Norway-based Tomra Group has agreed to acquire New Zealand-based BBC Technologies for NZD66.9m ($48.9m) Based in Hamilton, BBC Technologies provides solutions for sorting, optimising, and packing small fruit. The company designs, ...
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Fisher Container, a provider of custom flexible packaging for food and healthcare industries, has re-branded its subsidiaries Fisher Container, and Packaging Products (PPC) into the new entity PPC Flexible Packaging. The comprehensive ...
BMW Group has signed a letter of intent with Great Wall Motor on local production of future battery-electric MINI vehicles in China. In addition to production of the first battery electric MINI at the main plant in Oxford starting in ...
Nissan Motor and DeNA will start Easy Ride robo-vehicle mobility service trial in Japan, starting 5 March 2018. The field test, which will run until 18 March 2018, will take place in Minatomirai district of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. ...
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In stand I-2 (hall 2) at GSMA’s Mobile World Congress (MWC2018) in Barcelona, Spain (26 February – 1 March), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which makes analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has launched its first ...
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BMW Group and Daimler are making HERE HD Live Map an integral part of their future highly automated and autonomous vehicles. BMW has signed an agreement to use HD Live Map in its models from the starting of the next decade to improve ...
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Germany-based Herbold Meckesheim has supplied and commissioned a plastic film recycling system in Germiston South, near Johannesburg, in South Africa. The first large-scale plant for the recycling of heavily contaminated PE film waste has ...
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Panasonic Corp of Osaka, Japan has developed an insulated-gate metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) gallium nitride (GaN) power transistor capable of continuous stable operation with no variation in its threshold gate voltage. This makes it ...
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Sincerity Applied Materials Holding has unveiled plans to enter the US market, helping to serve customers in the region. Presently over 90% of SAPL's revenue is derived from sales within the Australian market. However, due to the strong ...
India holds a dominant position in the diamond industry, coming closer than any other market to spanning the entire pipeline. Besides its extensive rough and polished trade, it has made a name for itself in jewelry-making, diamond-cutting ...
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RPC M&H Plastics has designed a new flexible tube to pack Crown Paints matchpot samples. The new tube has been provided with a built-in applicator sponge, which allows to apply paint evenly to a test area while restricting potential drips ...
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Flint Group, a supplier of high-quality flexo-printing plates and inks, has been awarded the Expanded Gamut Printing (EGP) partnership certificate by Marvaco, a pioneer in modern EGP technology. The certificate recognises the ...
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PepsiCo has launched bubly, which the company claims will bring an undeniable pop of personality to the sparkling water category. The new sparkling water that combines refreshing and delicious flavors with an upbeat and playful sense of ...
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International Paper has reported full-year 2017 net earnings of $2.1bn ($5.13 per diluted share) compared with net earnings of $904m ($2.18 per diluted share) for full-year 2016. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company reported net ...
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Canadian craft cider-maker Brickworks Ciderhouse has opened its first urban ciderhouse in downtown Toronto at 709 Queen Street East. The Brickworks Ciderhouse will open its doors February 2018. Brickworks Ciderhouse will be a new ...
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