Richard Eden, senior analyst (Power Semiconductors) at market research firm IHS Technology, attended the recent PCIM (Power Conversion Intelligent Motion) Europe 2015 tradeshow in Nuremberg, Germany (19-21 May), and in a Research Note has ...
Tags: GaN SiC, Power electronics
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria, including textile and clothing firms, face several challenges—access to finance, rickety infrastructure, patchy energy supplies and security concerns, says a recent Economist ...
Japan's Rohm Co Ltd has started mass production of what it claims is the first silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor) with a trench structure (where the gate is formed on the sidewall of a groove in ...
FROM the damming and diverting of mighty rivers to the building of huge new cities from the ground up, China's government does not shy away from grand schemes. The Communist Party's highest decision-making body has now signed off on another ...
Tags: China, Regional Development, Economy Policy
At the Automechanika Dubai 2015 from 2nd to 4th June 2015, the JOST Group and its JOST, ROCKINGER, TRIDEC and Edbro brands will be presenting its vast range of products, including components and systems for trucks & trailers. JOST will also ...
Tags: Trailer Axles, Mercedes-Benz
China's appetite for imported naphtha has grown since the start of the year on the back of strong demand from petrochemical producers, market sources and traders said this week Imports of the petrochemical feedstock over January-April ...
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Metso is supplying valves for packaging company Stora Enso's Varkaus Mill fine paper machine conversion to light-weight containerboard in Finland. The company will deliver Neles ball valves, V-port segment valves and triple eccentric ...
Tags: Metso, Paper Mill
Xerium Technologies has introduced an improved polyurethane roll cover technology Blue Diamond for press nip conditions in paper making industry. US-based Xerium supplies woven fabrics and other products used in making paper. According ...
USDA said it has initially projected the 2015/16 global cotton crop at 111.3 million bales, 7 per cent or 8 million bales below the 2014/15 estimate. In a report, USDA said area reductions in many countries are expected to account for ...
Tags: Cotton Crop, cotton
According to USDA’s initial projection for the 2015 crop, US cotton production is forecast at 14.5 million bales, 11 per cent below the final 2014 crop estimate. Based on the prospective plantings report, 2015 cotton area is ...
Tags: cotton demand, cotton
GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a fabless developer of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications, has launched the latest addition to its range of enhancement-mode ...
Tags: GaN Systems, Power electronics
Hempel has launched a new combined primer and mid-coat designed specifically for wind towers. The new coating, HEMPADUR 4774D, will be used in Hempel’s well-known two-coat anti-corrosive system for wind turbine towers to address ...
Tags: Wind Turbine Towers, Hempel
US-based beverage company Jones Soda has expanded its limited edition, region-specific Jones Soda, to the Canada, Texas, California and the Northwest markets. Jones has always been proud of its ties to the community and starting in ...
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US Foods has opened a new distribution center in Seabrook, in the US state of New Hampshire, a move that will allow the company to cater to 3,000 customers throughout the New England. Said to be LEED-certified, the new 500,000ft2 facility ...
Cromwell Polythene has launched a new packaging division, and announced changes in its sales force in the UK. The packaging arm of Cromwell will supply general purpose bags, including food grade polythene bags and liners, and a range of ...