International packaging and paper group Mondi has commenced the operations of its new €70m machine in tětí, Czech Republic, which produces white kraft paper. With a capacity to produce around 155,000t of paper a year, ...
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SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, a joint venture between the BMW Group and SGL Group, has broken ground on the site expansion project in Moses Lake, Washington in the US. The expansion will be funded by an investment of $200m, which includes ...
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Monday's USDA-NASS Crop Progress report showed farmers spent last week getting after it, bringing corn and soybean planting up to schedule. Farmers in parts of the Corn Belt have all their corn in the ground and have moved on to soybeans, ...
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Dr. Thimo Lothert from Axalta Coating Systems spoke at the Car Body Coating Intensive 2014 conference, in Leipzig, Germany. He presented insights into the challenges and complexities associated with plastic coatings in the automotive ...
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Two new analyst reports compete to size up the fast-growing sector. Powered by a growing range of applications, 3D printing – encompassing laser additive manufacturing at the higher end – will become a mainstream production ...
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Time introduced by Arblu is the new space-saving shower box which adapts to any type of space. The new shower box has a total opening system, both internally and externally, which allows access to the shower tray from the corner; in fact, ...
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Carbon fiber, a material that is one-quarter the weight of iron but 10 times as strong, currently has limited applications in part because of its hefty price tag. Toray Industries hopes to change that by creating various prototypes and ...
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Continental partners with Schaeffler to present the Gasoline Technology Car (GTC) at the 35th International Vienna Motor Symposium scheduled to be held during 08-09 May 2014 in Austria. The joint GTC project demonstrates how a networked ...
Navistar has completed its largest one-time sale of International LoneStar trucks to the North American truckload carrier Celadon Trucking Services. Celadon Trucking Services, one of North America's largest truckload carriers based in ...
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American automotive parts supplier Johnson Controls has secured a new long-term automotive battery supply contract from the Chinese automotive manufacturer SAIC Motor. The deal is part of Johnson Controls' plan to expand rapidly in China, ...
General Motors has recalled 8,208 units of the Chevrolet Malibu and Buick LaCrosse sedans in North America over an issue with the front brake assembly. All the recalled vehicles belong to the 2014 model year and may have reduced braking ...
Weekly US coal carloads for the week ending May 3 continue to improve, notching their eight consecutive week of year-over-year growth, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday. Coal carloads totaled 112,361, down 0.8% from ...
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Bosch kept its FXS Combi under wraps until interpack. This machine, Bosch gauged, deserved to be unveiled at the world's leading packaging innovations exhibition. Depending on output and container, the machine with two or five positions ...
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Packdesign ID calls itself a holistic package design company. Its focus, the founders state, is to plan the best possible packaging for each product that considers the manufacturer's business and marketing objectives and material, form, ...
Head NV reported that sales for the first three months of 2014 increased 1.6 percent to €70.4 million ($97mm) compared to the prior year as a surge at its Winter Sports division more than offset declines or flat sales at its other ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation