Sainsbury's this morning (14 November) reported an increase in half-year profits, a period in which the UK retailer said it had "outperformed" its competitors. Pre-tax profits were up 2.5% to GBP405m in the 28 weeks to 29 September. ...
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The Dow Chemical Company of Midland, MI, USA has expanded the availability of its DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle, a residential roofing system that protects a home (like a standard shingle) but also contains embedded thin-film copper indium ...
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Flowserve Corporation announced it has been awarded a five-year contract from Dow Benelux to perform maintenance of its rotating equipment and general machining.Flowserve will initially open an onsite Quick Response Center(QRC)at Dow s ...
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Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, further expanded its industry-leading portfolio of phenyl silicone optical encapsulants with five new two-part, heat-curable grades. The new products offer ...
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Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/5/2012 6:04:39 PM Barely a month after PACK EXPO International 2012, show owner and producer PMMI announces The Brand Zone at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 is nearly sold out. ...
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Dow Performance Packaging, a business unit of the Dow Chemical company, announced that it achieved a new milestone in innovation by creating 42 new products for the packaging sector in 2012. According to the company, its new and expanded ...
ExxonMobil Chemical Company is moving a previously announced 5-cent/lb increase for all grades of high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, and linear low density polyethylene for the US to January 1, 2013, according to a letter ...
Dow Coating Materials, a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, has announced plans to expand production of its Dispersants product line in response to rapidly increasing demand from customers across the globe. Additional ...
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Demand for protective coatings in the European Union has been weakened by the downturn in EU manufacturing due to the euro crisis. But there is a protective coatings segment—coatings for oil and gas pipeline—further east in ...
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Tecomet has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Teleflex's OEM orthopedics business for $45.2m in cash. Teleflex's orthopedics business includes the Beere Medical brand product line which provides surgical instruments used for ...
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Dow Performance Packaging has bagged the Ringier Technology Innovation Award for its Robond L-95D water-based laminating adhesive at Shanghai. According to the firm, the adhesive has been developed for use with film substrates that are ...
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US-based Dow Chemical has sponsored a customer care center, located in the Vista Ballroom, with an aim to meet its customers in a setting designed to encourage collaboration on 28-31 October at Pack Expo 2012. The company's performance ...
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Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has published a new report titled "Smart Glass in the Automotive Sector -2013." This report projects that revenues from smart glass and related coatings sold to the automotive sector will reach $3.5 ...
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Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, further expanded its industry-leading portfolio of phenyl silicone optical encapsulants today with five new two-part, heat-curable grades. The new products ...
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for submissions on an application to change the Food Standards Code to permit food derived from a genetically modified soybean. FSANZ chief executive officer Steve McCutcheon said ...
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