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Honeywell’s LED Lighting Technology Helps Wal-Mart’s Green Initiative for Less Energy Consumption and More Efficiency

Honeywell’s world-leading LED lighting products have been adopted by 100 Wal-Mart stores in China, enabling the retail giant to reduce its energy consumption and cut operating costs. By installing Honeywell’s LED lighting products, each Wal-Mart store can cut its annual electricity consumption by around one million kilowatt-hours, which represents approximate savings of 50 percent in [...]

Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2011

Honeywell Expertise, Technology Provide “Smarts” for New UBC Research Facility – One of the Most Sustainable Buildings In the World

Honeywell celebrated the grand opening of the University of British Columbia (UBC) Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), a living laboratory for researchers to teach, test, and study the long-term impact of sustainable practices and technologies. Featuring advanced building controls, sensing technology, and management software from Honeywell, CIRS will serve as a leading academic [...]

Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Honeywell’s UOP And PetroChina Produce Green Jet Fuel For China’s First Biofuel Flight

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that Green Jet Fuel, produced jointly with PetroChina, powered China’s first biofuel demonstration flight. The Air China demonstration flight, which took off and landed in Beijing, used a 50 percent blend of petroleum-based fuel and Green Jet Fuel made from the inedible plant jatropha in one engine of a [...]

Posted on Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Honeywell Acquires King’s Safetywear Limited; Expands Global Life Safety Business

Honeywell signed a definitive agreement to acquire King’s Safetywear Limited (KSW), a leading international provider of branded safety footwear based in Singapore, for approximately $338 million. The move builds on Honeywell’s Norcross and Sperian Acquisitions to create a leading $2 billion personal protection portfolio designed to protect workers from “head to toe” in a variety [...]

Posted on Thursday, November 3, 2011

Honeywell Chief Engineer Receives U.S. Medal of Technology and Innovation

Don Bateman, chief engineer and corporate fellow at Honeywell, is one of five inventors to receive this year’s National Medal of Technology from U.S. President Barack Obama. The recognition is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists, engineers, and inventors. Bateman is being honored as a laureate for developing and championing critical [...]

Posted on Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Honeywell Forecasts Sales and Delivery of Approximately 10,000 New Business Jet Deliveries Worth $230 Billion From 2011 Through 2021

- International Demand Continues To Drive Future Industry Growth – Near-Term Economic Factors Temper Volume of New Jet Orders Honeywell issued the 20th edition of its annual Business Aviation Outlook, forecasting sales and delivery of approximately $230 billion in new business jets from 2011 through 2021. This represents approximately a two percent increase in total [...]

Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2011