Danish toy bricks manufacturer Lego has announced plans to discontinue packaging and processing operations at its Billund plant in western Denmark, in a bid to slash costs. The unit manufactures the toys' packaging as well as decorations. ...
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Residents of the East Sussex town of Battle have been invited to give their views on proposals that would see streetlights switched off during the night. Battle Town Council wants to power down its lighting between midnight and 05:30 in ...
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Reportedly China’s Iron and Steel Association (CISA) said that it would support Brazil’s Vale docking its giant Valemax ore carriers at China if that would lead to decreases in iron ore costs for its members. Zhang Changfu, ...
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According to Japanese media reports, Nissan Motor Company announced in January 28 that they will hold a strategic cooperative relationship with Germany’s Daimler Motor Company and U.S. Ford Motor Company, in order to accelerate the ...
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Sainsbury's new store in Leek, Staffordshire will feature an LED lighting system that promises to slash energy use by almost 60%. The company said that it has become the first supermarket in the world to install GE's new Lumination ...
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A whole host of companies have called on the EU to deliver 2030 energy efficiency goals that would bring forward large scale investments that could slash fuel spending. Indeed, Siemens, Philips and Kingspan are among a group of major ...
The Australian dollar fell as a slower-than-expected rise in consumer prices in the fourth quarter stoked the case for another interest rate cut. Consumer prices rose 2.2 per cent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier and 0.2 per cent ...
The sharemarket rose yesterday, led by BHP Billiton after its first-half production report broadly met expectations. Australia's big four banks climbed on speculation that interest rates may drop further. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ...
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Manufacturers Chemicals LLC has introduced the "Levechrome" system for dyeing polyester. The system builds color beginning at low temperature gradually developing full shade and then at boil will transfer completely on tone. These ...
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The China government is likely to levy punitive tariffs on polysilicon makers from Europe, the US and South Korea in the first quarter of 2013. Recently, domestic material makers have been aiming for a price increase. Market observers ...
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Although many electronics products get great sales prices on Black Friday, digital cameras tend not to be as discounted as other categories. Part of the reason is that many new cameras are introduced in late summer and early fall, so stores ...
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Bournemouth Airport is revolutionising its car parks with British-made LED lighting which will slash its lighting energy costs by 72%, saving 65 tonnes of Co2 per annum. Switching to LEDlighting from award-winning MHA Lighting, forms part ...
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Spurbe is an online retailer focused solely on offering a wide variety of men apparel from the hottest brands worldwide. Founded in 2011, the company has immediately earned its good name and managed to build an impressive client database ...
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Amazon will create 100 new jobs at its London-based global digital media development centre. The centre, which is located near The Barbican, opened in September and is home to the design and development teams for Pushbutton and ...
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Barclays will reduce its IT spending by billions of pounds through the development of its own cloud-based technology,The Sunday Times claims. The Sunday Times reported that the firm could reduce costs by 90 per cent but failed to cite any ...
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