Composite Technology Corporation CTC (OTCBB: CPTC) today announced that Benton Wilcoxon, CTC's Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Jefferies 6th Global Clean Technology Conference in London on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. CTC's presentation is scheduled for 14:45 p.m. BST. The conference is by invitation only. The audio...
Composite Technology Corporation CTC (OTCBB: CPTC) is pleased to announce that its DeWind subsidiary has entered into agreements with Higher Perpetual Energy LLC to form DeWind SWI Wind Farms, LLC, SWI Wind Farms to develop four wind farms in Texas totaling up to 620 megawatts of electrical energy capacity....
Composite Technology Corporation CTC (OTCBB: CPTC) is pleased to announce the completion of an ACCC installation in Spain that dramatically boosted the capacity of an existing transmission line carrying power from a wind farm to the grid. The installation is an excellent example of how the attributes of ACCC conductor...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e1ddf1/australia_infras) has announced the addition of the "Australia - Infrastructure - ULL" report to their offering. The unbundling of the local loop or in more technical terms Unconditioned Local Loop Services ULLS involves the use of unconditioned cable typically copper between end-users and...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC has said it will not oppose the proposed union of Westpac and St.George. "The ACCC has concluded that the proposed acquisition of St George by Westpac is unlikely to substantially lessen competition...," it said. The competition watchdog said while St.George is...
One of the frustrations U.S. retailing routinely confronts in its ongoing tussle with our country's legislative and regulatory bodies is a citizenry that neither understands, cares much nor feels any particular empathy for retailing. As such, the agencies and offices that make our rules and laws often tend to take...
SYDNEY -- Australian grocery retailers are facing a raft of new measures aimed at improving price transparency and reducing barriers to entry for new players following a six month inquiry by the competition regulator. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's ACCC 642-page report into the $70 billion ($61 billion...
The Commerce Commission (the 'Commission') has recently signalled that businesses making inflated, inaccurate or unsubstantiated 'green' claims about their goods and services will run a high risk of being investigated for breaching the Fair Trading Act FTA. More and more businesses are hoping to capitalise on consumer awareness of the...
THE AUSTRALIAN WAY OF FRANCHISING HAS CAUGHT ON ACROSS ASIA, AND SHOWS NO SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN People might know them as the place to pick up a quick takeaway coffee on the way to work, or the person who mows the lawns, cleans a swimming pool, washes...
Composite Technology Corporation CTC (OTCBB: CPTC) is pleased to announce that its DeWind subsidiary has signed an agreement for the sale of two D8.2 two megawatt wind turbines to Willmar Municipal Utilities WMU in Willmar Minnesota. The DeWind D8.2 synchronous power turbine was chosen by the utility after a...
Composite Technology Corporation CTC (OTCBB: CPTC) is pleased to announce new orders for immediate delivery for its subsidiary CTC Cable. The order issued by Far East Composite Technology Company, a subsidiary of Jiangsu New Far East Cable Corporation Far East, is made up of two core sizes with...
The ACCC has given preliminary approval to the Westpac and St George merger proposition before its final decision next week. "The ACCC considers that competition concerns are unlikely to arise in any of the retail banking markets," the ACCC said in a Statement of Issues release. It also...
Composite Technology Corporation CTC (OTCBB: CPTC) announced today that management plans to host a conference call on Tuesday the 12th of August at 1:30 PM Pacific time (4:30 PM Eastern time) to discuss results for the Quarter ending June 30, 2008. Analysts and institutional investors may participate by calling 1-800-762-8908,...
Composite Technology Corporation CTC (OTCBB: CPTC) is pleased to announce the signature of an agreement under which Lamifil n.v. will manufacture and sell ACCC conductors in Europe. "Lamifil has been manufacturing ACCC conductors for CTC since late 2006," stated Charly Verheyden, Managing Director of Lamifil. "Since then we have...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/34ec5e/australia_regula) has announced the addition of the "Australia - Regulatory - Accounting Separation" report to their offering. Specific provisions in the Act enable the Minister to issue directions to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC to deliver an enhanced accounting separation framework...
SYDNEY -- Aldi Group has accused its major supermarket competitors Coles Group and Woolworths Ltd. of blocking its access to suburban shopping centers in Australia. The Germany-based discount grocer has called on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to investigate. According to published reports, Aldi contends that the two...
Composite Technology Corporation CTC (OTCBB: CPTC) is pleased to announce that Credit Suisse Securities Europe Limited Credit Suisse has exercised its option to invest a further $40 million. Prior to this investment, Credit Suisse owned 9.3% of the outstanding shares of CTC. This sale resulted in net proceeds to...
Composite Technology Corporation CTC (OTCBB: CPTC) is pleased to announce new orders for ACCC* conductor products issued to our subsidiary, CTC Cable Corporation. The orders represent a continuation of the strong market in China as well as new market penetration for ACCC conductor in Europe and Indonesia. The...
SYDNEY AFP — Australia's competition regulator launched an inquiry Friday into mining giant BHP Billiton's hostile takeover of rival Rio Tinto. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said it had received a submission from BHP that enabled it to commence market inquiries into the proposed deal. BHP launched...
Composite Technology Corporation CTC (OTCBB: CPTC) and TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company TWMC are pleased to announce the execution of an expanded Commercial Manufacturing Agreement between the two companies. The definitive Agreement signed with CTC's DeWind subsidiary extends the manufacturing relationship between CTC and TWMC for ten years and sets the guidelines...
