Honda Australia has launched the upgraded 2012 Honda Insight hybrid in the country. The new hybrid is offered in two variants including VTi and VTi-L which will be powered by 1.3litre i VTEC petrol engine mated to a CVT transmission. ...
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Minister Chris Hartcher (Minister for Energy and Resources) and Shell vice president Andrew Smith, Shell Diesel Bio 20 NSW launch.Shell, Rosehill. Shell Australia has opened a new biodiesel facility at its Parramatta Terminal in western ...
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The New Central Library in downtown San Diego will have many stories to tell when it is completed in mid-2013. Not only from the books on the shelves, but from the old cars, worn out appliances and other pieces of scrap metal that were ...
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US-based Videojet Technologies, a manufacturer of coding, printing and laser marking products, has launched the Videojet 3020 laser coder, to simply marking and code applications in the consumer packaged goods and industrial products ...
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Italian sports car manufacturer Lamborghini will incorporate Maxwell Technologies' ultracapacitors into its stop-start idle-elimination system equipped in Aventador sports cars, in a bid to reduce CO2 emitted by its vehicles by 35% by 2015. ...
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Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas has produced new sustainable packaging for Belgium-based Beyers Coffee's BénéCafe brand. The newly produced NaturePlus Renewable is a three-ply laminate based on renewably sourced materials, ...
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IBM has partnered with electric cars and vehicles charging infrastructure company ESB ecars to develop an integrated electric vehicle smart charging IT system that will manage electric vehicle public charge points in Ireland. Under the ...
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Japanese car maker Nissan is planning to invest EUR100m ($126m) to begin the production of e-NV200 electric van in 2013 at its Barcelona plant in Spain, creating 700 jobs. The Japanese carmaker said that the new electric van is based on ...
Smurfit Kappa is enhancing its supply in the Scandinavian corrugated market with the launch of S-flute, a new proprietary concept that combines printing properties with high strength, low weight and environmental benefits. The S-flute ...
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UK-based retailer Sainsbury's has announced packaging change of cardboard tubes in its own-label toilet roll to reduce carbon emissions. The diameter of the inner cardboard tube on every roll has been reduced by 12mm, cutting the number of ...
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Multivac New Zealand, part of the Multivac Group is set to begin exclusive distribution of Australia-based Plantic’s eco Plastic high barrier sustainable packaging materials in the New Zealand market. Plantic eco Plastic, which has ...
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The Science for Environment Policy by the European Commission (EC) has published a new report which presents the guidelines for environment-friendly plastic design and the development of biodegradable plastics. As large amounts of plastic ...
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Japanese luxury car brand Infiniti has unveiled the EMERG-E hybrid sports car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK, marking the global launch of the complete-functional variant. The new hybrid car is powered by twin electric ...
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Aluminum rolling and recycling firm Novelis is planning to invest $100m to build a new automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing plant in Changzhou National Hi-Tech District, China. Scheduled to start operations in late 2014, the new plant ...
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Japanese car maker Mitsubishi Motors is planning to unveil the pre-production Outlander plug-in hybrid EV(PHEV)at 2012 Paris Motor Show in France,prior to its launch in 2013. The new PHEV will be powered a combination of front electric ...
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