Philippines ships aromatic, black rice to Dubai

Rice-sufficient by end of 2013, the Philippines will soon start exporting aromatic, long-grain white varieties and organic coloured and heirloom rice varieties.

Interview Mr. Bazmi Husain, Country Manager, Managing Director, ABB India

Frost & Sullivan's Arunkumar. J (Arun), Industry Manager for the Industrial Automation and Process Controls practice, spoke to Mr. Bazmi Husain (Bazmi), Country Manager and Managing Director, ABB India on the evolving imperatives in the Indian Industrial segment and the outlook for future. The transcript of the interview is as follows:

Solazyme, AkzoNobel enter agreement spanning surfactants and coatings markets

Agreement targets joint product development and supply of tailored algal oils in Brazil.

Prestige Women’s Fragrance Sees Sales Growth

As we are heading into Mother's Day this year, prestige women’s fragrance dollar sales increased, according to NPD Group. Among the top 10 gift sets of Q1 2013 were three Mother’s Day offerings.

PTT Polymer is Ingeo distributor in Thailand and Vietnam

Seeing strong growth potential in Southeast Asia, NatureWorks opened its Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Bangkok this January and is moving aggressively to develop sales channels in the region.

Stevia First Corp. all set for pilot-scale testing

The agricultural biotech company has been developing stevia extraction technologies, and is now ready for pilot-scale functionality

Laser cutting machine for operating autonomously

Bystronic introduces new laser cutting system: Byautonom.

Amway Stepping up Investment in Vietnam

Amway is investing $20 million to build a second manufacturing plant in Vietnam, which will produce vitamins and supplements as well as personal care products.

Turning grades with CVD coating, diverse cutting speed ranges

ATI Stellram introduces a new line of NL turning grades.

Delcam Indonesia to show latest CAM developments

Delcam Indonesia to show latest CAM developments at MTT Expo.

Enhanced functionality for hospital bed

ICU electric hospital bed designed to maximize patient comfort and safety as well as operator convenience

User-friendly electric stretcher

Labor-saving operating features and comfortable, durable design mark this new electric stretcher