Toyota Australia has commenced the production of the new-look Camry at its manufacturing plant in Altona, Victoria, Australia. The new-look Camry will be the last model to be built at the facility, as the company has planned to cease ...
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Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety services to industries around the world, has opened a comprehensive leather and footwear testing facility in Chennai, India, to support the country’s leather, footwear and leather ...
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Dematic helped to achieve a 15% increase in production at Parmalat Lidcombe and will now build a high bay warehouse for Smith’s Snackfood. PepsiCo’s Australian snacks division, The Smith’s Snackfood Company, has given ...
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In late March, on the 10 hectare former airstrip at the Gatton campus of The University of Queensland in Brisbane St Lucia, the 3.275MW Gatton Solar Research Facility (the state's largest solar array) was officially opened by Industry and ...
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US wholesale energy provider Southern Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company, has acquired a controlling stake in the 32MW Lost Hills-Blackwell Solar Facility in California from cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic ...
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ThyssenKrupp has opened a new automotive steering components plant in Puebla, Mexico. The facility complements ThyssenKrupp's existing plants that produce components for the automotive industry in Mexico. The company's products include ...
Goodyear Tire & Rubber has confirmed plans to construct a new tire factory in San Luis Potosi, Mexico with an investment of up to $550m. The project is part of the company's strategy to serve demand for high-value-added (HVA) consumer ...
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Kona Brewing Company has announced plans to invest $15mn for expansion of its brewery operations in Hawaii, US. The expansion plans include construction of a new 30,000ft2 brewery that would boost Kona's annual brewing capacity to ...
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Nissan has commenced production of eighth-generation Maxima sedan at its Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant in Tennessee. The company highlighted that the plant, which began operations in 1983 hit production of 648,000 vehicles by 2014. ...
For the 3M booth at both, OR Winter Market and ISPO Munich trade shows, Safe Reflective designed a large format version of its Eclipse 5721 heat transfer reflective on concept clothing. According to a Safe Reflective press release, ...
Installed at its Pudahuel production facility, both machines are producing lightweight PCO 1881 screw caps for the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in Chile, helping to cut carbon emissions across the value chain and reduce carbon footprint ...
Schott announced that it will continue to invest in its pharmaceutical packaging plant in Itupeva, Brazil on the occasion of its 80th manufacturing anniversary in the country. The company said that it will supply locally-produced ...
Germany-based plastic extrusion lines, machines and components supplier Reifenhauser Group will acquire spinneret manufacturer Enka Tecnica. Employing 130 people, Enka specialises in manufacturing spinnerets for nonwovens, wet and dry ...
Al Safi Danone Iraq will receive around $18m in investment from World Bank Group member IFC to expand its dairy operations to enhance domestic food security. This is a part of World Bank Group's strategy to encourage South-South ...
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Andros Foods North America is planning to invest $73m to ramp up fruit processing capacity in Shenandoah County, Virginia, over the next three years, while creating 160 new jobs. The investment will be used to add production and ...