More than 500 exhibitors, including more than 300 local OEM suppliers, have signed up for Paperworld China, to be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, from 19 – 21 September, 2012. Countries to be ...
On 26 April 2012, ASOS plc announced that it had changed its accounting reference date from 31 March to 31 August. Now ASOS plc announces final results for the 5 months ended 31 August 2012. Highlights: Retail sales up 32% (UK retail ...
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Spain-based Vilas del Turbón has selected Bericap’s Galileo range of closures for its gourmet still water filled in 0.5 and 1l PET bottles. The closures have been made from patented technology for molded hinge closures, which ...
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Automaker Renault has installed 400,000sq m of solar photovoltaic systems at six of its French production sites. The panels have been installed at sites in Douai, Maubeuge, Flins, Batilly, Sandouville and Cleon to develop total power of ...
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Swedish bus, truck and construction equipment manufacturer AB Volvo has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with MAPE to sell its crankshaft plant located in Leganes, Spain, as a part of restructuring and cost-cutting plan. The LOI includes ...
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Packaging company in the US, MeadWestvaco’s (MWV) medication adherence solution Shellpak Renew has bagged the Best Sustainable Pharmaceutical Packaging award at the CPhI Worldwide event in Madrid, Spain. The Shellpak Renew, launched ...
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Bremen CIF Index reports that the enquiries and turnovers of the previous week mainly referred to prompt delivery up to the beginning of the 1st quarter 2013. Due to a lack of availability of higher qualities from several provinces, medium ...
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The availability of the new crop in Europe is coming closer; nevertheless prices remained firm - in the USA probably supported by news about further monetary operations and good export data, in Europe due to the limited availability of ...
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The Lloyd's of London insurance has put in place a contingency plan and decreased its exposure to euro area countries, Lloyd's chief executive Richard Ward has confirmed. Richard Ward told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper that the firm was ...
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Siemens has entered into an agreement to acquire Invensys Rail, the rail automation business of Invensys for approximately EUR 2.2 billion. At the same time, the company plans to divest its baggage handling, postal and parcel sorting ...
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British Glass announced Pablo Isasmendi, managing director of Guardian Industries U.K. glass division, is its 2013 president. Beginning January 2013, Isasmendi will focus on increasing the presence of the flat glass manufacturers within ...
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France - The French distribution company Dimatec has made a substantial investment in a range of Philips Selecon LED luminaires. Dimatec, which distributes and imports the world's leading lighting equipment brands to service film, ...
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Ford of Europe is developing a new virtual factory to simulate assembly line production processes to reduce costs and enhance efficiency. Ford said that the new factory will allow the company's engineers to work collectively on ...
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Sheffield Hallam University in the UK has secured more than €3m from the European Union to launch NEWGENPAK, a new group which brings together experts in sustainable packaging from across Europe. The new group will form to create the ...
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A French subsidiary of Helvetia insurance group has received European Commission approval for the acquisition of Gan Eurocourtage's marine and transport insurance contracts (excluding aviation and space) and related brokerage businesses, ...
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