The PPG Industries Foundation announced a $5,000 donation to Action Greensboro for continued support of the STEM Early College program on the North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NC A&T) campus. The STEM Early College ...
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The Dow Chemical Company has declared a dividend of 32 cents per share, payable Jan. 30, 2014, to shareholders of record on Dec. 31, 2013. This marks the 409th consecutive cash dividend issued by the Company. Dow has paid its shareholders ...
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The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced $150m in clean energy tax credits to build US capabilities in clean energy manufacturing. This move is expected to strengthen the development of technologies to fuel efficient vehicles. ...
Monsanto Company and Novozymes today announce a long-term strategic alliance to transform research and commercialization of sustainable microbial products that will provide a new platform of solutions for growers around the world. The ...
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Pictured left to right are: Janbernd Geismann, Claas; Andrew Mabin, Mitas; Jaroslav ?echura, Mitas CEO; Tomá? Němec, ?GS Holding a.s.; Julia Hadkinson, Claas; Christelle Cugniere, Claas; Roland Sobisch, Claas; Jens Steinhardt, ...
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Swiss food giant Nestlé has opened a new experimental farm in Coted’Ivoire to focus on plant science and research into nutrition, sustainable agriculture and rural development. The farm is located at Zambakro, 18km away from ...
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According to the latest market forecast, the actual land used for sourcing renewable feedstock for bioplastics will amount only to approximately 0.02% of the global agricultural area. This is the conclusion of the latest market forecast ...
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Guardian Automotive reinforced its commitment to a diverse and growing set of customers within its business when it launched Custom Glass Solutions, a company dedicated to meeting the glass needs of various transportation segments sometimes ...
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Scientists at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed new agricultural waste blends that can be used for protective packaging. The new blends are claimed to be biodegradable and are used in custom packaging products to ...
Nowadays, many developing countries face the problem of increasing pollution by biomass waste and residues in the cities. To control the pollution from this waste, one solution is to reuse and recycle this bio-residues and make a renewable ...
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Producer Prices for the Industrial Sector for November National Bureau of Statistics of China In November 2013, Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufactured goods decreased 1.4 percent year-on-year, and remained at the same level (the ...
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Trelleborg AB has received the “Silver Ears 2013” innovation award for its ProgressiveTraction technology at Agribex 2013 agricultural exhibition in Brussels, Belgium. The show’s innovations awards honor and recognize ...
Textile mills turn to buy cheaper Indian cotton yarn to cut costs Affected by adverse weather, a reduced planting area and lower Indian cotton prices, China's cotton output is expected to drop sharply this year compared with 2012, which ...
Brazil's motor vehicle output in November this year decreased by 10.7 percent from the previous month and by eight percent year on year to 289,633 units (excluding agricultural vehicles), according to the Brazilian Motor Vehicle ...
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The US state of Louisiana would be getting a new US$ 130 million cotton spinning plant, courtesy of the Gulf Coast Spinning Company, which plans to build the facility in the Bunkie Industrial Park of the state. According to a statement ...
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