Momentive Performance Materials Quartz Inc (MPM) has increased and expanded its manufacturing capacity of tantalum carbide coatings (TaC) in response to the growing demand for silicon carbide (SiC) power devices and the increased need for ...
Hospital equipment maker Hill-Rom(Batesville,IN)plans on cutting approximately 350 workers,or 5%of its global workforce,to save roughly$30 million annually.The restructuring efforts include a downsizing of the firm's European manufacturing ...
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Tata Motors, a India-based supplier of mobility solutions to the armed + security forces, today showcased two new combat vehicles at the DEFEXPO 2014. Tata Motors showcased the 'KESTREL', a Wheeled Armoured Amphibious Platform providing ...
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According to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, in January this year the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 75.4 percent, down from 77.9 percent recorded ...
Axalta Coating Systems recently broke ground to expand its manufacturing capacity for coatings with the construction of a new $50 million eco-friendly waterborne facility in the Jiading district of Shanghai. Expected to begin production ...
Additional Extruder Expands Recycler's Capacity A new extrusion line has been commissioned by AXION Recycled Plastics Inc. to help it increase its manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand.?AXION is a reprocessor of recycled plastic ...
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In December, Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – announced that it is to construct a CIS solar module manufacturing plant on a ...
Federal-Mogul Corp. announced that its European subsidiaries have entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire certain business assets of the Honeywell automotive and industrial brake friction business including two recently ...
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AkzoNobel Powder Coatings plans to relocate its manufacturing facilities in Ningbo and Suzhou, China to the Chang Zhou National High-Tech District by the end of 2015. The current location of AkzoNobel's Ningbo site has been designated as ...
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Continental Mills, a US-based food manufacturer, has purchased a dry mix manufacturing facility in Effingham, Illinois, from Harlan Bakeries, for an undisclosed sum. Built by Krispy Kreme in 2001, the 190,000ft2 was sold to Harlan ...
3M has announced a joint venture with Cambrios Technologies, a nanotechnology company, to produce a new line of touch sensitive screens based on silver nanowire ink developed by Cambrios. The announcement marks a move by 3M into nanowire ...
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Borouge, a global provider of innovative plastic solutions is very upbeat on the Indian market, and expects a significant part of its global manufacturing capacity under-expansion to cater to the Indian market. In 2014 Borouge is ...
Tags: Wires, Cables, Electrical, Electronics
Recently, Baosteel successfully rolled the world's thinnest ultrahigh strength steel for cars. Its thickness was only 0.5mm, which was comparable to kraft paper; the strength reached 980 MPa, which rivaled commonly used submarine steel. At ...
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US-based International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is planning to invest more than $50m in flavors operations in Jakarta, Indonesia. The amount will be employed in the development of a new advanced creative center on the existing site that ...
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BASF Catalysts India Private Limited is expanding its mobile emissions catalysts production capacity in Chennai, India. Construction of a new 47,000 square meter facility will begin in December 2013, enhancing the company’s existing ...
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