Archive for July 24th, 2013
DHL Increases CO2 Efficiency for 4th Consecutive Year in Asia Pacific
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New vehicles and greener facilities contribute to year-on-year improvement of 7.4 per cent (Note 1) with top performing countries Thailand and Australia
SINGAPORE, July 24, 2013/PRNewswire/ — DHL Express, the world’s leading cross-border express services provider, has improved its carbon efficiency year-on-year in Asia Pacific for the 4th consecutive year with an improvement of 7.4% despite a significant volume rise. Top country performers include Thailand, Australia, Japan, Singapore, and Bangladesh. In total, Deutsche Post DHL, parent company of DHL, has now achieved a 16 percent improvement in its carbon efficiency since the launch of the GoGreen program in 2008 and is over halfway to meeting its target of a 30% CO2-efficiency improvement by 2020. (Note 2)
Jerry Hsu, CEO, DHL Express Asia Pacific, said: “Demand for DHL Express services has increased in Asia Pacific. Last year, we saw a double-digit growth in volume, yet overall we managed to achieve a 7.4% year-on-year improvement in carbon efficiency. Despite opening new and bigger facilities to serve growing customer demand — such as the North Asia Hub in Shanghai — our increasingly efficient ground operations, energy efficient buildings have enabled us to lower overall carbon emissions for the fourth year in a row, showing our absolute dedication to growing a sustainable business.”
Fleet modernization such as the introduction of new and more fuel efficient vehicles in ground transportation was a major contributor to improved CO2 efficiency in the region. Over 500 vehicles in Asia Pacific were replaced with new units that feature innovative systems like GPS and telematics to help monitor, measure, analyze and improve the carbon efficient behavior of drivers, in addition to continued effort on route optimization and asset utilization. Most of the vehicles are Euro IV and V emission standards, which are defined by the European Commission as the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions for new light duty vehicles sold in European Union member states.
Thailand achieved an outstanding performance with a 36.2% year-on-year improvement in CO2 efficiency, followed by Australia at 22.7%. In Thailand, diesel vehicles were fitted with gasoline engines running on 100% CNG (Compressed Natural Gas). Australia’s older fleet was also upgraded with new and more fuel efficient vehicles meeting Euro V standards. Changes to ground facilities with improved energy utilization also played a big role in achieving CO2 improvements. In Australia, all of DHL’s facilities are currently certified as ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System), and staff is fully engaged with the environmental program initiating different activities around energy savings, paper reduction and waste recycling.
Among other top performers of CO2 efficiency improvement are Japan (18.6%), Singapore (17.9%), and Bangladesh (12.4%). DHL’s Central Asia Hub was the top hub with an 11.4% improvement in CO2 efficiency.
DHL Express Asia Pacific started the assessment of its carbon footprint from energy consumption in real estate and ground transport to measure and improve carbon efficiency through abatement programs. This program was first introduced by DHL Express in 2008 and now covers over 1,000 facilities in 27 markets across Asia-Pacific.
Notes:
- Includes Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Scope 1 & 2 CO2 emissions on the ground, but excludes all aviation CO2 emissions.
- Reduction is for the Group’s own operations and those of its transportation subcontractors, compared to 2007 levels.
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DHL — The Logistics company for the world
DHL is the global market leader in the logistics industry and “The Logistics Company for the world.” DHL commits its expertise in international express, air and ocean freight, road and rail transportation, contract logistics and international mail services to its customers. A global network composed of more than 220 countries and territories and about 285,000 employees worldwide offers customers superior service quality and local knowledge to satisfy their supply chain requirements. DHL accepts its social responsibility by supporting environmental protection, disaster management and education.
DHL is part of Deutsche Post DHL. The Group generated revenue of more than 55 billion Euros in 2012.
