Ford has announced a new 1.5-litre EcoBoost engine will join its efficiency-focused turbocharged engine line-up, with the new Ford Mondeo the first to benefit from the new powerplant. The fifth EcoBoost engine made by Ford, the new ...
Canada based financial services group Manulife Financial and HDFC Life, the Indian affiliate of Standard Life, have submitted their bids to acquire HSBC's Indian life insurance arm, which has a market value of nearly $200m. As part of a ...
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Mohawk Industries, Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Marazzi Group for approximately $1.5 billion with a combination of cash and equity giving Mohawk the leading position in worldwide ceramic tile. The ...
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UK-based Burton’s Biscuit is set to invest £13.5m at its facility in Llantarnam, South Wales to boost production and support new product development in order to meet the increasing demand for its products. With the latest ...
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CGS, a leading global provider of technology solutions, announced that Western Glove Works has chosen the BlueCherry Enterprise Suite. BlueCherry will help boost efficiency and productivity, while improving planning, costing and financial ...
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Accell Group will merge bike production for its Batavus and Sparta brands, the company announced this week. Production will consolidate under one roof at the company's headquarters in Heerenveen. Accell's Juncker Bike Parts will be moved ...
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Gallium nitride has been described as “the most important semiconductor since silicon” and is used in energy-saving LED lighting. A new £1million (or US$1,530,700) growth facility will allow University of Cambridge ...
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A wholly-owned subsidiary of Bermuda-based Enstar Group (ESGR) has acquired HSBC Insurance Company of Delaware and Household Life Insurance Company of Delaware as well as its three subsidiary insurers from Household Insurance Group Holding ...
TuffX Processed Glass one of the UK’s leading specialist glass processors has recently invested in new state-of-the-art equipment to help improve efficiency and profitability at the firm. New machinery that has recently been ...
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PolyOne Corporation, a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, unveiled new Wilflex Epic Top Score inks, available in a series of premixed colors that serve the changing demands of the athletic ...
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In recognition of World Water Day, INVISTA, producer of LYCRA fiber, highlights its commitment to sustainability The success of a company no longer refers exclusively to profits and market share. Currently, companies holding leading ...
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ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has signed a service contract valued at $260 million with A/S Norske Shell. The contract, for a period of 9 years, requires ABB to provide integrated service and support solutions ...
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With increasing awareness of global climate change and the importance of energy conservation, more and more countries have launched LED lighting projects and subsidy policies. As a result, even though the growth of the LED market in 2012 ...
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The PTV Group, which supplies software for mapping, routing, geocoding and optimisation, will be launching its logistics software products for the first time in Melbourne at the Advanced Logistics & Materials Handling conference, 19 – ...
Land Rover, the British manufacturer of sport utility vehicles (SUV), is planning to unveil the new ZF nine-speed automatic transmission for transverse applications at the upcoming 2013 Geneva Motor Show to be held in Switzerland during ...
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