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The Leather business unit at specialty chemicals company LANXESS is expanding its portfolio for the leather industry with the addition of HYDRHOLAC CL-20 Emulsion and OPTI-MATT AD-20 Duller. The two new binders for finishing high-quality automotive leather were developed by The Dow Chemical Company and are currently marketed by LANXESS. In this relationship, Dow is responsible for the research,...

LV has appointed TH_NK to advise on its digital transformation strategy, a move that comes amid a raft of internal changes at the general insurance brand in the hope of future-proofing itself against emerging technologies. On joining the company in June last year, chief executive Richard Rowney immediately vowed to significantly increase its digital spend to the tune of £100m...

Beaverstate Dental Systems (BDS) announces the release of their new L-series LED patient light. "We have designed an operatory light that provides all the advantages of an LED, while remaining in the comparable price range of a halogen," states BDS President Rick Whitman. "We excel at offering more bang for the buck, each and every time. It doesn't have...

Internet of Things World Coming to Santa Clara, California May 16 to 17, Internet of Things World 2017 will have over 11,000 attendees and 250 exhibitors. Notable speakers include Stuart McGuigan, CIO of Johnson & Johnson; Alan Boehme, CTO and Chief Innovation Officer of Coca-Cola; and Andreas Schierenbeck, Chairman of the Executive Board of tyhssenkrupp Elevator. Free Expo passes are available. Three-day...

The sixteen edition of LED summit is all set to be launched under the banner “Smart Solutions for Future Lighting” scheduled to take place from May 11th - 13th, 2017 at Convention and Exhibition Centre in Goregaon, Bombay. During the 3-days convention, being hosted by Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs, 110 Indian and 84 International companies, would be exhibiting the cost-effective and...

The Critical Materials Council (CMC) Conference is a 2 day event providing actionable information on materials and supply-chains for current and future semiconductor manufacturing. Business drives the world, but technology enables semiconductor business, so we must understand the dynamics of how materials and technologies enable the scaling of devices in IC fabs. Conference speakers will provide information on critical...

What is Narrowband IoT? Narroband IoT (NB-IoT) is a new way of communicating with things using a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) to reach wider area, over a long period in small amount of data. It is also known as LTE Cat NB1 and used to connect devices more simply and efficiently on already established telecommunications network and handles...

Philips Lighting, the world’s biggest lighting maker, reported a 17 per cent increase in first-quarter core earnings on Friday, beating expectations on rising LED sales in Europe that offset falling sales of traditional bulbs. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, and amortisation (Ebita) were €142 million from €121 million in the same period a year earlier. Sales fell 0.7 per cent...

KOLKATA: India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) estimates a possible refinancing opportunity for more than Rs 56000 crore out of the total debt of Rs 1.73 lakh crore across various infra sub-sectors in its portfolio till FY19. Of this, solar is expected to be in the forefront in terms of the number of deals with refinancing to the tune of 33%,...

Cologne – Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has successfully completed the acquisition of U.S. company Chemtura, one of the world’s leading suppliers of flame retardant and lubricant additives, earlier than originally expected effective April 21, 2017. All required regulatory authorities have cleared the transaction. Already in February 2017, Chemtura’s shareholders voted to approve the acquisition. With a total enterprise value...