The National Energy Administration announced new guidelines for shale gas on Wednesday that aim to increase output of the fuel and thus improve China's energy security. The NEA's guidelines encourage local governments to subsidize shale ...
Tags: Gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Coats plc, the world’s leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts business, has been named joint winner of the ‘Game changer through innovation’ category at the Sri Lanka Fashion and Apparel Awards 2013 held ...
Tags: Coats Bags, Textile
Textured Jersey Lanka PLC (TJL) reported a 68% year-on-year bottom line growth for the quarter ended 30th September 2013 (2Q FY2013/14), continuing on its impressive performance. The company reported a net profit of Rs. 263mn for 2Q ...
Tags: Textured Jersey Lanka, Textile
The supply of recycled material is not the issue; demand for recycled material has to be created by innovation in the sector. I recently presented a selection of the packaging-related outputs of BFF's work with Defra to develop a UK Soft ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Plastics Recycling
Smith & Loveless introduces its Quicksmart Smith & Loveless launched its Quicksmart System Controls, a PLC-based controller featuring 'unparalleled functionality and a user-friendly interface', at WEFTEC this month. Available for all S&L ...
Rising domestic demand provides firm basis for expansion in the industrial sector British bank HSBC Holdings Plc said that China's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index will rise to a seven-month high of 50.9 in October, up from 50.2 ...
Tags: domestic demand, Chemicals
Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has signing an initial three-year supply contract with Philips Technologie GmbH for epitaxial wafers used for the manufacturing of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser ...
Tags: IQE VCSELs, Philips, Electrical, Electronics
Brazil heralded this week's auction of a huge oil field as a vindication of its state-dominant approach to its oil riches, but some industry experts say the country must modify its rules before new fields are sold for Brazil to achieve its ...
Tags: Oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Power management company Eaton today announced 15 products from its Cooper Lighting division have been recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Progress Committee and will be included in its 2013 Progress Report. All ...
Tags: Efficient Lighting, Lights, Lighting
Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), today announced the launch of Aon Rail Excess Liability facility. The insurance facility was created in response to emerging risks arising out of requirements ...
Profits at Sri Lanka's Piramal Glass Ceylon Plc (PGC) fell 93 percent to 18.7 million rupees in the September 2013 quarter from a year earlier as volumes dropped in a slowing economy but the firm said it boosted exports. The firm reported ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Glass
SABMiller plc today provides an update on trading during the six months ended 30 September 2013. The calculation of the organic growth rates excludes the impact of acquisitions and disposals on net producer revenue and volumes. Alan ...
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Initial stakes will be small but will grow The government of the United Kingdom welcomes Chinese investment — possibly including majority stakes — in the next generation of nuclear power plants, Chancellor of the Exchequer ...
Tags: Nuclear, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Styles&Wood Group plc, the integrated property services and project delivery specialist, is pleased to announce that Freetricity, the leading UK solar supplier, has appointed Styles&Wood Energy, the Group's specialist renewable energy ...
Tags: Solar Industry, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Solar Panel
PLC Systems, a medical device company, has obtained an approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to initiate a single-arm clinical trial in Japan using its RenalGuard therapy. This approval is based on MHLW's ...
Tags: PLC Systems, Renalguard Therapy