German autoparts maker Continental has entered into an agreement with The Carlyle Group to acquire US-based Veyance Technologies, which operates in operates rubber and plastics technology business, for EUR1.4bn. Veyance Technologies, ...
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German carmaker BMW has announced that its new laser light technology will be incorporated into its plug-in hybrid sports car, BMW i8, beginning autumn 2014. The luxury carmaker has equipped its BMW i8 with the new laser light concept, ...
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German automaker Mercedes-Benz has introduced seven new versions of its A, B and CLA-Class for orders, which will be delivered beginning March 2014. Of the seven new versions, the A 200 CDI 4MATIC and A 220 CDI 4MATIC are the first ...
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Chi-Huey Wong,professor of chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute(TSRI),has won the 2014 Wolf Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering contributions to the synthesis of compounds vitally important to biology and medicine. Sometimes ...
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ViscoTec Pumpen-u.Dosiertechnik from Toeging is now represented by a subsidiary in China.With the establishment of ViscoTec Trading Ltd.Shanghai all customers in China get expert advice and support on site from now on. ViscoTec is a ...
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British car and truck parts supplier Unipart has opened a new automotive fuel systems manufacturing plant in Coventry, England. The new plant is a second one for Unipart Manufacturing Group in Coventry. This move by the company is aimed ...
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German automaker Volkswagen has unveiled a new version of the Taigun SUV concept at Auto Expo 2014 in New Delhi. The new four-seat Taigun is equipped with a new 1.0L TSI engine. It offers combined fuel consumption of 4.7L/100 km (110 g/km ...
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German sports car manufacturer Porsche has reported sales of 12,225 vehicles in January 2014, a 1.4% increase, compared to the same month in 2013. The growth was driven by the company's 911 models, the third generation of Boxster model ...
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German automaker Audi is set to introduce a new special edition of its Avant RS2 model, Audi RS 4 Avant Nogaro, which will be available on the market from early 2014. The RS 4 Avant Nogaro is powered by a 4.2L FSI eight-cylinder V8 engine ...
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Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported 23,494 units delivered in January. "With our planned wind down of models in run-out, our January sales results were expectedly impacted," said Mark Barnes, Vice President, Sales, ...
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German automaker Mercedes-Benz has expanded its S-Class range with four new models, the S 300 BlueTEC HYBRID, the S 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC, the S 600 flagship model and the S 65 AMG. With this move, the company expands its S-Class range to ...
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Latvia based fabric manufacturer Lauma Fabrics, operating in the Liepaja special economic zone (SEZ) of the country, has acquired 100 percent shares of the German textile firm Elastic Textile Europe GmbH, one of Europe’s leading ...
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For the year 2014, the German clothing industry is expecting positive development, and clothing sales are estimated to increase by 3.75 percent year-on-year, said Gerd Oliver Seidensticker, president of the German Fashion Association ...
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Double and triple digit rises in searches for UK retailers from key export markets. Helen Dickinson, Director General, British Retail Consortium, said: “The UK is the world’s second biggest online retail exporter, beaten ...
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Ethanol production in Germany rose 9.6% in 2013 to 672,028 mt (852,000 cu m or 225 million gallons), reaching the highest level since records began in 2007, German ethanol industry association BDBe said Thursday. Nearly 40% or 267,074 mt ...
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