German pump manufacturer Wilo SE is to build a local facility in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) South, in the United Arab Emirates. The investment includes offices, a training centre, warehouses and an assembly plant, to be ...
Digital printing firm Electronics For Imaging (EFII) has signed an agreement with Netherlands-based DLL Group to finance EFI inkjet printers for signage and graphics, label and packaging, industrial textile and ceramic tile production. ...
China's truck manufacturers are keeping their eyes on international markets and on production upgrading as ways to deal with the industry's severe overcapacity. "The level of globalization will decide the future of our company", said Ma ...
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Brazilian meat company BRF has announced that it would establish a new subsidiary that will focus on supplying meat for Muslim markets. The company said it would set up a unit Sadia Halal that will hold assets related to the production, ...
Tags: BRF, Muslim Markets
A Dubai-based investment group led by businessman Mohamed Alabbar has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the Kuwait Food Company, which is known as Americana, for nearly $2.4bn. The consortium Adeptio headed by Emaar Properties PJSC ...
Gardening product production makes up a significant part of Taiwan's hardware industry.Garden tools along with related accessories, which totally generate export revenue of around US$95 million on average every year, are a major contributor ...
Tags: Gardening product, garden tools
Sun Chemical has opened a $30nm production centre in Aliaga, Izmir in Turkey to serve the growing demand for solvent-based flexible packaging solutions. The 50,000sqm site employs over 90 staff and is dedicated to the production of ...
Tags: Sun Chemical, solvent-based inks, Cigli
Evergreen Packaging has introduced new line of renewable cup stock with bio-based polyethylene. The new cup stock, which is claimed to the first its kind, has been developed for both hot and cold applications. The companies can convert ...
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Mondi Group has agreed to acquire 90% stake in Turkish consumer packaging firm, Kalenobel, for €90m. The company will purchase the outstanding share capital in Kalenobel from Argus Capital and M. Olcay Hephiz, one of the company's ...
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American ride-hailing firm Uber has raised $3.5bn from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. This is the first time that Uber secured such a huge funding from a single investor. The investment will not affect the company's ...
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Komori has signed an agreement with Siegwerk for the supply of high sensitive UV inks for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) markets. The agreement enables Siegwerk to manufacture K-Supply ink for Komori's H-UV system, the ...
Sealed Air (SEE) is the latest forward-thinking operation to invest in Esko Equinox to streamline its print production process to enhance its business offering. Sealed Air logo SEE was founded in 1957. Today, there are three divisions: ...
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The shipments of smartphones worldwide in the first quarter marked the smallest year-on-year growth on record, and Chinese smartphone makers Oppo Electronics Corp and Vivo Mobile Communication Technology Co Ltd pushed out previous fourth ...
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Brazilian poultry exporter BRF has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining stake in Oman-based frozen food distributor Al Khan Foodstuff (AKF). Currently, BRF owns 40% stake in AKF and the total acquisition is is estimated ...
Tags: Frozen Food, frozen food products
General Motors (GM) has announced a recall of more than one million pickup trucks due to a seat belt flaw. The company said the recall of the 2014-15 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 pickups is not linked to any crashes, injuries ...
Tags: GM, General Motors, Pickup trucks