The dust has settled. Following two years of very strong growth in lift truck sales, shipments leveled off in 2012. With growth at just a fraction of a percent, worldwide sales didn't match the 27% growth in 2011 or the 32% growth in 2010. ...
Tags: Processing Machinery
A Mexican man is suing Ford Motor Company for negligence, alleging that the car maker gave out key codes allowing criminals to use his Ford Focus as a drug mule. Ricardo Magallanes spent six months in federal prison in El Paso, Texas, ...
Researchers in the U.S. have managed to spoof GPS (Global Positioning System) signals to send a yacht hundreds of meters off course, while fooling the crew into thinking the yacht was remaining perfectly on course. The test, conducted ...
Tags: GPS, Electrical, Electronics
OxyBand Technologies has commenced the shipments of its new oxygenated wound dressings that targets oxygen delivery into the wound for faster healing. The US Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) at Fort Sam Houston in Texas has ...
US-based Boulder Canyon Natural Foods has launched Baked Sweet Potato Fries - a natural snack that mirrors the shape, taste and texture of French fries. The company noted that Boulder Canyon Baked Sweet Potato Fries are made with natural ...
Spanish food processing firm Ebro Foods has reported that its net earnings for the first half of 2013 increased 5.5% to €71m, compared with €67.2m for the same period in 2012. For the period, net sales decreased 1.1% to ...
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Wearable Technologies Group, the pioneer and leading business platform for wearable technologies, has been successfully driving innovation and market development for more than five years, and organizes world-wide Wearable Technologies ...
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Tech earnings this week highlighted the importance of mobile communications to IT, as companies including Apple, Samsung, Facebook, AT&T and Texas Instruments reported mixed results for the quarter ending in June. Apple and Samsung ...
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South African-based Sasol and Switzerland-based Ineos will team up to produce high density polyethylene in the US, the companies said Wednesday, announcing plans for a joint venture which would include a 426,000 mt/year HDPE plant. "This ...
TransCore's Canadian Freight Index continues to fluctuate through 2013, most recently posting a 7% decline in June. The latest data continues the up-and-down trend that's been seen throughout the year. June's freight availability on ...
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The Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) announced that its Mold Removal Specialist (MRS) certification exam is accepted for applicants seeking mold remediation licensure in the state of Florida. The MRS ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Industry veteran Mike Bradshaw has joined Dickson Furniture International as vice president of merchandising. He fills a position vacated by Rodney Tippit, who left the company earlier this year for an upholstery merchandising role at ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Huntsman Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business of Oxid L.P., a privately-held manufacturer and marketer of specialty urethane polyols based in Houston, Texas. The financial terms of the agreement were not ...
Tags: Acquire Oxid, Chemicals, polyols
Cequent Performance Products, the maker of ROLA auto racks and cargo boxes, is converting its Tekonsha, Michigan, facility to a regional distribution center. The location currently houses the company's engineering and product development ...
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The front-month Brent/WTI spread narrowed Thursday to its lowest level in more than 20 months, dropping under $1/barrel as NYMEX crude broke above resistance levels on recent stock drops and an equities euphoria. The September Brent/WTI ...
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