Much of the architectural coatings market in Europe is in the doldrums at the moment because of a slump in the region's construction sector stemming from a general slowdown in its economy. During the first quarter of this year, European ...
Green Ray LED, the aggressive, locally headquartered lighting manufacturer, has produced what is being hailed as the world’s most efficient LED lamp The U.S. Department of Energy has pronounced Green Ray’s new tube lamp the ...
Tags: LED Lumen Barrier, Lighting
Nahar Group, a leading Indian textile firm, has announced that it would invest Rs. 15 billion for expansion of its Punjab-based spinning and denim capacities. The announcement came just a day after the Punjab government unveiled its ...
New-home production and remodeling contribute billions of dollars to the nation's economy each year, and with the right policies in place housing can serve as a catalyst to boost job and economic growth, the National Association of Home ...
Tags: Builders, Pro-Housing Policies
Recently published research that questions the safety of LED lighting is misleading, according to Soraa, and the company is again asking the EPA to reconsider Energy Star efficacy requirements for SSL lamps. Despite many recent stories to ...
Tags: Soraa CTO, LED Safety
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has launched a new proposal that sets out the importance of securing end markets for recyclate in a bid to achieve a sustainable green economy. The proposal, which aims to encourage and incentivise ...
Tags: Packaging, Plastics Federation
Paul Zalai. The Australian Federation of International Forwarders (AFIF) and advocacy body Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) have formed an alliance to address a range of emerging operational issues. The alliance will see the two entities ...
Tags: Service
Japan's solar installations surged by 270% (in GW) in the first quarter of 2013, positioning the country to surpass Germany to become the world's largest solar market in terms of revenues in 2013, according to market research institute IHS. ...
Tags: Solar Revenue, Lighting
The textile and apparel exports of Botswana, a landlocked country located in Southern Africa, may continue to decline due to the withdrawal of tax incentives by the US and the EU under the Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) as the country is ...
Tags: Botswana, Textile, Tax Incentives
Yole Développement organises a Seminar in Korea, concurrently held with International LED Expo 2013. Dedicated to Sapphire and LED areas, the seminar is made up of Yole Développement and industrial players presentations on the ...
Better Work Indonesia (BWI) programme and Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE), programmes initiated by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), conducted a training programme in Jakarta-based garment manufacturing ...
Tags: Garment Unit, ILO
Shopping for a new counter top is an exciting part of remodeling a kitchen. Since the counter top occupies so much space and plays such a vital functional role in a kitchen, of course the decision about which new counter top to buy will be ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Jacobs Automation has announced an investment of $1.7m to expand its Kentucky, production facility, which includes a new, 13,200ft2 facility on Airport Exchange Boulevard in Erlanger. The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority ...
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says it has been warning the Federal Government for two years that the large reductions to incentives to employ apprentices was going to result in a dramatic drop-off in the number of ...
Tags: Service
The Tupelo Furniture Market has added some new programs under its Buyer Rewards Initiative for the Aug. 15-18 market. Offerings that benefit retailers who attend the market include the Super Early Bird package, Show Your Badge program, ...