German driveline and chassis technology specialist ZF is developing an advanced active suspension system able to convert kinetic energy into electricity. Dubbed ‘GenShock’, the active suspension system is being co-developed in ...
Tags: Bumps, Electricity
China's refined copper imports are expected to continue rising in the coming months as international sellers increasingly turn to China amid an overhang in global supply, a Chinese industry source said last Friday. "Global copper supply ...
Tags: Copper, Metallurgy, Mineral
The overall Technical Consumer Goods (TCG) market in Western Europe achieved a sales volume of €44.3 billion in Q2 2013. This corresponds to a decrease of 3.8%. In the first half of the year sales volume amounted to €92.5 billion, ...
Tags: Telecommunication
Global efforts to battle trade protectionism need to be reinforced to help shield the fragile economic recovery across the world. In a report released today, the European Commission identified about 150 new trade restrictions introduced ...
Tags: economy
UK retail sales values were up 1.8% on a like-for-like basis from August 2012, when they had decreased 0.4% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 3.6%, against a 1.6% increase in August 2012. While the growth was ...
Tags: Retail Sales, Textile
The recovery in the eurozone manufacturing sector entered its second month during August. At 51.4, up from a flash reading of 51.3, the seasonally adjusted Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI® rose for the fourth successive month to reach ...
Tags: economy
Worldwide PC shipments are now expected to fall by -9.7 percent in 2013, further deepening what is already the longest market contraction on record, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The ...
Tags: PC shipments, Computer Products
Best figures in 16 months suggest overall economic situation improving China's manufacturing industry picked up in August to its highest level since May 2012, suggesting a steady improvement of the overall economic condition, official ...
Tags: Manufacturing, economy
CECO Environmental Corp has completed the acquisition of Met-Pro Corp. The acquisition has created an air pollution control, product recovery and fluid handling technology specialist with pro forma revenues of US$300 million. "Met-Pro not ...
Adjusted revenues were up £67.2m (2012: £37.9m) for the six months ended 30 June. The firm said that its “significant progress” had been driven by the continued success of its digital inkjet products which are ...
The boss of Ford’s European operations says it could take until the end of the decade for the continent’s new car market to recover. Ford of Europe CEO Stephen Odell told German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung the ...
Tags: Car Market, Ford Boss
The Australian Defence Force has contracted with Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV) of Germany, a joint venture company of Rheinmetall AG and MAN Truck & Bus AG, to supply it with an extensive fleet of advanced logistical ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, Military Vehicle
European linear low density polyethylene C4 contract prices logged a Eur20/mt ($26.50/mt) gain on the week to touch a four-and-a-half month high of Eur1,450-1,455/mt FD Northwest Europe, buoyed by tight supplies and oil price spike, sources ...
Tags: LLDPE, Chemicals, polyethylene
Most LCD driver IC vendors are expected to see their third-quarter revenues stay flat or decline slightly from the levels posted in the previous quarter due to a slow recovery in orders from the smartphone and tablet sectors, according to ...
Tags: LCD driver, smartphone
The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) has announced that in the first seven months of the current year the aggregate gross profit of its member enterprises amounted to RMB 4.943 billion ($808 million). Meanwhile, in the given period ...
Tags: steel, Metallurgy, Mineral