The number of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in North Carolina will jump 30 percent thanks to a new project from Duke Energy. Duke Energy's "EV Charging Infrastructure Support Project" will provide $1 million to help ...
XL Hybrids has received approval from California Air Resources Board (CARB) for incentive vouchers for converting hybrid-electric vehicles to fleet vehicles. The approval for the first California Heavy Duty Voucher Incentive Project ...
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Spectra Packaging has been busy developing a range of new materials designed to offer brands something different. The Suffolk based rigid plastics manufacturer already produces high quality packaging in HDPE, PET and recycled materials; ...
Based in Dublin, Boulder has produced a number of award-winning series for Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney and the BBC, including Go Jetters and Danger Mouse. Hasbro has acquired the Irish animation company Boulder Media in its ...
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Heinz Pickles have been at backyard BBQs, family parties, and in lunches and dinners for more than a century. This month Heinz will introduce its first new flavors of pickle chips in more than 50 years – Sweet & Spicy Pickle Chips ...
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India based packaging firm Uflex has expanded its partnership with WaveFront Technology to manufacture Fresnel lens packaging films in Europe. The partners plan to commence film manufacturing in the final quarter of 2016. The ...
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Standard Motor Products (SMP) has released 213 new part numbers for its Standard and Intermotor lines which span 49 product categories and covers through the 2016 model year with more than 100 million additional VIO. SMP continued to make ...
Valspar is expanding production capacity at its Singapore facility to meet increased demand for its food and beverage packaging products in the Asia Pacific region. The expansion is expected to come on line in 2017. "This investment ...
Chinese fruit exporter Golden Wing Mau Agricultural Produce has acquired 19.99% stake in New Zealand fruit and vegetable group Turners & Growers (T&G) Global. Golden Wing Mau paid NZD2.95 a share to purchase 13.16 million shares from ...
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The global light-emitting diode (LED) packaging equipment market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 2% to more than $656m in 2020, according to a report by Technavio. The report considers the emergence of COB ...
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Volkswagen has taken a major step towards increased environmental sustainability of production at its facilities around the world. At present vehicles and components are now manufactured in a way which is 25 percent more environmentally ...
German automaker Porsche has opened a new 8 cylinder engine manufacturing plant at the main site in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. About €80m has been invested in the plant, which has a capacity to produce 200 engines per day. The new ...
China XD Plastics Company, a manufacturer of polymer composite materials primarily for automotive applications, announced the commissioning of its new Sichuan manufacturing facility in China. China XD Plastics Company chairman of the ...
ABRA Auto Body & Glass acquires Four Sons Auto Glass and expands its auto glass operations in the Philadelphia market. Today's acquisition significantly expands ABRA's auto glass service area into the central and southern portions of ...
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Flavours Place, an online marketplace selling coffee and tea collections, will now allow users to buy exotic coffee and tea blends directly from farms using Bitcoin. Flavours Place is dedicated to all the coffee and tea lovers and ...