CPhI Conferences: MDiT Forum and Regulation Summit 2013 Will Take Place on September 24-26 at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center
SHANGHAI, July 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Organized by CPhI Conferences, MDiT Forum and Regulation Summit 2013 will take place on September 24-26 at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center and alongside MEDTEC China 2013. This conference will also focus on the new regulations and technologies and characterized by high quality, multiple dimensions and in-depth discussion as the on-site conference before. This conference is in the format of module and there are six modules in total themed as “Chinese Regulatory Updates and Implementation“, “Design and Innovations“, “Overseas Regulatory Updates and Market Access“, “Wireless/Mobile Medical“, “Clinical Trial of Medical Devices” and “Risk Management & Quality Control” respectively, four professional speech will be arranged in each module to provide the opportunity of information sharing and experience learning. To match up the arrangement of exhibitors and visitors, two modules will take place at the same time on each half day from the perspective of regulation and technology to meet the requirement of attendees. More than 20 high level speakers from government, MD manufacturers and scientific research institution will be invited into this conference. The speaker from FDA China Office, Shanghai SFDA, NIFDC, Terumo, Microport and ACIDIM Association have confirmed and more guest speakers are in the process of confirming. To download the full agenda, please click here: www.medtec-conference.com.
Meanwhile, the organizer shared you with some excellent presentations about medical devices industry , please click the title below and download for free .
1. “Is there any room for innovation in today’s medical device industry?“
| Author | Stanton J. Rowe, Chief Scientific Officer, Edwards Lifesciences. |
| Index | –Key Challenges of Medical Devices Innovation |
| – How We Get Successful? |
2. “Computational Modeling Technology for Medical Material and Product Design“
| Author | Jack Huang, Ph.D. Sr. Modeling Engineer ,Medtronic Shanghai Innovation Center |
| Index | –Computational Modeling for Medical Device |
| -Advanced Material Modeling |
3. “Current & Future Trends of Biocompatible Polymeric Materials“
| Author | Len Czuba, Czuba Enterprises, Inc. |
| Index | –Biocompatibility Then, Now & in Future Uses |
| -Cardiovascular & Orthopedic Applications | |
| -Bio-Active & Engineered Materials |
If you can not download successfully, please use this link:
http://www.medtec-conference.com/Download.aspx?id=16&lang=en-us&source=PR2
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SEAFIE to Debut at 20th Anniversary Malaysian International Furniture Fair
Southeast Asia Furniture & Interiors Import-Export Exhibition Moves to March 2014
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — UBM Malaysia announced today that the inaugural Southeast Asia Furniture & Interiors Import-Export Exhibition (SEAFIE) scheduled for 13-16 September in Kuala Lumpur has been moved to next year and will premiere at the 20th Anniversary Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) held 4-8 March at the Putra World Trade Centre and the MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Ms Karen Goi, General Manager, Furniture & Interiors of UBM Malaysia, said while SEAFIE has drawn very encouraging buyer interest with pre-registration from over 40 countries to-date, the decision to move back SEAFIE was due to the response from exhibitors to participate at this time of year does not meet UBM Malaysia’s benchmarks and standards.
“We see the demand is strong for mid-to-high end furniture and furnishings in ASEAN; but for now must also consider our responsibility to all of our customers both furniture manufactures and buyers. Still, we have chosen to continue to create a platform for buyers, architects and designers interested in the mid-to high end products by launching SEAFIE as a special feature at the 20th anniversary of MIFF next year. This move still gives exhibitors more value for their participation as well as more product selection for buyers. In many respects, SEAFIE’s movement to MIFF’s 20th Anniversary is demonstrative of our commitment to furthering the growth of the industry but at the same time considering the immediate needs of our long-time partners and community,” concludes Goi.
A specially designated SEAFIE Hall will be allocated to exhibitors from local and overseas furnishing companies at MIFF 2014 complete with a host of activities and events dedicated towards the mid-to-high-end furniture marketplace.
More information on MIFF 2014 and SEAFIE are available on http://www.miff.com.my and http://www.seafie.com
Notes to Editors
1. About MIFF (www.miff.com.my)
Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) is an export-oriented furniture trade show held annually in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is also a global leading trade show approved by UFI, The Global Association for Exhibition Industry. Since 1995, MIFF has nurtured invaluable partnerships between thousands of buyers and furniture makers across the globe.
