Wintershall, a 100% BASF subsidiary, is optimizing its portfolio through divesting its share in selected assets on the UK Continental Shelf. Through the transaction, the Hungarian MOL Group will acquire 14 licenses in the North Sea, ...
Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania is set to lead a three-year European research project, COMPANION, to develop a new system for implementing truck platooning on roads. Introducing platooning on European roads can ...
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Following positive feedback and strong enquiries from the market, Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), is proceeding with the building of its new CAN DO drillship. When ...
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In October this year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production decreased by 1.1 percent in the euro area and by 0.7 percent in the EU-28 as compared with September, while industrial production in September had decreased by 0.2 percent and ...
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Indian steelmaker Tata Steel has announced that its transformer components manufacturer subsidiary Cogent Power has unveiled a range of sophisticated new electrical steel products which reduce electricity losses by 20 to 30 percent compared ...
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Cohera Medical, a US-based developer of absorbable surgical adhesives and sealants, has announced the successful completion of a European clinical trial confirming the safety of its Sylys surgical sealant, designed to significantly reduce ...
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A study has found diesel fumes could be responsible for as many as six per cent of all lung cancer deaths in the UK and USA. Researchers from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands published a study that found people exposed to ...
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Prosafe has been awarded a contract extension by Petrobras Netherlands B.V. (Petrobras) for the provision of the Safe Concordia semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. The firm period of the contract ...
Based on the US Department of Commerce's most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Thursday that steel import permit applications for the month of November total ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has reported global sales of 37, 945 vehicles in November 2013, up 5.8%, compared to sales of 35, 864 vehicles during the same period in 2012. In China, the carmaker reported sales of 5,995 ...
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Primark, the famous Irish high-street fashion chain, has unveiled its print heavy Spring/Summer 2014 collection titled Modern Couture. Based on a saccharine-dipped fresh colour palette, the range is decorated with prints, inspired ...
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has retained a three-year contract to provide complete service and maintenance support for two Kalmar ship-to-shore (STS) cranes operated by SCA Logistics B.V at their Rotterdam Terminal in the Netherlands. The ...
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Ceona's high-capacity flexible/umbilical pipelay and subsea construction vessel, the Polar Onyx, has been floated out of dry dock at Ulstein Verft yard in Norway following an intensive outfitting programme. It has now moved to the shipyard ...
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With many Chinesecearning capability being squeezed by low technical content, appreciation of the renminbi and blind expansion, Chinese shipbuilders are looking to stay afloat by building more maritime engineering products. A recovery is ...
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Linkam Scientific Instruments report on the use of their stages for supramolecular polymer research at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. As part of the Supramolecular polymer chemistry group at the Eindhoven ...
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