IEA: Solar Could Make Up 25% of Worlwide Energy Production by 2050 Solar electricity could represent up to 20% to 25% of global electricity production by 2050. This is the finding of two new analyses by the International Energy Agency (IEA): the solar Photovoltaic (PV) and Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) roadmaps, launched this week in Spain, during the Mediterranean Solar Plan Conference hosted by the Spanish presidency of the EU. Read more on Renewable Energy World

Norbord Expands Solarbord Production Into The US Southeast Norbord Inc. today announced that it is now producing Solarbord at its Cordele, Georgia oriented strand board mill to meet the rising demand for radiant barrier products in the US South East.  Solarbord is engineered and manufactured using Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Chain of Custody Certified Wood.  Read more on PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Paramount Group Looks at Joint Production Opportunities in Azerbaijan
Baku | Ivor Ichikowitz, CEO of the New York-based Paramount Group, a partner of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence Industry in producing armored vehicles, recently talked to Rashad Suleymanov of…

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TN’s furniture unit targets full production
THE country’s leading furniture manufacturer, TN Harlequin-Luxaire, formerly Tedco Limited, is aiming to fully exploit its production potential by June this year.

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Honda to Build Second Motorcycle Production Plant in India
Tokyo, Mar 9, 2010 – (JCN Newswire) – Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt.) Ltd. (HMSI), Honda’s wholly-owned motorcycle production and sales subsidiary in India, announced plans to build a second motorcycle production plant to meet increasing demand in the rapidly growing motorcycle market in India.

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Rubber production in India keeps uptrend
Thiruvananthapuram: Production of natural rubber in the country is keeping an uptrend of an average four per cent with the cultivation base and the productivity increasing, especially in Kerala which accounts for 80 per cent of the country’s total output.

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NXP to convert Dutch wafer fab to solar cell production
NXP BV, the chip-making firm spun off from Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, said in a statement that it does not want to make solar cells itself, but that it is interested in bringing a partner onto its site at Nijmegen.

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Glass Earth Gold Limited: Placer Gold Production Update and Private Placement Closing
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND–(Marketwire – Feb. 24, 2010) – Glass Earth Gold Limited ( TSX VENTURE:GEL)( NZAX:GEL ) (” Glass Earth ” or the ” Company “) commences gold production at McAdie’s, New Zealand.

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