The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, extended a 6-month medium-term lending facility (MLF) worth 250 billion yuan (over 40 billion U.S. dollars) at an interest rate of 3.35 percent to 11 banks on Friday. The extension ...
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Producer of wide format inkjet printers Mimaki USA has debuted Sb54 and Sb310 dye sublimation inks for use in its printers for transfer to textile or hard surface applications. In a press release, Mimaki said the Sb54 and Sb310 inks offer ...
Soitec of Bernin, France has announced a new step in its SmartCell project by raising the record for concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module solar energy conversion efficiency from 36.7% (announced in July 2014) to 38.9% Previously (last ...
Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AOI) of Sugar Land, near Houston, TX, USA, a manufacturer of fiber-optic access network products (including components, modules and equipment) for the internet data-center, cable TV broadband, and ...
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In its latest report, USDA has projected the global 2015/16 cotton production to decline 6 per cent from the previous season to 111.3 million bales. “Lower crops are forecast for most major cotton-producing countries in 2015/16, ...
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Researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has developed new methods to increase sesame crop yields while improving the seeds' nutritional quality. As part of the research, the university's agricultural researcher Zvi Peleg tested ...
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has raised its world record for cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency to 18.6% aperture efficiency for a full-size module, as measured and certified by the US Department of ...
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Johnson Controls, announced today that it is exploring strategic options for the separation of its automotive business. Alex Molinaroli, chairman and chief executive officer, Johnson Controls said: "Today's announcement continues our ...
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In the 2015/16 season, world cotton imports may recover modestly, increasing 2 per cent to 7.7 million tons with imports outside of China rising by 3 per cent to 6.1 million tons. In 2011/12, Chinese imports more than doubled from the ...
BASF is participating in the 10th CESIO World Surfactant Congress at the Haliç Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey, from June 1 to 3, 2015. In keeping with the theme "Surfactants in a Globalizing World — Creating New ...
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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Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA says that Xiamen Changelight Co Ltd of Xiamen, China has purchased multiple TurboDisc EPIK 700 gallium nitride (GaN) metal-organic chemical vapor ...
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) system maker Park Systems Corp of Suwon, South Korea has launched NX-Hivac, which is claimed to be the only high-vacuum AFM system on the market that meets the current and future needs for failure analysis in ...
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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 ...
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Scottish craft brewery, BrewDog, has released Born to Die, 8.5% ABV Imperial IPA. Featuring a best before date of 4th July 2015, Born to Die is a self-styled, "terminally hoppy IPA", deliberately brewed to be consumed within a very ...
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