Neuhausen-Hamberg (Germany), February 2013. At FIT show 2013 in Telford (UK) Bystronic glass will inform about its innovative system solutions for the modern processing of glass. The customers will get an overview about the latest machinery ...
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Chocolate brand Elizabeth Shaw has commissioned New Vision Packaging to create Easter egg box, for a 200g egg that is being sold in Asda stores across the UK. The new packaging structure, which is made of virgin-grade card completely, ...
The March US mixed xylene contract price settled at $4.40/gal ($1,333/mt) Tuesday, 6 cents ($18.18/mt) lower than February's mark, trading sources said. Sources expected the contract price to settle lower after a decline in spot MX ...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died Tuesday in Caracas after an almost two-year battle with cancer and 14 years of a dominating socialist presidency that leaves the country with the world's largest oil reserves mired in uncertainty. The ...
West Virginia lawmakers asked state officials on Tuesday to consider bulletproof glass as they renovate and build schools in the wake of the murders of 20 elementary students and six adult staff by a gunman in Connecticut. School Building ...
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a glass coating that prevents fogging without distorting its optical properties. The team, led by Michael Rubner, TDK Professor of Polymer Materials Science and ...
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The European Union has fined Microsoft 561 million euros ($712m) for breaking a pledge to offer personal computer users a choice of internet browsers when they install the company's flagship Windows operating system. The penalty imposed ...
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Luxonic luminaires based on GE Infusion LED modules met all the requirements for a UK retailer, including low maintenance, flexibility and the possibility of easy upgrades. Next, one of the UK's largest and best-known fashion and ...
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The expansion of the Mini family has continued with the local launch of the Mini Cooper Paceman – taking the total number of bodystyles to seven. Priced from $35,900, the Paceman will like the rest of Mini’s model range be ...
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South London-based technical solutions provider Presentation Rentals (PR) supplied lighting, audio, projection and crew to the British Film Museum for the 2013 Evening Standard British Film Awards. Staged in the Debating Chamber of London ...
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Marg Webb, IGMA - At the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance’s (IGMA) 2013 Annual Conference, held February 5-8 in New Orleans, Louisiana, many of IGMA’s task groups and committees held meetings. These groups met to discuss ...
Marathon Petroleum has declared force majeure on benzene, toluene and mixed xylene, trading sources said Monday. No further details are known and confirmation from Marathon was unavailable as a spokesman at the company declined to comment, ...
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Hamleys' Regent Street store is celebrating the launch of Mega Bloks Barbie this weekend. A launch event will take place on Saturday, March 9th, complete with window and in-store displays, a real-life Barbie posing for photos and signing ...
The UK’s biggest independent toy chain's owner Gary Grant (middle) and his directors – and sons – Stuart (right) and Duncan (left), explain how the retailer is offering the traditional toy shop ideal on a national scale. ...
The toy industry should shout louder about new product launches in order to reap greater rewards, says Gary Grant. The owner of the UK's biggest independent toy chain The Entertainer says it works more closely with suppliers and licensors ...
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