By 2016, General Motors executives want to reduce the automaker’s North American material and logistics costs by $1 billion, according to a Detroit News report. The project involves creating localized logistics and distribution ...
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Domotex Middle East, which next runs from Nov. 7-10 at the Istanbul Expo Center, is an important marketplace for anyone and everyone with a professional interest in carpets or parquet flooring. Turkey is not only one of Europe's top ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Top Chinese telecom equipment and network solution provider Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is fueling expansion in the Southeastern Asian market. It signed a cooperation agreement with Khazanah, a strategic investment fund controlled by ...
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Zixtro, a Taiwan-owned bag maker, is seeking $2 million in capital to help finance a new logistics center and position the company to move its cycling bag production out of China and back to Taiwan. Tell Tan, vice president of sales, ...
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Dorel Industries bought a 70 percent interest in Caloi, a major Brazilian manufacturer of bicycles and equipment and one of the largest bike brands in Latin America, the company announced Thursday. Caloi's sales in 2012 were close to R$ ...
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Plug Power, a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, has announced that Mercedes-Benz US International has ordered 123 additional hydrogen-based GenDrive fuel cell units to power new forklift trucks for its material handling ...
Tags: Plug Power, Processing Machinery, Industrial Equipment
Gelest, Inc. continues to strengthen its position as a leading innovator, manufacturer and supplier of commercial and research scale organosilicon compounds, metal-organic compounds and silicones to the global marketplace. It has extended ...
Tags: Silicone, Metal-Organic Materials
Finland-based Oy Roberts has appointed DB Schenker Logistics for the storage and distribution of their food products such as jams, marmalades, fillings, dessert sauces and flavors as well as raw materials and semi-manufactured product ...
Tags: Oy Roberts, Food Distribution
An agreement to establish a new iron and steel logistics in Chengdu in China’s Sichuan Province has been signed by Sichuan Chemical Industry Holding Co., Sichuan Province-based Chengdu Liangli Steel Logistics Co. and Sichuan Taiyi ...
A TV report into the lives of migrant workers employed at Amazon.com distribution centers in Germany has prompted the government to call for an investigation, and is pushing other companies to change their practices. German TV channel ARD ...
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Bell's Brewery is planning to invest $10m to $12m in three projects to expand the production in the US. The company plans to add a waste-water system, a fermentation cellar and a canning line at the Comstock Township plant, while planning ...
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WISCO Logistics Co., logistics subsidiary of Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Co. (WISCO), plans to create the largest logistics center for steel trading in central China, as reported by Chinese media ...
The Reusable Packaging Association(RPA)is offering a comprehensive educational series at Pack Expo,presenting six sessions on topics ranging from intelligent shipping to driving measurable environmental results with reusable packaging. ...
X2 Computing, one of the world's leading suppliers of mobile gaming devices using the latest tablet computers, has acquired the hardware business of XRiver Technologies, a Virginia-based provider of mobile hardware and software solutions. ...
Tags: X2 Computing, mobile gaming device, XRiver Technologies
Ssangyong Motor, a part of Mahindra Group. has unveiled a new Design Center at the R&D campus of the Pyeongtaek Plant in Gyeonggi Province of South Korea. The center is expected to collaborate with the company's development process and ...
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