Toyota is spending $1.33bn at its Kentucky manufacturing facility as part of its plan to invest $10bn in the US over the next five years. The move adds to the $530m invested in 2013 to support the production of Lexus. With the present ...
Bendix has announced it recently produced its 500,00th ADB22X air disc brake. The company says it will produce 180,000 air disc brakes this year alone, out of its production facility in Bowling Green, Ky. The Bendix ADB22X has been in ...
Beam, a leading global premium spirits company, announced the sale of its bottling plant in Lewiston, Maine, to a subsidiary of Sazerac, a leading spirits company. Beam took ownership of the plant at the same time it acquired Pinnacle ...
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Gruppo Campari, a producer of spirits, wines and soft drinks, has unveiled its new $43m packaging facility at the Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, US. The new packaging facility is part of the company's total investment ...
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West Chester, Ohio-based AK Steel said Friday that members of the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1865 union have ratified an 18-month labor agreement covering more than 800 hourly production and maintenance steel operations employees at ...
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Japanese auto maker Toyota is planning to produce the Lexus-brand luxury sedan at its Kentucky manufacturing facility in the US. The production is expected to commence by fall of 2015 and will add an annual production capacity of 50,000 ...
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Global spirits company Beam has announced plans to increase bottling activity in Kentucky substantially and improve its US bottling operations efficiency. In May 2012, Beam, which acquired Pinnacle Vodka and Calico Jack Rum bottling from ...
Prior to stepping into the role of President and CEO of TMK IPSCO,the American Division of Russia-based OAO TMK,in June 2008,Vicki Avril served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of IPSCO's Tubular businesses in both the US and ...
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US-based Berry Plastics together with Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced that the company will reopen its Madisonville, Kentucky, manufacturing facility to increase its production capacity. Berry Plastics chairman and CEO Jon Rich ...
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Intertape Polymer Group, a packaging products firm, said it would shift its shrink film production business to Tremonton in Utah from Truro in Nova Scotia. Intertape is also planning to close its tape manufacturing facility in Richmond, ...
Japanese carmaker Toyota has unveiled its new 2012 Camry SE sport limited edition four-cylinder sedan. The new limited edition model is powered by 2.5L DOHC I4, 16 valve Dual VVT engine, which will be mated to 6-speed ECT-i automatic ...
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Unilever has offloaded its frozen meals business in North America to ConAgra Foods, the consumer goods giant announced today (30 July). The US$265m sale of products sold under brands including Bertolli and P.F. Chang's was part of ...
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