Federal-Mogul has signed an agreement with motor vehicle parts and systems maker BorgWarner BERU Systems to serve as global independent aftermarket distributor of the BERU ignition products. Under the agreement, Federal-Mogul will sell ...
The European Community's Seventh Framework Program has granted funds to Dyadic International's research and development center in the Netherlands, a member of the Bio-Mimetic Project, to develop enzymes. As part of the Bio-Mimetic ...
Tags: Bio-Mimetic Project, C1 platform technology, modify lignin
Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery has announced that the company’s all servo driven Rotary Filler will be featured during Pack Expo, to be held during October 28 – 31, 2012, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. The Rotary ...
Tags: Packaging Machinery, mechanical adjustments, dry products
Flour Mills of Nigeria plans to invest N200bn($1.25bn)in various projects,in order to boost food production in Nigeria. The plan was disclosed by the company's chairman George Coumantaros at its 52nd annual general meeting in Lagos. ...
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Flour Mills of Nigeria plans to invest NGN100bn($623.36bn)in Nigeria over the next five years,to take advantage of the increasing demand for pasta,bread and fast food in the country. The company plans to double its existing milling ...
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American agribusiness company Cargill is constructing a$250m integrated broiler poultry project in Chuzhou city,Anhui province,China,in an effort to strengthen its presence in the country. The integrated broiler facility,which is being ...
Flour Mills of Nigeria has acquired a controlling interest in Thai Farm International,a grower and processor of cassava in Ososa,Ogun State,Nigeria. Thai Farm,which began operations in 2010,is one of the leading suppliers of High Quality ...
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Michigan State University is set to invest millions of dollars in a partnership aimed at making Detroit a world leader in urban agriculture. The partnership,known as Detroit Urban Farming and Agriculture,will see the university working ...
Arcadia Biosciences has signed an agreement with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center(CIMMYT)and the US Agency for International Development(USAID)to develop heat-tolerant wheat variants. The wheat varieties will be ...
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The Export-Import Bank of the United States(Ex-Im Bank)has renewed a 12-month export credit insurance policy for Wells Fargo to enable the export of American cotton to a large textile firm in Turkey,Menderes Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret ...
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Nigerian Government has doled out N 54 billion to revive cotton farming and production in the country,Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,Akinwumi Adeshina said while speaking at a cotton stakeholders'workshop in Kaduna,a state in ...
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This study compares wastewater treatment at a Spanish winery using a membrane bioreactor (MBR) pilot plant and a full-scale conventional activated sludge system. Here Spanish researchers carried out a comparative study in order to ...
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Pirelli has signed an agreement with the Faria da Silva family to acquire 60% of the company equity of Campneus, a Brazil-based tyre distribution network, for BRL54m ($29m), and subject to adjustment on the basis of the asset situation on ...
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Citrus fruits carrying laser etching technology may become available in the US within a few months, as another option to sticky labels, following its approval by the FDA earlier this month. The technology is currently awaiting for the ...
Tags: laser etching technology, Natural Light Labeling system, trace the fruit
A few days ago,I ran into a friend of mine,who specializes in copper and brass accessories and fixtures for homes.I asked if he had much work.He said the summer was slow,but business had picked up a bit this fall.What work he's gotten has ...
Tags: copper, brass accessories, fixtures, Kitchen design