A new research from market intelligence firm Infiniti has revealed that green packaging taking the reins from plastic. The world is turning green: from environmentally-friendly energy sources, cosmetics, food products, and electronics, ...
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a $15m loan to Agrofusion Group, the largest tomato paste producer and exporter in Ukraine. Agrofusion, a vertically integrated and family-owned company, is planning ...
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The overall solar PV demand was weaker than expected during the first quarter of 2017, so it is unsure if the downward price trend could be reverse in April, found EnergyTrend. Polysilicon’s price started decreasing last week and ...
Honda is showcasing its new Clarity plug-in hybrid and Clarity electric vehicle variants at the 2017 New York International Auto Show, which will be held in April. The two vehicles will join Honda’s Clarity fuel-cell line up and ...
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US auto giant General Motors has agreed to sell its European operations to French automaker PSA Group for €2.2bn. PSA will buy Opel/Vauxhall automotive operations for €1.3bn, while GM Financial’s European operations will ...
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Honda has invested about $150m to start US production of new 10-speed automatic transmission. Honda launched global production of a new, state-of-the-art 10-speed automatic transmission at Honda Precision Parts of Georgia, LLC (HPPG) in ...
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Bonduelle has agreed to acquire Ready Pac Foods, the US producer of convenience fresh meal solutions, salads and fresh cut produce. The transaction is expected to close by the end of March 2017 following routine regulatory reviews and ...
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Japanese automaker Nissan has demonstrated its latest autonomous drive technology on public roads in Europe for the first time. The demo took part in the east of London. Prior to this, the automaker has carried out public-road testing of ...
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Trillium, which aims to close the cyber-security gap threatening self-driving cars, has completed its Series A financing round with investments by Global Brain, Mizuho Capital and DBJ Capital. Tokyo-based Trillium designs and provides ...
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Canadian consumer packaged meats firm Maple Leaf Foods has agreed to acquire American refrigerated plant-based protein foods manufacturer Lightlife Foods from Brynwood Partners VI for approximately $140m. Maple Leaf will finance the ...
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The European Union (EU) on Tuesday decided to impose definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of heavy steel plates from China, after which China said it is "seriously concerned" by the EU's increasing protectionism in the steel industry. ...
SAFI, organiser of the Maison&Objet trade fairs, announced the suspension of its Asian and American editions in order to concentrate all of its available means and resources on the Paris-based events, as well as on the promising launch of ...
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The Chinese market has started to hold bids for power plants in February. Judging from the winning prices, modules prices have declined. The winning price for 5MW of Hanwha’s 280W mono-Si modules reached RMB 2.91/W (US$ 0.362/W) and ...
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According to the data by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Association (TTVMA), the production value of Taiwan's automobile parts and accessories industry reached USD ...
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Shipments of VR headsets totaled 300,000 units in China in 2016, making it the world's second-largest market with a 15% share, according to Canalys. HTC shipped more than 50,000 units of its Vive head-mounted display (HMD) headsets to ...
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