PPG Industries has announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with the Axson Group to acquire Revocoat, a global supplier of sealants, adhesives and damper products for the automotive industry. PPG expects the transaction ...
It all happened very quickly in advance of the EU Environment Council’s meeting in Brussels on December 17. The EU decided to scrap the Circular Environment package because in 2015 “we want to put something on the table that is ...
Netherlands has been ranked first among European countries with lowest CO2 emissions from new cars during 2013, a report from European Federation for Transport and Environment revealed. According to the report, Netherlands reported a ...
Tags: CO2 Emissions, Auto Parts
The 12th edition of The London Textile Fair (TLTF) will be held on the 14th and 15th of January, 2015, at the Business Design Centre in London. Organized by the Textile Events, The London Textile Fair is UK’s premier platform for ...
Tags: London Textile Fair, Textile
The US Department of Energy (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has demonstrated a conversion efficiency of 45.7% for a four-junction solar cell at 234 suns concentration, representing one of the highest photovoltaic ...
Tags: CPV Solar Cell, Electrical
Belvedere Vodka, a brand of Polish rye vodka produced and distributed by LVMH, is planning to divest its non-strategic and operational loss-making assets, in a move to boost profits. The sale includes wholesale and retail activities in ...
Tags: wholesale, retail activities, Agriculture
The likelihood of tighter European Union regulations on air emissions being imposed on the European coatings and other industries has been receding as the EU gives top priority to economic growth at a time when many of the region’s ...
Tags: IAQ labelling system, volatile organic compounds, Construction
Manufacturers of flexible plastic, laminate packaging and technical films Bischof + Klein have been given a certification that it meets high hygiene requirements for the packaging of food products. This certification was confirmed by ...
The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into a proposal by Douwe Egberts Master Blenders (DEMB) and Mondelēz International to merge their coffee businesses. The Commission will investigate whether the ...
Tags: coffee businesses, Agriculture
Despite an 8.4 per cent hike in sales, £19.8 million rise in costs hit underlying pretax profits by 31.6 per cent at Super Group, a marketer of apparel in the first fiscal half ended October 25, 2014. Super Group which markets the ...
Tags: underlying pretax profits, business acquisitions, Apparel
Ningbo PEACEBIRD, a Chinese fast-fashion company, has chosen the fashion PLM solution by Lectra, one of the leading integrated technology solutions providers for fabrics and technical textile companies, based in France, to support its ...
Tags: Fashion Firm, technical textile, Textile
Researchers at The University of New South Wales (UNSW Australia) have achieved what is claimed to be record solar system energy conversion efficiency of 40.4% (presented on 8 December at the Australian PV Institute’s Asia-Pacific ...
Tags: Solar System, energy conversion, Electrical
SMA, ABB, and Omron lead global photovoltaic (PV) inverter market-share rankings; however, over the first three quarters of 2014, China-based telecommunications company Huawei made the largest gain in global market share, with just over ...
Tags: PV Inverter, Huawei, Lights
Ohringen based Huber Packaging Group is set to acquire the locations of Crown general line tinplate packaging in Switzerland, Finland, Great Britain and France. Financial details of the purchase remain undisclosed, with the acquisition ...
Tags: Huber Packaging, Packaging
The centre gives customers hands-on, real-time insights into how to meet their business needs, and does so through the relentless implementation of packaging and service innovations. It follows the opening in 2012 of the first UK experience ...
Tags: screen cinema room, Packaging