State-owned Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co plans to mass-produce ballpoint pen tips and replace imports in two years, company officials said on Tuesday. The group has spent five years on research and development to acquire the ...
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Hand tool manufacturing has been one of Taiwan's traditional industries with strong presence in the global market for decades, and now is witnessing an ever brighter future, mostly thanks to new applications and upgraded production ...
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Global smartphone shipments fell by 2.4% year-on-year from 253.8 million units to 345.4 million units in first-quarter 2018, according to a report by the Strategy Analytics Wireless Smartphone Strategies (WSS) service. “The global ...
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European dairy giant Arla Foods has initiated an internal transformation program in an effort to realize more than €400m of savings by the end of 2020. The program, dubbed Calcium, seeks to strengthen the company's performance to the ...
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The LEGO: Batman movie helped drive sales for Gotham’s hero, propelling LEGO Minifigures to the number one best-selling superhero toy to July 1st this year. The Caped Crusader has trounced his rivals across the DC and Marvel ...
The upcoming Galaxy Note 8 smartphone's long-rumoured dual camera module could trump rival offerings, if a new report is to be believed. Over the past year, we’ve seen several phone makers opt for dual-camera designs on their ...
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Aston Martin is now offering its DB11 with a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine. The new 4.0 litre, V8 engine is a slightly reduced version of the original 5.2 litre V12 engine. Yet, it is claimed to deliver 503 bhp, with 675Nm of ...
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UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Heineken’s £403m bid to acquire Punch Taverns estate could reduce competition in over 33 places across the country. The regulator has asked the Dutch brewing company to ...
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The Google Pixel phones are among the best available, even with the influx of 2017 Android flagships from Samsung, HTC, Essential and LG. But given it's last year’s handset, what incentive do fans have to grab the ‘Made by ...
Apple is reportedly paying freelancers to help improve its homegrown Maps app. According to French blog iGeneration (via 9to5Mac), Apple is paying people 54 (about 40p) every time they accurately confirm or correct a place location within ...
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While not quite as rare as rocking hose poop, snagging a Nintendo Switch is currently challenging to say the least. According to the Wall Street Journal’s Tokyo based tech correspondent Takashi Mochizuki, the competition for ...
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Around half of all high-end VR headsets sold in 2016 were PSVRs according to the latest estimates. The sales numbers make rosy reading for Sony, whose PSVR headset had sold nearly a million units the last time data was publicly revealed. ...
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Apple has been the world’s most valuable company for a while now, but the iPhone maker’s worth has just soared past an incredible new milestone. The stock market value of Apple has finally crossed $800 billion, marking the ...
Ilapak has introduced the Lux 24 pouch maker for the first time in Interpack this month along with a high speed bar wrapping line for the confectionery industry. The Lux 24 horizontal pouch maker is claimed to be the first in the world to ...
Adcraft Labels is proud to announce it recently earned 21 awards at the 13th Annual Regional Print Excellence Awards held by PIASC. The awards included four Best of Category, six Awards of Excellence, and 11 Certificates of Merit for ...
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