AkzoNobel has supplied high performance coatings systems for half of the stadiums being used at this month's FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament in Brazil. Being staged from June 15 to 30, the three stadiums to feature the ...
Tags: Coating, Construction, Decoration
BASF is implementing its global “We create chemistry” strategy in Asia Pacific with a set of ambitious targets and a focus on sustainability. To achieve sales of €25 billion to customers in the region by 2020, BASF’s ...
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China's pending move to slap anti-dumping tariffs on imported solar polysilicon from key countries will generate a surge in pricing for this key raw material in June and July, but the magnitude of the increase will be limited by market ...
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Japanese automaker Mazda Motor is investing about JPY3bn ($30m) to increase production in Malaysia by acquiring an assembly facility and building a new plant. As part of plan, Mazda Malaysia, a joint production and sales firm, will ...
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged more than $50 million to support the workers, businesses and regions affected by Ford Australia's decision to close its Victorian manufacturing plants in October 2016. Ford Australia president and ...
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Ford Australia has confirmed it will end local vehicle production in October 2016, signalling the death of the Ford Falcon and Territory and the loss of 1200 Victorian jobs. Ford Australia president and CEO Bob Graziano said rapidly ...
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US based auto-parts manufacturer BorgWarner is planning to expand its engine parts production lines with the construction of a new engineering center in Bradford, UK. The move will help BorgWarner in providing its new turbocharging ...
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Ford Sollers, the Russian joint venture (JV) of US automaker Ford Motor, has started the construction of a new $274m engine manufacturing plant in Tatarstan, Russia. The new facility, which is the carmaker's first passenger car engine ...
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The recent narrowing in the Brent premium to NYMEX crude, which fell to a 17-month low of $7.48/b on Thursday, is set to continue into the third quarter, with $5/b a possibility, before widening again early next year, Goldman Sachs analysts ...
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Grundfos has just inaugurated its new North American headquarters in Downers Grove, Illinois. The Chicago area was chosen because of its proximity to the resurging manufacturing sector surrounding the Great Lakes and its open political ...
Acura, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Honda Motor, has launched the Chinese version of the Acura RLX sedan at the ongoing Auto Shanghai 2013 being held in China. The sedan is powered by the 3.5L direct-injection SOHC ...
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Moots is opening its first U.S. boutique store as part of a cycling-themed business establishment in Los Angeles County that mixes retail, a café and a full-service restaurant. Moots’ The Shop at Pedalers fork joins the ...
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MHI to license KU gas engine technologies to ZGPT of China Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 Today Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) concluded an agreement with ZGPT Diesel Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZGPT), a Chinese manufacturer of stationary ...
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Toyota Australia last month recorded its second highest monthly export figures for the 2012/13 financial year. A total of 7,383 Camry, Camry Hybrid and Aurion vehicles were exported during the month of March. Of these about 97 per ...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) along with other stakeholders joined forces to strengthen national and local collaborative efforts to promote, develop, and sustain the growth of the ...