Scooters are getting a make-over in 2013 courtesy of emerging UK company Scootaheadz and its range of funky, cartoony animal characters. Designed especially to attatch to a scooter's T-bar there are four designs in the Scootaheadz ...
Tags: toy, toy industry
The share value of debt-laden food manufacturer Premier Foods has been driven down by one newspaper article, according to City analyst Investec. Restructuring its bread division remains a key challenge for Premier Foods Martin Deboo, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The government should make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking, the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said in a televised address at the National Press Club. “In its Clean Energy ...
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With the “Zoofenster” building, opened in January 2013 in Berlin City West, the capital has a new urban landmark. Guests of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel enjoy the view of Berlin - just like the air traffic controllers working at ...
Tags: Solar Protection, Radar
April 8, 2013 - The construction of the photovoltaic power industry since 2000 has required an enormous amount of energy, say Stanford University researchers, mostly from fossil fuels. The good news is that the clean electricity from all ...
BASF has launched a new global construction website with a focus on sustainability ( www.construction.basf.com ), offering quick and easy access to essential information for the industry stakeholders. The website presents the ...
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The BMW M6 Gran Coupe will cost $299,500 when it arrives in Australian showrooms in July. Wedged between the $292,500 BMW M6 Coupe and $308,500 M6 Convertible, the BMW M6 Gran Coupe also charges $70,000 more than the BMW M5 sedan on which ...
The Inter – American Development Bank (IDB) will provide Brazil with a funding to support sustainable farming methods in the states critical to country’s biomass. As part of the initiative, the grants provided through the ...
Tags: IDB, Sustainable Farming Methods, Food
For full-year 2012, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France, which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells, has now reported its earnings, after reporting revenue in late January. Revenue ...
Tags: OLED lighting, screens, solar cells
You could blame the 2010 launch of the Volkswagen Polo GTI for the ongoing shift away from manual-transmission-equipped hot hatches to dual-clutch automatics. There’s a case to argue that it’s all going the wrong way ...
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Cement manufacturers in India are hopeful that the government will take the promised action to boost the country's industrial climate, according to a recent report. Cement demand was slightly subdued in the last financial year, forcing ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
Why WestHolland? With almost 500 million residents, and a purchasing power second to none, Europe is one of the world's most important business and consumer markets. Dutch know-how and expertise in international trade and commerce make ...
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Aluminium is an incredibly popular and versatile modern metal. From the roll of foil that every kitchen can't live without to the super-modern components of fighter jets and sports cars; aluminium is widely used around the globe. ...
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The all-electric Detroit Electric SP:01 sports car, claimed to be the world's fastest pure-electric production car,?has been officially unveiled in Detroit. Limited to just 999 examples, the rear-wheel-drive, two-seater Detroit Electric ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Transportation, car
The BMW 640d Gran Coupe has been released, adding the first ever diesel-powered 6 Series to the local line-up. Available from March production priced from $184,800 (plus on-road costs), the BMW 640d Gran Coupe is set to join the existing ...
Tags: BMW, BMW Australia, car