Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc., of Fowlerville, Michigan, is undergoing a major expansion program to accommodate increased business with the Leona® and Xyron® engineering plastics product families.
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In a show of commercial muscle that highlights China’s growing investment in Africa, Chinese solar power producers dominated exhibits Thursday at an energy conference on a continent where nearly two-thirds of the population lives off the electric grid.
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A “Sputnik moment” or a “kaputnik” one for U.S. science? With a federal budget battle showdown under way, science looks like collateral damage, say former federal officials, with proposed cuts to research that they consider severe. At stake, they warn, is the United States’ long-term economic growth.
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