GENEVA, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, has been awarded a fifth consecutive triple "A" by CDP for the Group's global leadership in transparency and action on climate change, water security and forestry protection. CDP today placed Firmenich among 12 companies that achieved a triple "A" listing in 2022, out of nearly 15,000 that were scored based on data they submitted... Read More

TOKYO, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to reach a new high of $108.5 billion in 2022, rising 5.9% from the previous industry record of $102.5 billion in 2021, SEMI announced today in its Year-End Total Semiconductor Equipment Forecast – OEM Perspective at SEMICON Japan 2022. The record high caps three consecutive years of record revenue.... Read More

BANGKOK, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Electronics (Thailand) PCL. opened its first-ever Power Electronics Lab located at a Thai university as part of the Thailand Board of Investment's (BOI) merit-based incentives measures. The new Delta Power E Lab is located at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at the Faculty of Engineering of King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok.... Read More

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sungrow, the global leading inverter and energy storage system supplier, forged a contract with ENGIE to supply 638 MWh of its DC-coupled liquid cooled energy storage system (ESS) solution to Chile. As one of the largest of its kind in Latin America and one of the world's largest DC-coupled solar-plus-storage plants, the project will increase the reliability and flexibility of the Chilean National... Read More

LONDON, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beamery, the leader in talent lifecycle management, today announced it has closed a $50 million Series D funding round, taking the company to a valuation of over $1 billion – representing a 25% valuation uplift over their previous round in a challenging funding environment. The company's AI-powered talent platform gives companies, such as General Motors and Johnson Johnson, the intelligence they need to... Read More

BEIJING, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vincent Zhong is a Chinese digital gadget YouTuber with more than 372,000 followers. Aside from smartphones, earbuds and laptops, Zhong recently unboxed a special object: COVID-19. "I'm screwed," Zhong said in a video showing a positive COVID test result on December 2. "I want to share with you my experience with the virus and hopefully, you can learn more about it and get prepared." Zhong described his... Read More

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2023 Kia EV6 has been awarded the 2022 Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating. The EV6 earned ratings of "good" in all six 2022 IIHS crashworthiness evaluations, including the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front,... Read More

TOKYO, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, announces the launch of its unified commerce solution in Japan. Unified commerce gives businesses end-to-end control of transactions across different sales channels on Adyen's single platform, enabling innovative and new customer journeys such as click-and-collect, endless aisle, and cross-channel returns.   Read More

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearl Abyss announced today that it has successfully concluded Black Desert's annual community event, "Calpheon Ball," for both PC and mobile on December 10. The PC event was the first Calpheon Ball to be held overseas where numerous anticipated updates including the new twin classes "Woosa" and "Maegu" as well as the new Korea-inspired region "The Land of the Morning Light" were revealed.  ... Read More

TOKYO, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Rapidus today announced a joint development partnership to advance logic scaling technology as part of Japan's initiatives to become a global leader in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing. Rapidus Corporation researches, develops, designs, manufactures, and sells advanced logic semiconductors, and was established with the endorsement of major Japanese companies. As... Read More

MIAMI, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MiamiWeb3 Summit, one of the most significant institutional Web3 events of 2022, co-organized by the City of Miami, the leading blockchain company CTH Group and its affiliate Atlas, was held in the heart of downtown Miami from November 28th to 30th. With this year's theme, "Going Beyond Crypto to Embrace Web3," the summit brought over 100 industry leaders together to discuss the future of Web3 in front of... Read More

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the quarter-final of Qatar World Cup 2022 held on December 10, Morocco, defeating Portugal with one goal. It is the first time that Morocco has stepped in the top 4. A new historic moment for African countries. Morocco has always been a strong competitive team. Despite its absence from the World Cup for 20 years, Morocco has never given up building a well-equipped soccer system and... Read More

PALO ALTO, Calif. and SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EY announces today the official opening of the EY APAC Tech Lab ("Lab"), a new, state-of-the-art incubator and engineering lab in Shenzhen, China, to meet the unique needs of the growing Asia-Pacific market through rapid innovation. As an agile, Asia-Pacific-focused unit, the Lab will play a pivotal role in strengthening the EY technology portfolio in the geographic area,... Read More

TOKYO, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) has unveiled a technology breakthrough in photoluminescence, a novel phosphor that delivers excellent solubility in polymers or organic solvents, where it is transparent and colorless under visible light, and that emits persistent red-light emissions under UV light, with excellent color purity and a luminescence six times that of current phosphors. These characteristics... Read More

SINGAPORE, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mintel, the experts in what consumers want and why, has today announced three key consumer trends set to impact the global beauty and personal care industry in 2023, with implications over the next 5+ years: Beauty Rx: The medicalisation of beauty is leading to more demand for proof behind claims, creating value through ingredient-led products and driving the market for synthetic natural... Read More

SHANNON, Ireland, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Airborne Capital announces the closing of its second asset backed securitisation ('ABS') transaction, MAST 2022-1. Marathon is the sponsor of the ABS while Airborne Capital is the servicerThe $303.7 million ABS offered one tranche of notes, all of which have been privately placed, and secured on a portfolio of 15 narrowbody aircraft including two Boeing 737 MAX 8, two Airbus A320neo, six Airbus... Read More

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has started two pilot delivery service programs using autonomous robots based on its Plug Drive (PnD) modular platform at a hotel and a residential-commercial complex located in the outskirts of Seoul. The delivery robot consists of a storage unit integrated on top of a PnD driving unit. Alongside the loading box used to deliver items, a connected screen... Read More

MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of CSL Limited (ASX:CSL; USOTC:CSLLY) today announces that it has appointed Dr Paul McKenzie as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of CSL from 6 March 2023.  Dr McKenzie will succeed Mr Paul Perreault, who has advised the Board of his intention to retire after serving 10 years in the role, and more than 25 years with the company.  Dr McKenzie has been... Read More

TOKYO, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Redemption Reapers, the dark fantasy tactical RPG developed by Adglobe and published by Binary Haze Interactive (ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights,), sneaks into striking distance and prepares for launch on Steam for Windows PC, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in February 2023.   Read More

CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CMR Surgical – the global surgical robotics business – has announced the installation of its first Versius® Surgical Robotic System in Melbourne, Australia at Frances Perry House. Frances Perry House, a maternity and women's health hospital, is part of the global Ramsay Health Care Group, which provides health care through a global network of clinical practices across Australia, Europe, and Asia. Read More