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Takigawa Breaks Ground on Flexible Packaging and Films Plant in Kentucky, US
Apr 24, 2018Japan-based packaging manufacturer Takigawa has broken ground on its $46m flexible packaging and high-performance films plant in Nelson County, Kentucky, in the US. The new 148,000ft² facility, which is expected to create 180 jobs, ...
Tags: Takigawa, Flexible Packaging
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Mauser to Open New Packaging Facility in Louisiana
Jun 21, 2017German industrial packaging firm Mauser Group is investing $10m in a new packaging facility in Geismar, Louisiana, US. Mauser USA will operate the 40,000ft² packaging and logistics facility, close to the company’s major clients ...
Tags: industrial packaging, packaging
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Lucid Motors Selects Casa Grande for Electric Car Manufacturing Operation
Dec 16, 2016Lucid Motors has selected Casa Grande for its electric car manufacturing operation. The facility will bring over 2,000 projected new jobs and more than $700m in capital investment to the region by 2022. Governor Ducey said: “Lucid ...
Tags: Lucid Motors, Electric Car
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American Packaging Invests in New Facility in Deforest
Jun 23, 2016American Packaging (APC), a flexible packaging converter in North America, is investing $50m in the first phase of a new satellite facility. Scheduled to be completed in 2017, Phase 1 of the gravure satellite project includes: 26.3 acres ...
Tags: APC, satellite facility, new jobs
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Kent Quality Foods to Spend $34.8m to Build New Food Processing Facility
May 16, 2016Michigan-based sausage and specialty meats producer Kent Quality Foods is building its second processing facility in Jamestown Charter Township, Michigan, with an investment of $34.8m. Kent Quality Foods president Steve Soet said: "The ...
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GM Financial Breaks Ground on New San Antonio Financial Servicing Center
Apr 13, 2016General Motors Financial broke ground on a new financial servicing center in San Antonio, Texas, US. "We are proud to call San Antonio the future home of our fifth Servicing Center in North America, and excited to break ground on this new ...
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Caterpillar to End Production of on-Highway Vocational Trucks
Mar 3, 2016Caterpillar has announced that it will discontinue the production of its on-highway vocational trucks, based on present business climate in the truck industry and a thorough evaluation of the business, the company decided it would withdraw ...
Tags: Caterpillar, Vocational Trucks
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Chinese Solar Panel Makers Shift to Thailand
Jan 25, 2016A slew of factors is persuading companies to expand abroad to access the global market Rising costs and steep anti-dumping duties in the United States and Europe, coupled with a desire to expand overseas, are increasingly driving major ...
Tags: Solar Panel, Solar Energy Products
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China, Russia Plan Closer E-Commerce Cooperation
Dec 17, 2015Logo of Alibaba. [File Photo: jdzj.com] Chinese and Russian companies vowed on Wednesday that they will cooperate more in online business. On the sidelines of the World Internet Conference (WIC), Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ...
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New-Car Sales in Taiwan up 3.7% Yoy in July
Aug 10, 2015After hitting a 10-year same-month record in June, new-car sales in Taiwan continued on an uptrend in July, especially in the last 10 days of the month, to 46,800 units, up 13.5 percent from the previous month, or month-on-month (MoM), also ...
Tags: new-car sales, Hotai Motor
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Plastipak Packaging Will Raise Output Capacity at Its Manufacturing Unit in Pineville
Jul 6, 2015Rigid plastic container manufacturer Plastipak Packaging, an arm of Plastipak Holdings, will pump in $9m for raising output capacity at its manufacturing unit in Pineville, Louisiana, in the US. The company, which makes rigid plastic ...
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Vietnam GDP Continue to Grow
Apr 23, 2015The World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Economic Report April 2015 paints a favourable picture for Vietnam. According to the report, medium term projections reflect gradual improvement in GDP growth and macroeconomic stability ...
Tags: Vietnam's Growth, GDP growth
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Global Sourcing Event on its way to HANNOVER MESSE 2014 (GSE at HANNOVER MESSE 2014)
Mar 31, 2015In today's competitive business climate, supply resources and chain management are major concerns for businesses. They want to assure and improve the quality of their final products and achieve a faster entry into market. From April 7th ...
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Global Packaging to Invest $9.8m Expand Its Facility in Hamlet in Richmond County
Mar 11, 2015Global Packaging will expand its facility in the city of Hamlet in Richmond County, investing close to $9.8m that will lead to creation of 33 jobs over the next three years. Based in Oaks, Pennsylvania, Global Packaging specialises in ...
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Tyson Foods Planning to Invest in The Expansion of Its Poultry Plant in Vienna, Georgia
Jan 29, 2015American meat processor Tyson Foods is planning to invest around $110m in the expansion of its poultry plant in Vienna, Georgia. This investment is expected to create 500 jobs in the region. Commenting on the expansion, Georgia ...
Tags: food safety, workplace safety, Agriculture