Of 3.1 million tons of PET bottles and containers placed in Europe last year, a 59.8% (1.88 million tons) of them were collected and 1.77 million tons have been recycled, according to a survey by Petcore Europe. The survey revealed that ...
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ROHM of Kyoto, Japan is to provide full-SiC (silicon carbide) power modules to the VENTURI Formula E team during season 4 (2017–2018) of FIA Formula E (the world’s first formula racing championship for all-electric vehicles), ...
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Japanese auto components supplier Denso is investing $1bn in its Maryville, Tennessee location in the US as part of its commitment to advancing automotive innovation in North America. The investment will focus on vehicle electrification ...
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The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has proposed a 20% CO2 reduction for passenger cars by 2030, compared to 2021, and said the target should be conditional on the real market uptake of electrically-chargeable ...
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Swiss technology firm Berlinger Special is set to introduce a new generation of anti-doping security bottles this autumn. Designed to be used for anti-doping testing worldwide, the Bereg-Kit Geneva security bottles are currently being ...
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Scottish spirits company Edrington has taken full ownership of its Americas Travel Retail operations after agreeing to buy out its joint venture (JV) partner for an undisclosed amount. The former JV, Edrington Webb Travel Retail Americas ...
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Arla Foods has opened a new innovation centre in Aarhus, Denmark where researchers are expected to create novel packaging technologies for the dairy industry. The innovation center features a dairy pilot plant, several laboratories, a ...
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Canada's Vineland Research and Innovation Centre will receive federal funding to develop new disease-resistant apple and greenhouse tomato varieties. Canada agriculture and agri-food minister Lawrence MacAulay, and Niagara Centre member ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the introduction of a new nutrition-facts panel on the back of the packaged food and beverage products which will now carry information on sugar content added by manufacturers and ...
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Logitech announced the launch of Logi ZeroTouch Air Vent and Logi ZeroTouch Dashboard smart car mounts for Android smartphones that can trigger a voice-controlled app when you dock your phone in the car. With this combo you can hear and ...
Stradis Healthcare has opened a new surgical pack and contract packaging facility at Peachtree Corners in Georgia, US. The new 70,000ft2 facility will expand Stradis contract packaging product offering, in addition to surgical pack ...
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Luxoft has announced that it has acquired Symtavision, a provider of automotive software tools and consulting services focused on scheduling analysis, architecture optimization, and timing verification. These tools and services are for ...
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A visitor takes in an artwork on display at the 1st Asia Biennial. [Photo/Xinhua] The 1st Asia Biennial & the 5th Guangzhou Triennial is underway at the Guangdong Museum of Art in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. It runs through April 10. ...
Calgary under conventional streetlights back in 2013 (left), taken by astronaut Chris Hadfield compared to Calgary in 2015 (right), taken by astronaut Scott Kelly (Photo Courtesy of Chris Hadfield and Scott Kelly via Twitter) A photo ...
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Wolfspeed of Raleigh, NC, USA, a Cree Company that supplies gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), is exhibiting at the MILCOM 2015 ...
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