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Atlas Copco builds new compressor factory in China

11/9/2011 3:00 AM EST  -   Atlas Copco
Stockholm, Sweden, November 9, 2011: Atlas Copco this week begins construction of a new manufacturing facility for compressors in Wuxi, China, to meet the growing demand for compressors from the Chinese and other Asian markets.
The investment of approximately MSEK 150 includes the construction of a new compressor assembly factory, a test lab and a center for research and development. The new factory and the...

UT Arlington Engineering Research Building earns LEED Gold certification

6/22/2011 6:48 PM EST  -   University of Texas at Arlington
UT Arlington’s new Engineering Research Building has been certified as a LEED Gold structure by the U.S. Green Building Council in recognition of the University’s successful incorporation of sustainable building practices into the 234,000-square-foot facility.

The Engineering Research Building opened in January and provides state-of-the-art, collaborative laboratory and teaching space for faculty and students from...

£400 Million A Year Savings Through Carbon Footprint Reduction For UK SMEs

5/10/2011 5:29 AM EST  -   The Carbon Trust
Carbon Trust Standard launches free guide helping growing businesses measure, manage and reducing carbon emissions and energy costs
UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could collectively save nearly £400 million per year in energy costs, and over 2.5 million tonnes of C02e1, by reducing their carbon...

UK could grab a quarter of global marine energy market

5/3/2011 8:07 AM EST  -   The Carbon Trust
Global leader position could bring £76bn to UK economy by 2050
New analysis released today by the Carbon Trust shows the UK could capture just under a quarter of the global marine energy market.  Equivalent to up to £76bn to the UK economy by 2050, this growing sector could also generate over 68,000 UK jobs, if the technology is successfully developed and deployed internationally and the UK builds on its...

New green investment fund from Carbon Trust and Siemens opens for business

4/26/2011 8:10 AM EST  -   The Carbon Trust
UK businesses can now apply for green equipment finance business loans from Carbon Trust and Siemens
UK businesses can now apply for green equipment finance from Carbon Trust and Siemens. Worth up to £550 million over the next three years, the dedicated low carbon finance scheme is the first of its kind and will enable UK businesses to invest in cost effective energy efficiency equipment and other low carbon...

Consumers To Start Seeing Their Homes In A Whole New Light

3/2/2011 10:13 AM EST  -   MXenergy
Incandescent bulbs soon to become a thing of the past
Stamford, CT – March 1, 2011  - For more than 100 years incandescent bulbs have brought light to the darkness, illuminating homes and offices across the country.  

Soon however manufacturing companies will begin phasing out the incandescent light bulbs in favor of more energy efficient lighting, the result of a 2007 law signed by President George W. Bush...

Atlas Copco

2/2/2011 6:12 AM EST  -   Atlas Copco
Interim report on Q4 and full-year 2010 summary

(unaudited)
Record profit and continued order growth

· Order intake increased to MSEK 19 374, organic growth of 28%.
· Revenues increased 22% to MSEK 19 401 (15 942).
· Operating profit increased 64% to MSEK 4 007 (2 450, including restructuring costs of MSEK 80).
· Operating margin at 20.7% (15.4).
· Profit before tax amounted to MSEK 3 920 (2...

Atlas Copco acquires cryogenic pump business

1/24/2011 2:30 AM EST  -   Atlas Copco
Stockholm, Sweden, January 24, 2011: Atlas Copco Mafi-Trench LLC, USA, has signed an agreement to acquire the pump business from J.C. Carter LLC, headquartered in California, USA.
J.C. Carter is a leading producer of cryogenic submerged motor pumps, which have many applications in the growing natural gas market. The company’s products are primarily used in liquid natural gas regasification and liquefaction...

Atlas Copco is considering relocating manufacturing of light compaction equipmen...

1/11/2011 4:03 AM EST  -   Atlas Copco
Stockholm, Sweden, January 11, 2011: Today Atlas Copco initiated negotiations with unions regarding a plan to relocate production of light compaction equipment from Ljungby, Sweden, to Rousse, Bulgaria, affecting 69 employees in Sweden.
“Atlas Copco continuously reviews the manufacturing set-up to assure the Group’s competitiveness. The considered plan is in line with our ambition to constantly improve the...

Atlas Copco doubles contribution to Water for All

12/20/2010 8:07 AM EST  -   Atlas Copco
Atlas Copco will increase its contribution to Water for All in order to enable clean drinking water for more people in need. From 2011, the Atlas Copco Group will give two times the sum of the voluntary employee donations. Up till now, around one million people have received clean drinking water through Water for All.
Water for All was founded in Sweden in 1984 by Atlas Copco employees. The organization...