Demand for solvent-grade mixed xylene has come to a near standstill this week as the product shares the same code for imports as mixed aromatics, which is expected to have a consumption tax imposed some time between May 1 and July 1, market ...
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Advantech Wireless Inc of Montreal, Canada (which manufactures satellite, RF equipment and microwave broadband communications systems) has received follow-on orders from military customers for its X-Band line of gallium nitride (GaN)-based ...
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Trillium, which aims to close the cyber-security gap threatening self-driving cars, has completed its Series A financing round with investments by Global Brain, Mizuho Capital and DBJ Capital. Tokyo-based Trillium designs and provides ...
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Sustainable packaging solutions provider Ball is planning to cease production at its beverage packaging plant in Reidsville, North Carolina, US in mid-2017. Commissioned in 1978, the Reidsville plant was acquired by Ball in 1998 as part ...
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Nowadays, the use of credit cards is more and more high frequency, especially abroad, no need to exchange a large amount of paper money, with a credit card is enough. Can choose to pay by the cup, but also can choose to pay by VISA or ...
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Shell originally sanctioned the project in October 2013 and announced in March 2015 that the project would be re-phased to take advantage of the market downturn to optimise design and retender certain contracts. After careful review of the ...
We all know the drill when it comes to smartphone launches these days: a cavalcade of leaks reveals all the details about the handset, then it gets officially introduced. But Samsung, perhaps a bit touchy following the Note 7 explosion ...
PV market demand plunged rapidly as expected as it entered in the third quarter, driving significant price decline across the PV supply chain. Prices of solar cells and wafer have reached new low for consecutive weeks. Consequently, ...
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Epistar Corp of Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park, Taiwan (the world's largest manufacturer of LED epiwafers and chips) has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Adamax Inc (trading as Newhouse Lighting) in the US District Court ...
Apple could lose the right to sell certain iPhone models in China as local authorities say the company has copycat smartphone designs. Beijing’s Intellectual Property Office has ruled that both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus ...
US-based restaurant chain Pizza Hut has decided to eliminate artificial preservatives and reduce antibiotics in its food products, in a bid to improve food quality. The company said that it would stop using butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ...
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Mitsubishi Motors has admitted to improper conduct in fuel consumption testing for over 600,000 vehicles sold in Japan. The applicable cars are four mini-car models, two of which are the eK Wagon and eK Space which have been manufactured ...
Sports Authority Inc. pushed back the planned bankruptcy auction from April 25 to May 16 amid “substantial” interest from several potential bidders. A report from Reuters also indicated that both Dick's Sporting Goods and ...
Videojet launched new Corner Wrap applicator for its 9550 Print & Apply Labeling system. This applicator option provides substantial improvements in production throughput for applications that require labeling on two sides of the case so ...
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A photo shows the household register of China. [Photo: cctv.com] There have been heated discussions over a planned points-based residence registration system in the Chinese capital that accommodates over eight million non-locals. The ...
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