The overseas investment returns of the nation's sovereign wealth fund sank last year amid a fragile world economy and soft commodity prices, according to figures released on Friday. China Investment Corp said that net annual returns on ...
The PEFC leaders’ summit, recently held in London, encouraged consumers to buy day‐to‐day products carrying the PEFC ‘two trees’ label. The summit discussed the challenges and possible solutions to ...
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Outsourcing to Asia means frequent contact with your suppliers. One in five Australian businesses have lost out financially because of poor supply chain management. As elements of Australian supply chains are increasingly being ...
Packaging distributor Kite Packaging has opened a new facility in Portsmouth, UK, increasing its storage capacity by 300%. Developed over 22,000ft2, the unit includes a warehouse. A narrow aisle racking system integrates it with ...
Food distributor Sysco Corporation has called off its proposed merger with US Foods, after the US District Court in Washington, D.C ruled against the $3.5bn deal. Last week, the court issued a preliminary injunction to halt the proposed ...
GE has inked a pact for selling its fleet operations in the US, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand to Element Financial Corporation for $6.9bn, as well as divested its European fleet businesses to BNP Paribas arm Arval. While the ...
US document management major Xerox has introduced a Cloud-enabled performance management application ‘CitySight’ with data analytics capability to aid parking enforcement personnel to support safety and urban mobility. Being ...
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Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has received the ‘Distinguished Achievement Award’ of the US Department of Energy. With this prestigious award, the Department has recognized the commitment and results of the SuperTruck ...
At the PI Apparel 2015 Conference held in New York on June 23 and 24, guest speakers from Aeropostale and Randa Accessories spoke about the benefits of PLM for businesses. In a press release, Gerber Technology said Meg Munits, director ...
Power management company Eaton announced the introduction of the Streetworks Verdeon™ light-emitting diode (LED) Roadway Luminaire, adding another energy-efficient product to its street lighting line. Providing all the critical ...
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Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. appointed e-commerce entrepreneur and former Sears Canada executive Michele Romanow to its Board of Directors, effective June 24. Following Romanow's appointment, the Company will have eight board members, ...
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Carton giant Tetra Pak has launched new electron beam sterilisation technology for its filling machines. The Tetra Pak E3's Ebeam technology focuses a controlled beam of electrons onto the surface of packaging material as it runs through ...
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German automotive giant BMW Group has launched initiatives to reposition its premium compact class Mini by pursuing strategies that involve focusing on five models and built-in car-sharing provision. Attending the launch of new Mini ...
Soitec of Bernin, France has announced a new step in its SmartCell project by raising the record for concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module solar energy conversion efficiency from 36.7% (announced in July 2014) to 38.9% Previously (last ...
German automotive major Daimler Trucks has picked up share in US logistics, telematics and connectivity solutions firm Zonar Systems for designing fully-connected vehicles and providing value-adding data for truck drivers and operators. ...
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