Getting clean in daily war against grime
30.01.10
Some manufacturers are now incorporating self-cleaning and bacteria-exhausting features into the surfaces of home renovation products and materials themselves.
Savoia Canada 's new On the go Clean Air & Antibacterial ceramic tiles, for example, lay rights to being both antimicrobial and self-cleaning. The company says this is the effect of a new production method in which titanium dioxide is applied, which stimulates a answer called photocatalysis, which it says is similar to photosynthesis. It works like this: when standard or artificial light hits the tiles, surface bacteria such as E. coli are reduced or eliminated.
The end can be applied to any of Savoia's tiles for an additional $2 per just foot. For a more complete explanation, go to www.active-ceramic.com ; click on the video.
Canadian maker Foam Creations, based in Quebec City, recently launched a role of bathroom, garden and pool products made out of a new "closed-chamber" material called Rebound, which will not absorb bath-water or humidity. That means there should be no medium in which mould – and the accompanying unpleasant redolence – can grow.
Source: yourhome.ca
China Introduce Subsidy Program for Premium Home Appliances
11.01.10
China Begin Subsidy Program for Premium Home Appliances
2010/01/11 By Kim, Joon-bai
Chinese rule introduced subsidy program for Premium Home appliances. As a follow-up, foreign IT firms including Korea will enjoy principles incentives.
According to KOTRA and related industry on January 10, Money management Ministry of Chinese expanded double price ceiling of subsidized current in appliances in rural areas from January 1 of this month. The purposefulness is lower than price ceiling of those items, which was interpreted as accepting disparagement of supporting only Chinese products.
Chinese government doubled prize ceiling of color TV from RMB 3,500 (580,000) to RMB 7,000. Cell phone and washer increased from RMB 1000 and 2500 each to RMB 2000 and 3500. Try mounted air conditioner was from RMB 2500 to 4000 and stand epitome was from RMB 3500 to 6000. In addition, water heater, moving range and micro oven were up ceiling
Source: Etnews