2. About UBM Asia (www.ubmasia.com)
Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange, UBM Asia operates in 19 market sectors with headquarters in Hong Kong and subsidiary companies across Asia, including UBM China in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Beijing. We have over 200 products including trade fairs, conferences, trade publications, B2B/B2C portals and virtual event services. As Asia’s leading exhibition organiser and the biggest commercial organiser in China, India and Malaysia, we stage the leading events of their kind across Asia. Our 150 events, 24 publications and 16 vertical portals serve a 1,000,000 plus quality exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates, advertisers and subscribers from all over the world with high value face-to-face business-matching events, quality and instant news on market and industry trends and round-the-clock online trading networks and sourcing platforms. We have 1,100 staff in 21 major cities across Asia, stretching from Japan to Turkey.
Source: UBM Asia (Malaysia)
China Plastics Exhibition & Conference
One of the most professional and representative plastics exhibitions in China
TAIZHOU, China, July 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Accompanying the growth of China’s plastics for over 13 years, the China Plastics Exhibition& Conference (China PEC), hosted by Taizhou International Convention & Exhibition Center Co., Ltd., has become a distinguished exhibition and business platform for the plastic industry and has also largely contributed to its prosperous development. At present, the China Plastics Exhibition & Conference is the only exhibition in the plastics industry supported by the Ministry of Commerce of China and it is also widely recognized by the industry as the one of the most influential plastics exhibition in China.
China PEC is a showcase for all the elements of the industry, such as plastic products, raw materials, machines, mould, and dies related technologies.
China PEC’2013 will be held from Sept 25th to 28th, 2013 at the Taizhou International Covention and Exhibition Center, Zhejiang province. It will have 1,600 booths with a total exhibition area of 35,000 M2.
The 23th Asia Plastics Forum (APF) will be held from 25th to 27th, September 2013 in conjunction with the 13th CHINA PEC’ 2013. Nearly 200 experts and leaders from 20 countries will gather in Taizhou to analyze the plastics market, discuss solutions to help plastic businesses survive, and move towards sustainable development.
Visit the official website at www.china-pec.com and Pre-register NOW.
Highlights (Why participate in China PEC?)
The China Plastics Exhibition & Conference is held at Luqiao (Huangyan) District, Taizhou City, Zhejiang province, which is the biggest plastics manufacturing base in China. It provides a convenient way for visitors and exhibitors to approach the Chinese local plastics market, especially for overseas visitors.
Strong Plastics Industrial Base
In Taizhou, there are more than 11,000 enterprises specializing in the plastic industry, and their annual sales reached 50 billion RMB (About USD 8 billion).
Taizhou’s Plastic Consumption Leads China
In 2011, the plastic consumption of Taizhou was more than 5 million metric tons, which represented nearly 10 percent of total consumption in China.
Kingdom of Plastic Products
Taizhou is the largest production base of plastic products in China with the most abundant products at the lowest prices.
Taizhou is also the largest plastic products distributing center in China. China’s largest plastic products market was situated in Taizhou with the area of 30,000 square meters, and has about 2,000 booths and exhibition space for 10,000 kinds of plastic products.
Hometown of Moulds
There are more than 2,200 mould manufacturers in Taizhou. Total output value produced by these manufacturers in 2008 reached 8.75 billion RMB (About USD 1.5 billion). The price of plastic moulds manufactured in Taizhou is comparatively lower, which is only 10 percent of those made in other countries.
For more information, please contact:
Zhao Jian
Tel.: +86-576-82531122
tzpia@yahoo.com
The Intractable Studies Institute releases seven solutions for tornado, tsunami, flood, forest fire, floating oil-platform fire, labor and world peace
PERALTA, New Mexico /PRNewswire/ — The Intractable Studies Institute released solutions for the tornado, tsunami, flood, forest fire, floating oil-platform fire, android-robot labor and world peace. These solutions will save lives and property. The mission of their Institute is to create and publish solutions initially for the top 50 of the most intractably difficult challenges known, this completes seven.
The importance of solutions are self-evident as the last decade has seen hundreds of thousands of deaths from these natural and man-made disasters and hundreds of billions of dollars in cost. The android-robot labor solution creates a symbiotic human-android labor pool, and has a side-effect of obsoleting pensions, retirement savings and Social Security since a robot is effectively all of these in the provided solution. The importance of world peace is self-evident.
