Volvo Cars has unveiled a new manufacturing strategy for China in which production capacity will be increased. China will be developed into a global manufacturing and export hub servicing growing demand for the company's new range of cars ...
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US engineering firm Aecom has won a contract to build the $1bn electric car manufacturing facility for Faraday Future (FF) in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The 3 million ft2 and 900 acre development will create about 4,500 direct jobs over a ...
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Copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar module developer Siva Power of San Clara, CA, USA has hired solar executive Bruce Sohn as vice-chairman of its board. Sohn was previously the key executive in the growth of cadmium ...
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Pharmaceutical company Merck is planning to build new pharmaceutical packaging facility in Darmstadt, Germany with an investment of more than €50m ($55.7m). The German firm said it intends to complement its pharmaceutical production ...
Global supply chain risk Q2 2016. Global supply chain risk climbed in the second quarter of 2016, reaching the highest levels since records began in 1995, according to the CIPS Risk Index, powered by Dun & Bradstreet. The Index, ...
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Healthcare packaging company Nelipak has acquired Sonoco Products Company subsidiary Tegrant Alloyd Brands of Puerto Rico (TABPR). The acquired business operates under the name of Nelipak Healthcare Packaging. TABPR provides ...
UK-based snacks manufacturer Tyrrells Potato Crisps has acquired German organic food manufacturer Aroma Snacks for an undisclosed sum. The deal marks Tyrrells' second acquisition in nine months after the purchase of Yarra Valley Snack ...
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Powertrain components supplier Dana is planning to invest about $70m in a new axle manufacturing facility in Toledo, Ohio, US. The company aims to expand a recently built 100,000 square foot facility on the property to about 300,000 ...
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Faraday Future, a start-up in the field of electric vehicles and a rival to Tesla Motors has broken ground on its $1bn manufacturing plant near in North Las Vegas, Nevada, US. The electric carmaker said the investment will not only go ...
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International Automotive Components launched its FiberFrame, natural fiber sun roof frame on 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. It is a proprietary innovation made from renewable raw material content and provides 50% in saving in weight compared ...
Middle East Food Solution Company (MEFSCO), a joint venture between Arabian Agricultural Services Company (Arasco) and Cargill, is planning to set up a plant to produce fructose, glucose and starch products in Saudi Arabia. In this ...
The United States is expected to be the most competitive manufacturing nation, moving China into the number two position by 2020, according to the 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index report from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ...
Chinese LED display industry began to develop in the 1990's with the fast speed. Till now, LED displays have been used in various fields. Let's talk about the status and trend China LED display industry. Status After two decades ...
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Specialty foundry TowerJazz (which has fabrication plants at Tower Semiconductor Ltd in Migdal Haemek, Israel, and at its subsidiaries Jazz Semiconductor Inc in Newport Beach, CA, USA and TowerJazz Japan Ltd) has agreed to buy the 8-inch ...
Kia Motors has completed the construction on its $3bn manufacturing plant at Pesqueria in the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The Mexican plant is the company's first plant in Latin America and it joins the other Kia facilities located in ...
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