The development of shale gas in Europe could add as many as one million jobs to the economy, make industry more competitive and decrease the region’s dependence on energy imports, according to a new study released today. The ...
Several opportunities are predicted to emerge in the coming months as more data is generated by machines or things other than human beings. Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific says that 2014 will see more IT buyers and sellers focused on the ...
Tags: Internet of Things, IT, IoT
Fugro has reached agreement to acquire Advanced Geomechanics Pty Ltd in Perth, Australia. Advanced Geomechanics is a consulting company providing highly specialised geotechnical and geophysical engineering and consulting services to the ...
Tags: Fugro, acquire, Geomechanics, Australia, GeoConsultancy, business
The number of 4G LTE connections worldwide will pass the one billion mark by 2017, according to a study by research firm GSMA Intelligence. GSMA Intelligence is a branch of the GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile operators ...
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In its financial results according to international financial reporting standards (IFRS) for the third quarter of the current year, Russian pipemaker TMK saw its net profit decrease by 13 percent quarter on quarter to $35 million. In the ...
Universal Display Corporation, enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED® technology and materials, today announced a collaboration and evaluation agreement with Philips Technologie GmbH, Business Center ...
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Greencore’s full-year results reveal both the resilience of the convenience foods sector, after the horsemeat scandal, and the potential for earnings per share growth next year, according to City analyst Panmure Gordon. Greencore ...
Universal Display has announced it will begin supplying Philips with phosphorescent OLED (PHOLED) materials for solid-state lighting applications. Universal Display said its PHOLED technology has the potential to maximize energy ...
Tags: display, lighting, OLED, Philips Universal Display
For fiscal fourth-quarter 2013 (to end-August), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $3.4m, down 29% on $4.8m last quarter and down 38% on $5.5m a year ago. Revenue for full-year fiscal 2013 ...
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Canfor saw its positive performance compared with last year continue in the third quarter as well. The Lumber business again fared much better than the Pulp and Paper division, as it had in previous quarters. Altogether the group raised its ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Sichuan Province-based Chinese steelmaker Southwest Stainless Co. has started construction work on its new stainless steel strip project at Shawan stainless steel park in Sichuan, as reported by local media sources. The new facility will ...
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Hunan Province-based Chinese steel pipe producer Fangrui Steel Pipe Manufacturing Co. has won a tender to supply steel pipes and fitting accessories for the construction of water plant No. 2 in the town of Chengguan in Huarong County in ...
Tags: Steel Pipe, Mineral
On November 20, Hunan Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hengyang Valin Steel Tube Co. (Hengsteel), a subsidiary of Hunan Valin Iron and Steel Group Co., announced that on November 15 it inked a strategic cooperation agreement with China ...
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Powered by its Pottery Barn and West Elm brands, retailer Williams-Sonoma recorded double-digit sales and earnings growth in the third fiscal quarter. The company said growth was especially strong in its direct-to-consumer segment, which ...
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The up-and-down bedding industry took a turn downward in September, with unit sales falling 1.0% and the dollar value of bedding shipments dropping 0.6%. The September Bedding Barometer report from the International Sleep Products Assn., ...