In the last decade, the cost of labor in China has grown significantly, whereas for a long time, China's exports have been based on cost advantage...To make matters even more complicated is the recent crisis in the West -- especially in ...
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Many of the more than 2,700 international exhibitors at Heimtextil, which runs from January 14-17, 2015, will have textile interior product ranges, also called contract furnishings, available, specifically for hotels. To further promote ...
Jamil Baghdachi, professor of engineering technology at Eastern Michigan University has been inducted as one of the 2014 Fellows of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The ACS recognized the Fellows in August during the Society’s ...
Halco Lighting Technologies®, a leader in lamp, ballast and fixture solutions, in an effort to promote its energy efficient products and technology, has donated ProLED® A19 lamps and ProLED® BR30 lamps to the Georgia ...
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Tandus Centiva recently recognized Chattanooga Airport for recycling 47,000 pounds of Powerbondback into new material. The Powerbond installation was in use for 23 years, with more than 640,000 people traveling through the Chattanooga ...
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Audi’s car pool service, “Audi shared fleet” has been chosen by German start-up campus “Factory Berlin” to provide fleet service. Factory Berlin will be using Audi A1 Sportback, A3 Sportback e tron, Audi ...
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Taiwan's government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) plans to organize a 3D printing consortium by the end of this year with the aim of developing locally-sourced equipment and materials technologies for Taiwan's ...
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Sales of BASF Group grew by 3% compared with the previous third quarter, reaching €18.3 billion. A sharp rise in volumes in the Natural Gas Trading business sector was mainly responsible for this growth. Income from operations (EBIT) ...
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Goodyear's Akron, Ohio, headquarters, which is attached to the company's Innovation Center, has won a LEED Gold rating for its design The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. global headquarters building in Akron, Ohio, has earned a Leadership in ...
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Centric Parts has transferred its brake pad assembly and kitting functions from its Carson, Calif., facility to a portion of a new warehouse and office space at its City of Industry campus. The company says the move more closely positions ...
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Mead Johnson Nutrition, a global leader in pediatric nutrition, opened its new production and research campus in Tuas, Singapore. The Tuas campus includes a manufacturing plant that will supply key ingredients and products to a number of ...
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L.L.Bean plans to open its first Minnesota store. The new L.L.Bean store will be located in the popular Mall of America. The 29,000 square-foot store will employ approximately 120 people and will feature an assortment of active and casual ...
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Robert Bosch LLC has established an education scholarship and employment grant program through the Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Foundation with a gift of $50,000. Scholarships will assist students by funding a portion of their ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a legal complaint against SUNY Downstate Medical Center for violating federal hazardous waste law. The hospital must come into compliance with hazardous waste requirements and faces fines ...
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DHL Supply Chain has opened its latest facility in Sydney’s western suburb of HorsleyPark. The 32,000 square metre, custom-built facility represents a $35 million investment by DHL Supply Chain. It marks the fourth addition to the ...
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