Soft drink giants PepsiCo Inc and Coca-Cola Co are said to be holding separate talks to acquire minority interest in US-based yogurt maker Chobani. The move indicates that beverage companies are making efforts to diversify their business ...
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On October 4, 2015, Ministers of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries announced conclusion of their negotiations. The summary of the TPP Agreement is as follows: Disclaimer: The Following Summary of the Trans-Pacific ...
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BASF and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC) inaugurated their world-scale isononanol (INA) plant in Maoming Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, Maoming, China. The plant will be run by BASF MPCC Company Limited (BMC), which ...
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On Sep. 10, MLS announced that the company will spend RMB$ 180 million (US$ 278.2 million) to purchase stock in Kaistar Lighting with private fund, acquiring 10.91% of Kaistar’s shares. Kaistar Lighting is a joint venture ...
Low market demands in the past few months has driven Taiwanese LED manufacturer Harvatek to explore innovative LED technologies including forming a partnership that includes teaming up with Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) to ...
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International Paper (IP) will exit from Chinese coated board joint venture (JV) by selling its 55% stake to JV partner Shandong Sun Holding for $23m. The IP-Sun JV operates one manufacturing facility with four paper machines in Shandong ...
HORN has announced a new partnership with H.B. Fuller Polymers, effective Oct. 1. HORN will represent H.B. Fuller Polymers as its exclusive sales distributor throughout the Western and Southwestern U.S. territories, offering a line of ...
The joint venture (JV) between French automotive company Renault and Chinese automaker Dongfeng is planning to build a mid-sized all-electric sedan for the Chinese market. The JV Dongfeng Renault Automotive Company (DRAC) said that the ...
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Washington-based superfoods manufacturer Baobab Foods has opened a new production facility in Washington City in Missouri to expand the company’s offerings of BaoBites Superfruit Snacks. The company has entered into a joint venture ...
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Discovering the best metalworking productivity will be easier than ever at “METALEX Vietnam 2015.” Designed, molded, and shaped to be the center of metalworking excellences, this show assembles the latest machine ...
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In booth #702 at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2015) in Valencia, Spain (28-30 September), GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of high-speed semiconductor and optical communications components for ...
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SAIC-GM, a joint venture (JV) between SAIC Motor, General Motors, and Liuzhou Wuling announced that the company is planning to introduce a new Chevrolet LOVA RV in Q4 2015, which will be specially designed for the Chinese market. The ...
Even more stylish, eco-sustainable, safer, more comfortable, more efficient and more manoeuvrable. Cities love the new Eurocargo: the truck which respects people and the environment in which it works. Together with the heavy duty Stralis ...
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Luxembourg-based printing and packaging supplier Flint Group has opened a new low migration ink mixing station in its facility in Moscow, Russia, a move that will expand the company's sheetfed production and distribution network in the ...
Axalta Coating Systems will showcase its Harmonized Coating Technologies, a consolidated coating system, in China at the SURCAR 2015 automotive body finishing show in Shanghai. Combining latest generation waterborne coatings with ...
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