Mazda Motor and Ford will invest $27m in their AutoAlliance Thailand (AAT) joint-venture plant in Rayong, Thailand. The new investment will increase pickup truck production capacity by 20,000 units per year, to 140,000, starting this May. ...
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Swiss food company Nestlé is collaborating with US bio-tech company Chromocell Corporation to identify compounds which can be used to enhance taste in foods, as part of its efforts to develop alternatives to salt. Chromocell will ...
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Liberty Mutual Insurance (LMI), the commercial lines division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe, has named Anthony Martella as the new senior vice president and chief actuary of its Commercial Markets strategic business unit. Martella, ...
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Property and casualty insurance holding company United Insurance (UIHC) has appointed Jay Williams as its vice president of Marketing and will be responsible for the Company’s sales and marketing efforts. With over 30 years of ...
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Saudi Basic Industries Corporation plans seriously to expand its investments in China through the implementation of new expansion at the JV project, (SABIC Sinopec), in Tianjin owned equally between the two sides. Mr Mohamed Al Mady vice ...
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US-based Pfizer has reached five-year public goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 20% in a year earlier than expected. As a result of the achievement within four years, Pfizer achieved $85m in annualized project savings. ...
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Chantilly, VA, Nov. 27, 2012 – InfinityQS International, Inc., the global authority on Manufacturing Intelligence and enterprise quality, today announced a strategic partnership with Keops Technologies, Inc., a leading industry IT ...
Hershey has agreed to acquire the 49% stake in Godrej Hershey joint venture (JV) that it does not own, primarily from Godrej Industries and another minority shareholder. The US-based chocolate and sugar confectionery maker will own the ...
Del Monte Foods has renewed its multi-year contract with Transplace, a provider of transportation management services and logistics technology. Under the new long-term agreement, Transplace will continue to provide Del Monte with ...
Computer Weekly has announced the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT - the CIOs, industry executives, public servants and business leaders driving the role of technology in the UK economy. ...
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Naked Brand Group Inc announced that Christian Wicks has joined the Company's advisory board and has been appointed Senior Sales Advisor.This is the second advisory appointment Naked has announced.On October 9th,FUBU clothing founder and ...
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Local dignitaries held a special grand opening for the new 463,000 square foot Urban Outfitters,Inc.West Coast Internet Fulfillment Center facility in Reno,Nevada. Attendees of the event included Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval,US Senator ...
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At an investor event at the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Headquarters in Carlsbad, California, Herbert Hainer, adidas Group CEO, confirmed and reinforced the adidas Group’s long-term financial targets as outlined in its strategic business ...
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Several lighting manufacturers and retailers are reported to be getting around the phase out of the incandescent lamp by marketing industrial lamps as suitable for domestic use. With the ban on the production of all of the remaining types ...
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Socius, a Microsoft Dynamics Master VAR, has accepted the Los Angeles-area Microsoft Dynamics partner, Software Consulting and Accounting Systems, Inc. (SCAS), into their national Sales Affiliate network. Socius, a leading provider of ...
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