Mercedes-Benz has commenced production of first locally build compact car, the GLA, at its new facility in Beijing, China. Covering 1.5 million m2 area, the facility has been built within less than three years with an investment of ...
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Specialty chemicals producer Clariant is opening a new desiccant manufacturing plant at its facility in Zhengjiang, China. The new facility will produce Clariant's line of Container Dri II products alongside a full range of desiccant ...
As part of its growth strategy, Sika is further expanding its presence in the Asia Pacific region by founding a subsidiary company in Myanmar and opening a new production plant in Sri Lanka. This will help the company to further utilize ...
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Honda Cars India (HCIL) is planning to expand its second automobile production plant in Tapukara Industrial Area, Rajasthan. The company is planning to invest Rs3.8bn ($60.4m) to expand the capacity of the plant, which includes extension ...
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Demonstrating its commitment towards the environment, textile manufacturer Eurojersey will involve Italian mountain climber Marco Confortola in the SensitivEcoSystem environmental sustainability project. As part of the collaboration, ...
Tags: Italian Climber, Eurojersey's Sustainability Project, textile
Sharp decline in orders led to sales at advanced weaving technology manufacturer Picanol Group plunging 25 per cent in 2014 as against in 2013. In a press release, Picanol said it realised a consolidated turnover of €418.2 million in ...
Abu Dhabi based National Catering Company (NCC) has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports to secure a 25,000-sqm plot of land in the Khalifa Industrial Zone (Kizad). As part of this new development, NCC will invest around AED50m ...
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Asian carp food producer Blue Shore Fishery is planning to open a new production facility in Tri City, in the US state of Kentucky. Spread over an area of around 11,000ft2, the new $1.3m facility will employ close to 66 people. Expected ...
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Soft drinks company Postobon has received approval from Colombia's financial regulator to produce and sell Heineken beer in the country, under a partnership with Heineken's Chilean affiliate Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU). This move ...
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BASF is expanding its production footprint in Asia Pacific with the start-up of its first production plant for polymer dispersions in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. This production plant is built at the existing BASF production site, located in ...
Japanese auto maker Suzuki Motor laid foundation stone at its JPY60bn ($509m) vehicle manufacturing facility in Gujarat, India. The company is planning to set up three plants in the Indian state at an investment of Rs 80bn ($1.3bn). ...
Hardide Coatings, Inc., a UK-based provider of advanced surface coating technology, has today announced investment in a new Virginia manufacturing plant worth approximagely $7 million. The investment will see Hardide Coatings expand ...
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Italian pasta maker Barilla is planning to expand its production plant in Ames, in the US state of Iowa which will see an investment of around $26.5m. The expansion, which is expected to create 23 new jobs, will also receive financial ...
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The operator of McDonald's in Japan and Cargill Inc has not identified any connection between a Cargill-owned plant in Thailand and a strip of plastic traced in a chicken nugget this month that triggered uproar over product safety at the ...
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France-based fruit and vegetable juice producer Jus de Fruits d'Alsace (JFA) is investing €15m ($17.9m) in a new PET bottling line at its production plant at Sarre-Union. With the new line that will become operational in April 2015, ...
Tags: PET bottling line, vegetable juice producer, Agriculture