Ford is investing $25m at its Kentucky plant to increase production of its Lincoln Navigator, Expedition SUVs in order to meet increasing customer demand. The company claimed that Navigator retail sales were up triple digits in most ...
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Nissan has unveiled its new compact SUV concept Xmotion at this year’s North American International Auto Show being held in Detroit, US. The concept is a six-passenger, three-row claims to fuse Japanese culture and craftsmanship ...
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Nestlé has agreed to sell its US confectionery business, made up of more than 20 brands, to Italian confectionery giant Ferrero for $2.8bn. The confectionery business of Nestle in the US makes up about 3% of US Nestle Group sales. ...
Champagne wines label supplier Imprimerie Billet has installed Codimag VIVA 340 Aniflo press with inline finishing capabilities, at its Damery facility in France. The Aniflo technology uses waterless offset inks and plates with a simple ...
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General Motors has launched the automotive industry’s first commerce platform for on-demand reservations and purchases of goods and services. With Marketplace, drivers can now order and pay for their favorite coffee — and much ...
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Oncap has acquired US-based IntraPac International from funds managed by CI Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum. Based in Mooresville, North Carolina, IntraPac designs and produces specialty rigid packaging solutions such as including ...
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Germany-based printing inks manufacturer Siegwerk is striking new paths to further shape the future of packaging. The company said digitalized processes and partnerships with relevant start-ups will allow it to confront future industry ...
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Held annually at Sands Expo in Las Vegas, the U.S., AAPEX (Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo) has ended another successful year and unveiled future trends of the continuously growing auto aftermarket and car servicing industries through ...
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MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) has agreed to sell the Compute business – which ...
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For third-quarter 2017, South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd has reported revenue of KrW305bn, up 14% on KRW267bn last quarter due to strong sales of its Acrich MJT, Wicop, UCD and filament LED products. Within the lighting ...
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US-based Ferris Coffee & Nut has designed new packaging for its specialty line of snacks, Lush Gourmet Foods. The new pouches have been developed for the specialty line of snacks, which are available in combinations such as Coconut ...
Corning is exhibiting its Valor Glass technology for pharmaceutical manufacturers at this year’s CPhI Worldwide event in Germany. The event is being held between 24 and 26 October in Frankfurt. Pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and ...
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British packaging company Reflex Labels has purchased a new Bar Graphic Machine (BGM) for larger unwinds and also to facilitate more complex substrates in label production. The new equipment is the 25th machine purchased by the packaging ...
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Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has launched the UltraCMOS PE29102 high-speed FET driver. With a ...
Songwon has commissioned a second thermoplastic urethane (TPU) production line, to become operational in the fourth quarter of 2017, as part of its global expansion strategy The company’s plant in Suwon, South Korea will be extended ...