German automaker Volkswagen is set to use quantum computing to simulate industrially relevant molecules for the development of batteries for electric vehicles. The experts have successfully simulated molecules such as lithium-hydrogen and ...
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The Canadian government passed legislation to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products despite evidence that the policy doesn't work and is not supported by Canadians. A study by Forum Research shows Canadians believe requiring ...
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Revel Spirits is introducing both its brand, REVEL, and a new category of distilled liquor, Avila, made from 100% blue weber agave. Avila is also made from 100% blue weber agave—the same plant base as tequila—but grown in the ...
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Baidu has unveiled Apollo 2.5, the latest version of the open autonomous driving platform, which now supports autonomous driving on geo-fenced highways. At a launch event to celebrate Apollo’s one-year anniversary in Beijing, Baidu ...
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Memjet and Canon have entered into a long-term, global agreement to cross-license their patents around key segments and applications. Terms of the agreement remain confidential. Memjet CEO Len Lauer said: "We are excited and pleased ...
TCGRx, a provider of pharmacy packaging and automation solutions, has acquired ARxIUM’s Panasonic FastPak EXP and FastPak 71 pouch packaging business line. The acquisition will help TCGRx to provide enhanced services to the hospital ...
US-based Twin Rivers Paper has signed an agreement to acquire Mondi Group’s paper mill in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Terms of the deal, which is expected to be completed in the second quarter of this year, have not been disclosed. Pine ...
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Siegwerk has enhanced its Ink Safety Portal to provide additional resources in a bid to improve its value and usability. With its Ink Safety Portal Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA, one of the leading international suppliers of printing ...
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Mercedes-Benz has begun the production of new compact SUV GLA at its Sindelfingen plant in Germany Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant Site Manager Michael Bauer and Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen Works Council Chairman Ergun Lümali at the ...
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Koenig & Bauer has fully achieved or exceeded its guidance for 2017, driven by strong revenue and earnings in the fourth quarter. The printing press manufacturer’s consolidated figures show that with the increase in revenue, ...
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French automaker Groupe PSA will build Peugeot and Opel vehicles in Walvis Bay, Namibia, in 2018. Groupe PSA and Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) have signed a joint-venture agreement to start the assembly plant. The vehicle ...
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Airspan Networks said that it will play lead role in AutoAir consortium, a neutral host based small cell solution for transportation networks in the UK. AutoAir is an ambitious project that will accelerate the development and deployment ...
Chevron Phillips Chemical has started operations of a new ethane cracker at its Cedar Bayou facility in Baytown, Texas, US. The unit will manufacture 1.5 million metric tons/3.3 billion lbs. a year at peak production. Last September, ...
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Wang Jun-xian, the new chairman of Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture Co., Ltd. (FCS), the largest plastic injection molding machine maker by output in Taiwan, has shown an ambition to further boost the company's business deployments ...
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Canada-based TC Transcontinental has acquired US flexible packaging supplier Multifilm Packaging for an undisclosed sum. Based in Elgin of Illinois, Multifilm provides flexible packaging solutions for the food, beverage, and confectionery ...