Business Line reported that Bharat Wire Ropes is to invest INR 500 crore in a new plant at Chalisgaon, Maharashtra, to expand its total manufacturing capacity to 76,000 tonnes. Bharat Wire Ropes said that currently, the specialty wire ...
Berry Palmer & Lyle Ltd (BPL Global), a UK-based political risk broker has opened a new branch in Singapore, its second Asian subsidiary after the launch of a Hong Kong branch in early 2011. Located in Raffles Place, BPL Global will ...
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Carton packaging and filling machines supplier SIG Combibloc has announced the launch of its new combiblocXSlim, a small-format carton pack that comes in a total of seven volumes from 80 to 180ml. SIG Combibloc global product management ...
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Canadian packaging company Cascades’ Norampac division has acquired Bird Packaging's converting and storage facilities in Guelph, Kitchener and Windsor in Ontario. The latest investment is part of Norampac's development strategy ...
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has acquired Michigan-based Twin Bay Medical, who manufacturers BarbLock products including flexible tube retainers, and single-use components for biopharmaceuticals manufacturing. The acquisition enables ...
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IT services provider Civica has secured multiple contracts with 22 UK schools to provide digital learning services. Implemented by Civica's education division, the learning environments use Civica's CloudBase learning platform and Virtual ...
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Patriot National Insurance Group, a Florida-based provider of workers' compensation solutions, has added Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi to its southeast region. The fimr's growth in the region is expected to continue as part of its ...
Allianz France has signed a binding agreement to acquire Groupama’s subsidiary Gan Eurocourtage’s property and casualty (P&C) brokerage-related activities. Under the terms of the accord, Allianz France will receive Gan ...
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Millwood has acquired Williamson Pallets business, a family-owned Southside, West Virginia pallet operation. Millwood will service its accounts from mills in the region, although Williamson is closing the plant. Williamson will remain ...
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Global supplier of technology and services Metso has announced it will rebuild an off-machine coater of the coated woodfree paper production line at the Changhang mill of Hansol Paper in South Korea, as part of a contract. According to ...
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Microsoft is set to slash Windows Azure Storage prices by 28% from 12 December 2012. The news comes just days after Google cut its cloud-based storage prices by 20% and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a 25% price reduction for Amazon ...
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Santa Monica's Cynergy Cycles, a flagship concept store for Specialized, appears to be in transition as its owner and general manager Eric Woods recently left. Longtime store manager Jim Whitsett was let go before Woods' departure, ...
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Thailand-based Siam Cement Group (SCG) has formed a BHT2.2bn ($67m) joint venture (JV) with Nippon Paper Industries (NPI) in Japan to set up Siam Nippon Industrial Paper (SNP) plant, which will commence operations by mid-2014. The plant ...
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Engadget writer Joshua Fruhlinger went to two Southern California bike shops on Black Friday, shopping for a Specialized or Yeti. After being disappointed by his experience, he wound up buying a Santa Cruz from online retailer ...
Mylan has been sued jointly by Pfizer,Wyeth Pharmaceutical,Wyeth LLC and PF Prism regarding the filing of an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) with the US food and drug administration (FDA) for desvenlafaxine succinate ...
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