French investment group Wendel Group has agreed to acquire Austria-based Constantia Flexibles where the latter has been valued at €2.3bn ($2.8bn). As a part of the transaction, Wendel intends to support Constantia Flexibles over ...
More than 130 kidswear brands from 14 countries are gearing up to showcase their latest creativity at the upcoming fourth edition of the international children’s apparel-centric trade fair, Children’s Fashion Cologne 2015 (CFC ...
Porsche is planning to complete the construction of its engine plant at its Zuffenhausen in Stuttgart, Germany by 2015. The plant is likely to feature an assembly line with logistics areas and engine-testing technology, offices, and staff ...
“Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) chemical and petrochemical producers have reduced energy consumption per ton by 8% over the last two years through technical renovations,” says a sustainability report. According to the Gulf ...
The ongoing first edition of Texworld Istanbul has witnessed participation of 115 exhibitors from 10 countries. The three-day apparel fabric and accessories fair, which will end on November 6, has seen participation of exhibitors from ...
Tags: functional fabrics, blended fabrics, Textile
Software company SAP has teamed up to Shell and Volkswagen to create a co-innovation pilot program to investigate the interaction of connected vehicles with the world around them. It is an ongoing program in Hannover, Germany which is ...
Tags: co-innovation pilot program, cloud-based solution, Auto
Sustainability has been a concept which regional and national trade associations in Europe has been encouraging coatings producers and their suppliers to adopt to ensure that the coatings sector move in a more environmentally friendly ...
Tags: Marine coatings, coatings
Adidas has given its CIO Jan Brecht, a former Daimler AG executive who joined Adidas in 2009, additional responsibilities for the Group’s global supply chain as it looks to simplify and accelerate processes within the operation. ...
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Evonik has invested in its German operations with new large-scale industrial plants, capacity expansions, and new research centers. The company plans to invest some two billion Euros of the extensive investment program it has developed as ...
Tags: Chemicals, Construction, Decoration
Evonik Industries has announced an expansion of its specialty silica capacities in Ako, Japan through a holding in DSL Japan Co. Ltd. (DSL). Evonik holds 51 percent of shares in DSL, a joint venture with the Japanese Shionogi & Co. Ltd. The ...
Tags: Specialty Silica, Chemicals, Construction
McCain Foods has agreed to sell its North American frozen pizza business unit to Germany-based food establishment Dr. Oetker. An agreement to this effect was signed between McCain Foods and Dr. Oetker. The transaction includes the sale ...
Tags: McCain Foods, Sell, Food
Texprocess is a magnet for the international textile and garment industry: almost three quarters of the available exhibition space has already been booked with nine months still to go before the fair begins. This clearly exceeds the ...
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Porsche AG can look back on a very successful first half of 2014. Deliveries covering the period from the beginning of January to the end of June rose by eight percent to 87,803 vehicles compared to the same period last year. Revenue in ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Transportation, auto, car
The international automotive supplier Continental is presenting a new evolutionary stage of its head-up display (HUD). The Augmented Reality HUD supplements the exterior view of the traffic conditions in front of the vehicle with virtual ...
Tags: Continental, HUD, Auto Parts
Porsche Engineering Group GmbH, the engineering services provider based in Weissach, signed a comprehensive co-operation agreement with Tongji University in Shanghai in the People's Republic of China. The aim of the agreement is to carry ...
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