December average retail price for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescent ones) in the China market decreased by 8.7% on month to CNY35.7 (US$5.8), while that for 9W models (equivalent to 60W incandescent ones) decreased by 9.1% ...
Tags: LED Bulb Prices, mobile device, Lights
Global solar PV demand is forecast to grow by up to 25% in 2015, according to IHS. Due to the ongoing cost reductions for solar PV, IHS forecasts that installation demand will grow at a double-digit rate of 16-25% and installations in the ...
Tags: solar PV, low-concentration photovoltaic(LCPV)systems, Lights
On Tuesday, Jan. 13, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting about plans to clean up residual soil contamination at the Benfield Industries, Inc. Superfund Site in Waynesville, N.C. The meeting will be held ...
Indonesian rice processor Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food is planning to expand its business to Vietnam and Malaysia, by investing around $80m. Of the total investment, each country is expected to get $40m, reports Jakarta Post. The company ...
Tags: domestic market, rice output, Agriculture
New-Indy JV, a joint venture between Kraft Group and Schwartz Partners, will acquire High Point-based corrugated products company Carolina Container for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition of the company, that employs more than 600 ...
Tags: raw material access, existing trading strategy, Agriculture
Dutch brewer Heineken has announced plans to build a multi-beverage facility in Timor-Leste, which will see an investment of up to $45m in the south-east Asian country. The company and East Timor government have signed an agreement to ...
Tags: beer, soft drinks, water, Agriculture
Samsung reckons its profits have slipped by a staggering 37.4 per cent year-on-year in the run up to Christmas 2014. The South Korean tech giant outed its pre-earnings guidance, revealing a predicted operating profit of 5.2 trillion ...
Tags: Samsung, CES, Consumer Electronics
Privately held laser and photonics company Sheaumann Laser Inc of Marlborough, MA, USA has acquired Axcel Photonics Inc in a stock and cash transaction, effective from 1 January. Axcel is a multidisciplinary semiconductor laser ...
Tags: industrial, medical, military, Electrical
Spinning technology leader, Rieter is exhibiting at Texfair trade show being held in Coimbatore from January 9-11, 2015 at booth A32 and 33. Rieter will showcase its technology components and conversions for all four spinning systems, ...
Rhodes Food Group has announced plans to acquire 100% stake in South African juice maker Pacmar for $14m. An agreement to this effect was signed by the companies. The acquisition is in line with Rhodes' strategy to expand its business ...
Tags: fruit juices, beverages, Agriculture
Global beverage can maker Rexam will develop a cut-out tab using the Hop leaf for beer manufacturers, Carlsberg. The Hop leaf is a key element of Carlsberg's original logo that was designed by Danish artist Thorvald Bindesball in 1904. ...
Tags: can design, cut-out tab, Agriculture
LG is finally planning to launch its WebOS smartwatch early next year, according to a new report. The WSJ reckons LG is gearing up to drop a smartwatch running its custom-built OS in 2016. The site put its info down to ‘a person ...
Tags: LG, smartwatch, Consumer Electronics
New reports suggest that Samsung is working on a round-faced smartwatch a la the Moto 360. Until now, Samsung has remained resolutely square in its proliferation of wearables, much to the chagrin of design dons and fashionistas ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, MWC
Samsung has revealed that its biggest competitor in the TV space is in fact itself. The South Korean tech giant unveiled a raft of TVs at this year’s CES 2015, apparently in a bid to outdo its own product portfolio. The egotistic ...
Tags: Samsung, TV, Consumer Electronics
Dorel Sports continued to expand its bicycle business in South America Wednesday by opening a subsidiary in Chile and acquiring one of its dealers there. Dorel Sports Chile S.A. of Santiago de Chile, will lead sales, marketing, ...