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Toshiba Tec Announces "Unique Differentiations" as a Three-Year Growth Strategy

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 3, 2014

 TOSHIBA TEC (TOKYO:6588) has announced “Unique Differentiations”, as its 2014–2016 global business strategy for the Printing Solutions Business with enhanced focus on both vertical solutions and Eco solutions.

Driven by the newly launched global brand Together...

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Chronic under-utilization in Indian PV manufacturing, study finds

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 27, 2014

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released figures that show only 297 MW of the country’s 1.38 GW solar cell production capacity is currently under operation. The situation is only slightly better for the solar module sector.

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Subject Tags: manufacturing

Honeywell starts renewable energy equipment manufacturing in India

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2014

 Honeywell today added its sixth manufacturing facility in India with the inauguration of a plant that will manufacture solar water heating systems for its Environmental and Combustion Controls (ECC) business, adding to other manufacturing facilities the business has in...

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Indian solar equipment manufacturing industry demands 35% anti-dumping duty on solar cell imports

By : Sustainability ..., May 2, 2014

 Demanding an anti-dumping duty to the tune of 30 to 35% on import of solar cells, the Indian solar equipment manufacturing industry said that they have suffered a loss of Rs 1,000 crore due to below market priced import of photovoltaic cells.

"The thin-film and...

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Players from Gulf nations plan to invest in Indian solar sector

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 24, 2014

 Solar manufacturing sector in India is all set to get a boost players from Gulf countries are contemplating to invest in the country both in terms of finance and technology. They plan to form joint ventures with Indian manufacturers based on their engineering capabilities....

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GE plans to make India tech and innovation centre

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 8, 2014

 US-headquartered GE is planning to make India into a technology and innovation centre for its products and not looking at it as a low-cost manufacturing hub. 

The company is bullish about healthcare, renewable energy and oil and gas sector and feels there is a need to...

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Power equipment manufacturers reduce prices to attract deals

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 19, 2014

 Power equipment makers have reduced prices and are making aggressive bids to grab projects in a desperate attempt to cap their losses on under-utilised capacity at a time when very few new projects are coming up in the sector. 

Sector players believe that companies...

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Subject Tags: manufacturing

Govt approves projects under DMIC, move to boost manufacturing

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 21, 2014

The government today approved setting up of three projects, including a solar power unit under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, worth Rs 2,558.6 crore, a move which would boost manufacturing sector in the country. 

The cabinet committee on economic affairs also...

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UK study shows Vikram Solar modules top global performance ranking list with the highest energy yield

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2013

 Vikram Solar, the Kolkata headquartered global specialist in manufacturing PV solar modules, emerged top of the lot in a field simulation study conducted  by Mobasolar, France, to benchmark module performance of various companies for their project planned for installation in...

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Subject Tags: energy , manufacturing

Resource Sustainability and embedded costs will define future manufacturing competitiveness

By : Anindita Chakraborty, Aug 16, 2013

Sustainability Outlook spoke to Prof. David Dornfeld, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability (LMAS) at the University of California, Berkeley about ways in which sustainability can drive innovation in the Indian...

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