China's new 10-year new-energy vehicle development plan has more objective, practical goals than the one released in 2012, after NEV sales in the first quarter accounted for only 5 percent of this year's original target. The Ministry of ...
LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®) 2015 broke all registration and trade-show records with double-digit growth marking the largest staging in its 26-year history, according to Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., vice chairman, president and chief ...
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Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall by 6.2% in 2015 according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. This will be the fourth consecutive year of declining volume as the PC market continues to struggle with competition from ...
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The firm has appointed Mark Foster as head of marketing EMEA. TOMY has welcomed former Hasbro European marketing director, Mark Foster to the role of head of marketing EMEA. With what the firm has described as a ‘spectacular ...
In a recent signing ceremony, Bureau Veritas and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the certification body for the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED green building program, finalized the terms of their exclusive global ...
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French textile machinery manufacturers‘ association UCMTF was recently invited by Ilkhom Khaydarov, Uzbek minister in charge of the textile industry and chairman of the board of the state joint-stock company for the light industry ...
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Columbia Sportswear Co. announced the promotions of four senior leaders. “I’m highly confident in the leadership abilities of these four teammates and in their commitment to continuing to drive sustainable, profitable growth ...
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Sustainability - we often hear about this, but what does it really mean? It means changing the way we think about how we use our resources and make small changes that have a big impact on nature and community. To this cause and with a ...
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Jowat Adhesives has inaugurated a new production site near Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, to expand its production capacities and distribution activities in the region. The new Jowat site located in the Industrial Park Bandar Enstek ...
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General Motors (GM) is pumping in $1.2bn to revamp its pickup truck plant at Fort Wayne, Indiana, with the work on its upgrade expected to commence in June. The modification of the plant involves putting in place new pre-treat, ...
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Sleeman Breweries has introduced Sleeman Lift beer, with a hint of coconut water, in Canada for the summer season. Sleeman Breweries brewing and development director Ed McCallum said: "Sleeman Lift is a beer we pushed ourselves to make ...
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Ford Motor Company will begin making its London-based GoDrive car-sharing service available to the public, offering flexible, practical and affordable access to a fleet of cars for one-way journeys with easy parking throughout the city. ...
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Mercedes-Benz Style and Lufthansa Technik have joined hands to design a luxurious and integrated cabin concept for private jets. The design adopts Mercedes-Benz style for aircraft. The cabin windows draw an inspiration from the ...
During Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia, China-based home appliance vendor Haier and Intel formed a strategic partnership and will expand into the wireless charging industry. Vice president of Haier Home Appliances Group Wang Ye ...
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Philip Morris International (PMI) and British American Tobacco have sued the UK Government over plain packaging regulations for cigarettes. In their lawsuits filed in the English High Court, the twocompanies claim that the new ...
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