A recent study on shopping behaviors confirmed what most know instinctively: it’s no fun to wait in line at check out, and three out of four shoppers say this is what they hate most about shopping (SYNQERA May 2013). Honeywell ...
Tags: iOS Device, Textile Retailers
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s passenger and truck tire plant in Rongcheng, China, remains unmanned following a work stoppage that begin in July. The stoppage coincided with the announcement that Apollo Tyres Ltd. had purchased the Findlay, ...
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Pre engineered or pre fabricated buildings became popular during the second world war when there was a massive crunch for buildings. People wanted to store equipments, food supplies, to start a temporary army base, house people who lost ...
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During the London Design Festival the show will host the Endless Stair, a visually and architecturally astonishing installation. The festival takes place from 13 September to 10 October 2013. - Endless Stair is a temporary sculpture ...
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The Government of Brazil has temporarily reduced the import tariff on polyester partially oriented yarn (POY) to 2 percent due to shortage of the product. POY with NCM code 5402.46.00 is an intermediate filament used as a raw material ...
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Pakistan Cement export posted an increase of some 12 percent, month-on-month, during the first month of current fiscal year 2013-14. According to July 2013 figures released by All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), ...
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Some of the most advanced coated glasses available today apply three layers of silver during the magnetron sputter coating process; these are more commonly known as “triple silver” coatings and provide the glass with the ...
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A symbol which once summed up the brash, ‘city casino’ culture has fallen spectacularly from grace – bright red braces are almost a thing of the past. Demand has plummeted, and for the first time in almost 30 years, ...
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A co-owner of Serotta's parent company told a local newspaper that the company's planned shutdown is temporary. Earlier this week, Bill Watkins, the CEO of Serotta, and company founder Ben Serotta each told BRAIN that the company had run ...
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Major players in Indonesia's cement industry have each posted solid growth in revenue in the first half of the year on the back of solid demand for the building material, but that has not translated into profitable results for all of them. ...
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National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has finally left the transit area of the Moscow airport, after Russia granted him temporary asylum, his lawyer told The Wall Street Journal. Wikileaks, the whistleblowing website that has ...
Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would permanently extend a current moratorium on Internet access taxes in the country. The Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act, introduced Thursday, would also extend the U.S. ban on other ...
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New Diageo boss Ivan Menezes has confirmed the drinks giant's commitment to premium local brands and Scotch whisky, as the firm released its preliminary results for the full-year ended June 30 2013. Premium brands such as Johnnie Walker ...
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International chemical group Solvay announces results for the second quarter & first half year for 2013. Q2 Highlights - Group net sales down (4) % YoY at € 3,062 m, with volumes (1)%, prices (2)% and forex (1)% - REBITDA at ...
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The European Union (EU) and the China government have reached a consensus about minimum prices and an annual quota to be set on PV modules imported from China to resolve anti-dumping disputes, and this is expected to benefit Taiwan-based ...
Tags: Solar Cell, PV Settlement