Japanese automotive giant Honda Motor has initiated the output of its Accord sedan in the African nation Nigeria, the country on which the company is betting big for the expansion of automobile market in future. Honda's Nigerian unit ...
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will invest over $166m in three new press lines at Sterling Stamping Plant in Michigan, US to meet the rising demand for body panels and assemblies. The new additions, expected to become operational after ...
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Japan-based Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) and Turkish firm Abdulkadir Ozcan Otomotiv have flagged off output at their tire manufacturing unit, set up through joint venture in the Central Anatolian province of ankr, Turkey. Under the ...
Tags: tire production, automobile accessories, tire business
Indonesian establishment GarudaFood will procure 10,000 tons of compound chocolate from Switzerland-based Barry Callebaut under a long-term supply agreement, whose implementation will begin from mid-2016. As per the agreed terms, the ...
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The group has just been awarded a PEFC sustainable forest management certification. APRIL is Indonesia’s second largest paper and pulp company, and will rely solely on plantations to provide the fibre for its pulp, and not ...
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Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has appointed Kaye Linkenhoger as sales manager, North America, for the group's growing line of K-FLEX low-VOC, non-phthalate plasticizers and coalescents. In this ...
Tags: Construction, adhesives, sealants, caulk
Nomad Holdings has completed the previously announced acquisition of frozen food company Iglo Foods from Permira Advisers for €2.6bn. Said to be Europe's largest branded frozen food company, Iglo operates in 12 countries in Europe, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, frozen food
Columbia Sportswear Co. announced the promotions of four senior leaders. “I’m highly confident in the leadership abilities of these four teammates and in their commitment to continuing to drive sustainable, profitable growth ...
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Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France, which makes engineered substrates including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers, has announced a definitive agreement to sell its solar system business - including all technology assets and ...
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For its fiscal second-quarter 2015 (to end-March), Emcore Corp of Alhambra, CA, USA (which provides compound semiconductor-based components, subsystems and systems for the broadband and specialty fiber-optics market) has reported revenue of ...
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Frozen pastry products maker Kawan Food will commission its new factory in Pulau Indah, Malaysia by the end of this year. The new plant houses two-storey frozen food factory and a three-storey office, which will allow the company to ...
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Savio India recently hosted a technical seminar in Ahmedabad and Rajkot in Gujarat, India and showcased a presentation on winding and splicing technologies. From Savio were present, Dr Gabriele Checchini, CEO of the Indian operations, ...
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Nomad Holdings Ltd. has agreed to acquire Iglo Foods Holdings Ltd., said to be Europe’s largest branded frozen food company, from Permira Advisers LLP in a deal worth €2.6bn. Subject to customary closing conditions, Nomad ...
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Axalta Coating Systems launches Imron Hydro and Imron Elite in China. The two products are part of the Imron family of coatings that are designed to help commercial vehicle manufacturers and operators meet productivity goals and ...
Removing parallel import restrictions would “promote competition and potentially lower prices for consumers”, according to one of the recommendations from the Harper Competition Review Final Report, released last week. ...