INVISTA announced that it is considering new, combined hydrogen and a hydrous ammonia manufacturing unit—valued at more than $500 million—within the existing footprint of the company’s nylon intermediates production ...
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Nissan has hit back at plans by Volkswagen to become the electric vehicle market leader by 2018, while reaffirming its own aim to increase range to 200km on Leaf and introduce four new electric vehicles to market within two years. ...
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Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin, France has announced its newest concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module featuring a record power-generating efficiency of 31.8%. The new module, which is already in ...
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Networking giant Cisco is to buy scalable solid state memory system provider Whiptail in a deal worth about $415m. According to Cisco, the deal would strengthen its Unified Computing System (UCS) strategy and allow it to better support ...
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Planning a major expansion for Q1 2014, Amerlux will relocate its Fairfield, NJ corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities to a new 190,000 square foot facility in Oakland, New Jersey. Amerlux is an innovative leader of energy ...
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China's exports rose 7.2 percent year on year to US$190.73 billion in August, 2.1 percentage points higher than the 5.1 percent increase in July, the General Administration of Customs announced Sunday. Expanding exports signals that the ...
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) officially opened online registration this week for the 2014 NAHB International Builders' Show (IBS), the largest annual light construction tradeshow in the world. The 2014 event, to be held ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the proposed acquisition by Air New Zealand Limited (Air New Zealand) of an additional 6 per cent of Virgin Australia Holdings Pty Ltd (Virgin). On 3 September 2013, the ...
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has given a conditional approval to China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Sanan Optoelectronics' proposal to invest NT$2.352 billion (US$78.4 million) in Taiwan-based fellow maker ...
China announced policies on Friday to ramp up support for renewable energy projects, in a bid to curb air pollution. The National Development and Reform Commission issued new subsidy standards for distributed solar power generation ...
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LED Canada is pleased to announce the launch of its Bright Futures Native Community Efficiency Program. "LED Canada is founded on the not-just-for-profit community involvement model and the opportunity to contribute nationally to the growth ...
National Trucking Week began today, meant as a time to appreciate the role of trucking in Canadian life, and particularly to applaud the skill and professionalism of its drivers. Many will have comments to make but we thought Louise Yako, ...
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Two-thirds of public sector officials feel that security should play a bigger role in the government's Digital by Default reform agenda, according to research by McAfee. The research, conducted in association with specialist political ...
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Louise Yako, president and CEO of the B.C. Trucking Association, penned the following open letter to the nation's professional drivers in honour of National Trucking Week. Thanks to the Industry & Professional Drivers during National ...
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Whenever you're in charge of workers of any type, one of the most important responsibilities that you're tasked with is to oversee the safety of everyone under your supervision. This sounds like it might be a straightforward task, but it's ...