitors, leading chip manufacturers, representatives from europe's leading semiconductor clusters, and other government authorities and constituencies in order to leverage ...
This year’s IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin offered smartphones, tablets, 4K TVs, a much-anticipated smartwatch and new spins on the camera. Consumer electronics manufacturers from all over the world headed to the annual ...
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The 3Doodler, a sort of handheld 3D modeler, made its public debut at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin this week after racking up thousands of preorders as part of a Kickstarter program. The gadget extrudes heated plastic, ...
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