Each solution is a single-page PDF file at the Institute web site http://IntractableStudiesInstitute.org, aka Intra23.org. The solutions can be downloaded from their site via the slide show there and the Communications menu bar. All seven Communications are entirely free to the public.
The Director of the Institute had this to say about this release, “These seven solutions will lay the groundwork for a world where natural disasters are less tragic, people share their heavy work-load with robots, and world peace becomes inevitable.”
Their Institute thinks outside of the box of normal researchers to create highly innovative solutions to very difficult challenges. The Institute itself is outside the box of traditional research centers in that by design their mission is to publish theoretical solutions before they are tested, and those ‘Communications of the Institute’ are appropriately labeled theoretical. Regarding this model the Director had this to say,”The Institute prefers this model because it gets our solutions out the door faster to the public, researchers and other entities that want and need these solutions.”
Founded in 2013, the Intractable Studies Institute’s mission is to create solutions exclusively for intractably hard challenges. The Institute motto is “Think outside the box.” The company logo says it best: “When all else fails, come to the Institute.” http://IntractableStudiesInstitute.org (Intra23.org)
Source: The Intractable Studies Institute
Desiree Fish Appointed TripAdvisor Vice President, Global Communications
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SINGAPORE, July 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site, today announced the appointment of Desiree Fish to the position of vice president, global communications. Fish will be responsible for leading TripAdvisor’s communications efforts in markets worldwide and will report to the chief marketing officer, Barbara Messing.
Fish spent the past 13 years of her career at American Express where she most recently held the position of vice president, corporate affairs and communications. While at American Express, Fish was responsible for external communications for the American Express consumer services business including leading PR activities for the company’s consumer charge cards, lending and co-brand cards, as well as its loyalty program and travel business.
“Desiree comes to TripAdvisor with extensive communications experience and having spearheaded remarkable successes at American Express over the past 13 years,” said Messing. “We’re thrilled to have her join the team and look forward to her leading our global communications to build the awareness and reputation of TripAdvisor as the world’s most trusted and useful travel authority.”
Since joining American Express in 2000, Fish led a number of highly visible public relations programs, including the launch of more than a dozen American Express cards and benefits. She helped create and promote signature brand projects and social media-based campaigns such as the Members Project, and the philanthropic program, Partners in Preservation. Fish also helped position American Express as a leader in the rewards and premium product markets through strategic and proactive media campaigns for the Membership Rewards program and American Express Platinum and Centurion Cards. During the recession, Fish led the company’s communications campaign positioning the American Express charge card as “the smarter way to pay,” which successfully addressed consumers’ interest in reducing debt.
“TripAdvisor is an innovative company that has revolutionized how people travel,” said Fish. “As the organization continues on its path to help travelers around the world plan the perfect trip, I am excited to join them on the journey.”
Prior to joining American Express, Fish was an account supervisor with Hunter Public Relations, a New York-Based agency, where she developed and managed media relations programs and events for a number of large companies including Campbell’s Soup. She holds a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Kansas with a focus on Business Communications.
Fish will be based in TripAdvisor’s New York City office in SoHo. For more information on TripAdvisor, visithttp://www.tripadvisor.com
About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor® is the world’s largest travel site*, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 200 million unique monthly visitors**, and over 100 million reviews and opinions covering more than 2.5 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also includes TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to millions of monthly TripAdvisor visitors.
TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) manages and operates websites under 20 other travel media brands:www.airfarewatchdog.com, www.bookingbuddy.com, www.cruisecritic.com, www.everytrail.com,www.familyvacationcritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.holidaywatchdog.com,www.independenttraveler.com, www.jetsetter.com, www.niumba.com, www.onetime.com, www.seatguru.com,www.sniqueaway.com, www.smartertravel.com, www.tingo.com, www.travelpod.com, www.virtualtourist.com,www.whereivebeen.com, and www.kuxun.cn.
*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, worldwide, April 2013
**Source: Google Analytics, worldwide data, May 2013
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