Manufacturer of automotive parts, ThyssenKrupp Tailored Blanks has signed a cooperation deal with the Novelis for developing designed aluminum blanks. The aluminum blanks will be used by the car makers to join the aluminum sheets of ...
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The final specifications of the Porsche 918 Spyder have been released, confirming that the plug-in hybrid hypercar will be the quickest, most powerful and most fuel efficient vehicle in the brand’s history. Porsche says the 918 ...
The pressures placed by European Union (EU) climate policies on the European steel industry to reach ever more ambitious CO2 reduction targets and the absence of technologies to achieve such targets were among the issues discussed during ...
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Bioplastics supplier in Australia Plantic Technologies has developed what it calls the first renewable and recyclable ultra-high barrier packaging format in the world. Plantic eco Plastic R is said to combine PET and Plantic biodegradable ...
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German carmaker Opel has equipped its new 1.6L spark ignition direct injection (SIDI) gasoline engine in its three Astra variants. The new engine comes as a replacement for the previous 1.6L Turbo petrol engine and generates an out put of ...
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With 418 exhibitors, AchemAsia has opened in Beijing on Monday morning. Until Thursday, companies from 23 countries present on 6,500 m? the latest for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry as well as related sectors. The exhibition ...
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LASER 2013: China's competitive nature 16 May 2013 Still dependent on high-tech imports, China is learning on customer experience, but home-grown laser sales and exports are on the up. By Matthew Peach in Munich Asia calling: Laser ...
Sirane's new packaging film Sira-Flex Resolve has extended considerably shelf-life of celery and herbs during a Spanish producer's trials. It took celery, spinach, coriander and parsley to turn huge after a period of 44 days when held in ...
The Peugeot 5008 seven-seater has gone on sale in Australia, though the French car maker insists it’s a wagon rather than a people-mover. Body style debates aside, the 5008 is new locally but has been on sale in Europe since 2009. ...
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The new Peugeot 308 has been unveiled by the French car maker, though Australian customers have another year to wait before they can buy it. Peugeot’s new-generation small car retains the 308 rather than moving to 309 as part of a ...
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Japanese commercial vehicle manufacturer Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus (MFTBC) has launched the new Canter Eco Hybrid light-duty truck for the Taiwan market. The truck is powered by an engine mated to the new dual-clutch transmission, ...
The world's largest steelmaker Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal has announced that it is targeting cost cuts of $3 billion by the end of 2015. As of March this year, the company had achieved $200 million in cost improvements. According to ...
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Street lights in front of Castlegate in Aberdeen, Scotland. Every street light in Scotland could be fitted with low-energy LED bulbs as part of ambitious plans to cut CO2 emissions, ministers said on Thursday. The Scottish government ...
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In response to the increasing awareness of the positive environmental aspects of geosynthetics and geosystems, TenCate Geosynthetics - business unit Water & Environment - has developed the TenCate Geotube carbon footprint calculator for use ...
The new Mercedes-Benz GL-Class has arrived in Australia with a starting price under $130,000 and a new AMG variant added to its line-up. The range of Mercedes-Benz GL-Class luxury SUVs now includes the familiar GL350 BlueTec and GL500 ...
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