General Motors (Gm) said it will invest $14m on a new facility in San Francisco for Cruise Automation to accelerate the development of autonomous cars. GM acquired the driverless tech startup last March. The new R&D facility, which is ...
Minnesota Twins and Eco-Products have collaborated once again to turn trash into compost similar to last year. After turning 300 tons of trash into fertile soil last year, the Minnesota Twins and Eco-Products plan to top that number this ...
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Toyota is spending $1.33bn at its Kentucky manufacturing facility as part of its plan to invest $10bn in the US over the next five years. The move adds to the $530m invested in 2013 to support the production of Lexus. With the present ...
Edelmann and Landa Digital Printing announce that Edelmann, one of the world’s leading providers of high-quality and innovative board and paper packaging solutions, will install a Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press. Edelmann, ...
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US-based rigid packaging supplier Silgan has completed the acquisition of WestRock Company’s specialty closures and dispensing systems business for $1.025bn. The business is engaged in supplying triggers, pumps, sprayers and ...
VPK Packaging is investing €20m to improve both the quality and capacity of the firm's corrugated packagin solutions, in response to growing customer demand. A brand new corrugator and an additional boxmaker were already brought into ...
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Daimler and Bosch are partnering to speed up the development of self-driving cars. The two companies have signed a development agreement to bring fully automated (SAE Level 4) and driverless (SAE Level 5) driving to urban roads by the ...
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Real Good Food announced that it has acquired an 84.33% stake in Brighter Foods for total consideration of up to £9m, on a cash and debt free basis. The two companies announced a new partnership to build on the success for the Wales ...
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Audi and Porsche, the subsidiaries of Volkswagen plan to join forces in the development of next generation mobility, which could include electrification, connected and autonomous driving. This will enhance competitiveness so that the two ...
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Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS), a global leader in value-added print and packaging solutions for the healthcare, branded consumer and multi-media markets, has brought agility to the consumer launch of Chattem’s Xyzal Allergy 24HR, ...
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Showa Denko (SDK), Showa Aluminum Can (SAC) and Carabao Group have agreed to set up a joint venture (JV) to manufacture and sell aluminum cans in Thailand. The joint corporation is part of CBG’s plan to meet its increasing demands ...
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Pretium Packaging has acquired Patrick Products, a supplier of packaging and container for the janitorial, automotive, and household chemical market sectors. US-based Patrick is engaged in the manufacturing of rigid blow-molded plastic ...
China has strong demand for robots, but locally produced robots took up only 26.7% of its demand in 2015. Too meet the demand, China firms have geared up development of robots with government incentives in recent years and the use of robots ...
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The Renault-Nissan alliance has established a new global light commercial vehicle division in order to increase sales. The division, which will be known as the Renault-Nissan LCV Business Unit, will draw on synergies from Renault, Nissan, ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota has added a new model to the 86 lineup, the 860 Special Edition. The 2017 Toyota 86 will turn more heads than ever with the new 860 Special Edition that adds stand-out styling, premium features and performance ...