Steel prices in China, the world's biggest steel producer and consumer, rose mildly last week as market sentiment improved slightly but demand remained subdued, latest industry data showed. China's steel industry has long been plagued by ...
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General Mills has announced that it will invest $25m to expand its cereal production plant in Buffalo, New York, US. Expected to be completed in May 2017, the expansion project will include purchase of new packaging equipment, production ...
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Unilever has announced that it will invest undisclosed amount to establish a new global foods innovation center in the Netherlands. The innovation center is expected to be fully operational by April 2019. Located in Wageningen, the new ...
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The new center will focus on "developing advanced technologies, including computer hardware and communications, audio and video equipment." Apple's not just going to assemble its hardware in China. Now it's also going to develop some of ...
Hain Daniels, a subsidiary of US-based Hain Celestial group, has announced that it will shut down a fruit packaging plant in Luton, UK, following a review of its facilities. The company, which makes Hartley’s and Robertson’s ...
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Paul Leibinger, a German company that provides integrated solutions for industrial marking technology and the printing industry, has developed new short printhead for JET3up inkjet coding machines. The Elbow printhead has been designed to ...
The Hershey Company has announced that it will shutdown the Brookside Foods’ factory in Abbotsford in Canada, as part of its efforts to restructure its manufacturing operations. The move may result in 180 job cuts at the facility ...
STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland says that its silicon carbide (SiC) metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) devices have enabled the ZapCharger Portable (claimed to be the world's smallest ...
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Bizerba Labels & Consumables has deployed a new MPS printing press with GEW nitrogen-inerted UV curing in order to increase production capacity and improve overall efficiency. The nitrogen-inerted curing is claimed to be useful in the ...
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Muller Milk & Ingredients is planning to reverse the proposed closure of Hanworth dairy, saving 170 jobs. The dairy company also intends to rejuvenate and expand its milk&more doorstep delivery business, which currently supplies milk ...
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Fortress Paper reported 2015 fourth quarter operating EBITDA of $3.3m. The Dissolving Pulp Segment generated operating EBITDA of $1.5 million and the Security Paper Products Segment generated EBITDA of $3.9 million . Corporate costs ...
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Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing ,one of the containerboard manufacturers in China, announced its annual results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2015. During the period, the Group recorded a total sales volume of 5.44 million tons, a ...
Ball Corporation, supplier of sustainable packaging solutions, has announced its plan to close its flat sheet production and can end-making plant in Weirton, West Virginia, the US. The decision to shout down production by the first ...
Google has announced that it will close down its Compare service by March 23, which offers auto insurance comparison in two markets, the US and the UK. With Google Compare services, one could compare various financial products such as ...
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The redesigned 2017 Ram Power Wagon has been unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show. This is a rugged off-road pickup truck from Ram and comes with new exterior and with a range of upgrades. The 2017 Ram Power Wagon is based on Ram 2500 ...
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