When the blades started spinning on SC Johnson's two new wind turbines, the company's Waxdale manufacturing facility began to further minimize its dependence on fossil fuels. The addition of the turbines means that products made and ...
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MIPS Technologies and Ingenic Semiconductor, the China-based mobile CPU developer have worked with Karbonn Mobiles of India to offer a low cost Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean' tablet. In India it is priced at Rs. 6999 (approximately $125). ...
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Trussing manufacturer MILOS recently staged a very successful product seminar and safety awareness workshop at its facility in Guangzhou, China, which was well attended by companies and individuals from Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand and ...
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Flat glass manufacturer PT Asahimas Flat Glass (AMFG) says that it expects to reach its net sales target of Rp 2.78 trillion (US$288.38 million) for 2012 on higher demand from local construction firms and automobile makers. The target is ...
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Shell and engineering company Technip have signed a heads of agreement to enhance collaboration on the design, engineering, procurement, construction and installation of future innovative floating LNG projects, the latter said Thursday. ...
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The Federal Court in Sydney has ordered Thai Airways International Public Company to pay $7.5 million in penalties for engaging in cartel conduct in breach of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (now the Competition and Consumer Act 2010). ...
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China's Huawei is previewing its new Android-based user interface, called Emotion UI, and has unveiled new devices at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, including two new tablets that are arriving in select markets. Huawei's ...
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From a sustainability standpoint, 2012 might be characterised as a year when the world went backwards - or at a pinch stayed still - but the food industry moved forward. There are plenty of campaigners who would beg to differ on the ...
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Volatility in global commodity markets remained a significant factor for the food industry during 2012. On the one hand, adverse weather conditions hit grain harvests causing prices to spike, while on the other, over-supply has meant cocoa ...
BASF is expanding its global automotive refinish training network. In Hanoi, Vietnam, a new Refinish Competence Center (RCC) has just opened, with new training centers in the pipeline for the United States and Italy. The openings are ...
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HMS Software has announced the release of TimeControl 6.4. This version extends on the long-standing success of the TimeControl timesheet system with another wave of new and enhanced functionality. Since its initial release in 1994, ...
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BlueScope and Nippon Steel Corporation have agreed to form a new joint venture encompassing BlueScope's ASEAN and North American building products businesses. Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan will be the world's second largest ...
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American agribusiness company Cargill plans to set up a corn milling facility in India, with an investment of $73m. The first phase of the facility at Davangere, Karnataka will begin by the third quarter of 2014. It will produce modified ...
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According to statistics released by the Korea Iron and Steel Association(KOSA),South Korea's exports of hot rolled coils(HRC)totaled 343,700 tons in November,slumping by 34%year on year.KOSA added that the slow HRC exports made by the South ...
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Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group said it was in exploratory talks with Indonesian officials over serving its domestic market in some capacity, but does not have immediate plans to build factories in the country. ...
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