- Intelliware Development is thrilled to have made the cut for the Toronto Board of Trade's 2012 Business Excellence Awards short-list. These prestigious awards celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit and honour contributions made by ...
The Sioux Falls Landfill receives about 10,000 mattresses per year. These mattresses just wind up sitting in the landfill, barely disintegrating and taking up useful space. The bulldozers, which way close to 80,000 pounds and also have ...
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Design is undergoing a revolution. New technologies like 3D printers and accessible software mean anyone can be a designer today. Professionals and enthusiastic amateurs alike are using open design – the creation of products using ...
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Developments within the Chinese market formed the central theme of Intersolar China, hosted for the second time by the Intercontinental Hotel Beichen in Beijing from 11-13 December. The conference focused on innovative technologies and ...
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Geo Networks is teaming up with Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN) to provide superfast internet connections to remote areas in Lancashire. The company is known for its dark fibre installations – recycling pre-installed fibre ...
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Japan, the world’s main importer of rare earths, has requested international assistance for alternatives, conservation, diversification and recycling and to continue dialogue with China to secure stable global supply, reports ...
Tags: Asia, China, ENVIRONMENT, Japan, Mongolia, Rare Earth, Rare earth metals
In another attempt to reduce its dependence on China's stranglehold on rare earth element supply, Honda announced that its dealers will start to recycle old cars to extract the rare earth metals from the nickel-metal hydride batteries. ...
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IDG News Service - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is advising smartphone users on how to protect their mobile devices and data from mobile security threats. The Commission released an online tool called the "Smartphone ...
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Chinese enterprises are turning to "urban mining" to satisfy the country's voracious appetite for metals, recycling the contents of abandoned household appliances and electronic devices. The China Daily reports that a total of 56 ...
INDIA is a major player in the textile industry and, more and more, in the technical textiles. Growth opportunities are considerable if these industries meet the requirements of their domestic markets for higher quality products and stand ...
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The Belarusian company OAO Gomelglass is expected to launch a modernized line to make polished glass on 20 December, the press service of the Belarusian Architecture and Construction Ministry told BelTA. The kindling of the glass furnace ...
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Dr Anil Sharma president and chief executive officer of GMS has been selected by Lloyd's List amongst the Top 100 Most Influential People in the Shipping Industry for the year 2012. For the third year in a row, Dr Sharma has been featured ...
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The 74th Conference on Glass Problems invites engineers, educators, students, and solutions providers working on various aspects of glass manufacturing to submit an abstract for an oral presentation at this premier industry conference. ...
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By Adam Currie — Exclusive to Rare Earth Investing News Investor focus shifted east this week as market speculators made it known that they believe China will boost rare earth output to take advantage of potential near-term price ...
On 31 December this year, the new regulation for end of waste criteria for glass cullet will come into force. It will contribute to assure a second life for bottles and other glass containers. The criteria were drawn up by the Joint ...
Tags: Boosting Glass, Glass Recycling, Construction Decoration, Criteria