iFire Technology to Expand Joint Development Agreement with Dai Nippon Printing
Toronto-based developer of the thick-film dielectric electroluminescent technology (TDEL), iFire Technology Inc., announced that it has reached a US$10 million financing agreement with Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP), of Japan. The funds will cover one-third of the capital cost to upgrade iFire’s Toronto facility to enable pilot manufacturing of mid-30-inch sized flat panel displays. The pilot plant is designed to prove the lower-cost manufacturing advantages of iFire’s TDEL display technology. The financing agreement expands the original joint development agreement that iFire entered into with DNP in March of last year, to include pilot production.
Information summarized from iFire Technology Press Release. From the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada News Service.
Hydrogenics Receives Order From Japan for HyPM Fuel Cell Power Module
Mississauga-based Hydrogenics Corporation, which designs and builds power generation products and fuel cell test and control systems for existing fuel cell markets, has received an order from one of Japan's largest corporations for its 10 kilowatt HyPM fuel cell power module. The power module, which uses hydrogen fuel to produce DC electrical power, will be installed next month.
Information summarized from Canada NewsWire. From the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada News Service.
Japan's ANA Orders Two Additional Bombardier Q400 Turboprops
Montreal-based Bombardier Aerospace announced that Tokyo-based domestic airliner All Nippon Airways (ANA) has ordered two 74-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft. This order brings the total number of Q400s ordered by ANA to eight, and the airline has already taken delivery of three aircraft. ANA began using the aircraft on the Osaka-Kochi route in November 2003.
Information summarized from Bombardier Transportation Press Release. From the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada News Service.
Survey Shows Canadian Business Bullish on Asia
Canadian business is showing a surge of renewed enthusiasm for Asian investment, especially over the next 12 months. The annual Asian Investment Intentions Survey carried out by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, found that 61% of companies responding to the latest survey expected to boost their Asian holdings substantially or moderately in the coming year. This is the highest level in the five years the survey has been undertaken. Last year the comparable figure was 49% and the highest previously recorded was 59% at the start of 2000, as Asia was in the midst of its recovery from the financial crisis of 1997-98.
Information summarized from Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. From the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada News Service.
ONGOING to Feb. 7, 2004
The Graphic Appetite: Shin Matsunaga Poster Exhibition
Presented by The Japan Foundation Toronto
The themes of his posters are universal; the issues are global; and his style is international. The diversity of Matsunaga's creative pursuits forms a continuum between two opposites: raw personal hand-drawn images and cool, universal, geometric computer-generated forms. In spite of the diversity of style, form and content that one experiences in the show, the viewer is paradoxically left with an impression of wholeness.
Location: The Japan Foundation Toronto, 131 Bloor Street West
Admission is Free.
February 23 (Monday) to 27th
Japan Week @ York University
The Japanese Section and JISA (Japan International Students Association) at York University present Japan Week @ York University in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Canada-Japan diplomatic relations. Panel discussions topics include: Japan and Canada: Past and Future, Japan and Korea: Past and Future, Chushingura "47 Ronin", and Japan and Globalization. Cultural demonstrations and lectures on ikebana, shakuhachi, chanoyu, kimono, origami and shodo will also be held.
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