Volkswagen is set to establish two new vehicle plants in China with an investment of €2bn, strengthening its production capabilities in the Asian country. The company said that it is engaging in a further substantial expansion of ...
Project MarineClean was launched in December 2011 in Eastern Europe as a three year project. It is nearing completion. The 1.1 million Euro undertaking aims to decrease marine litter, one of the major ecological threats, in four areas of ...
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) announced on June 17 the withdrawal of FIT certifications for 144 solar plant facilities with capacities totaling 290MW. While there are 288 approved PV projects totaled at 1950MW ...
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Axalta Coating Systems recently announced that Mazda Europe has renewed its approval of Axalta's three global refinish brands – Cromax, Spies Hecker and Standox. The agreement, which is valid for another two years, confirms Axalta as ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
PPG Industries has announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V. ("Comex"), an architectural and industrial coatings company with headquarters in Mexico City, Mexico. The transaction is valued ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
Axalta Coating Systems will expand its powder production facility in China. New capacity will be added at the Qingpu manufacturing center of Axalta's powder coatings partner Huajia Chemical Co. Ltd. and will double production to meet the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, coating
Apollo Tyres is set to invest $340m to strengthen manufacturing capabilities at its Chennai and Kalamassery, Kerala plants. As part of the expansion project, the company will boost truck and bus radial tyre capacity at Chennai plant to ...
Tags: auto parts, tire, tyre
Japanese automotive components manufacturer Denso has revealed plans to strengthen its transmission components manufacturing capabilities at its plant in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The $53.8m project will allow the company to cater to ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Auto, auto Components, Transmission Components
Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) has signed a 50-year land-lease agreement with Al Khat Packaging's subsidiary Gulf Printing and Packaging for new packaging facility. Said to be Al Khat's first production plant outside of Kuwait, ...
SEW-Eurodrive's Victorian sales and product manager, Darren Klonowski, has been responding to the same enquiry over and over this year: "Food and beverage manufacturers are finding it beneficial to source a comprehensive drive service ...
Phase two of Mondelez Food Innovation Centre commences at Ringwood Global food manufacturing giant Mondelēz International has begun construction on stage two of the Food Innovation Centre at Ringwood, Victoria, continuing the ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
According to EnergyTrend, Taiwan-based solar cell makers' capacity utilization has dropped recently because of countervailing duty (CVD) and anti-dumping duty (AD) issues. However, it is rumored that some makers plan to expand their module ...
Tags: PV Module, solar cell, module capacity
Bemis Europe, a division of Bemis, has developed new shrink bag, ClearShield PRO, to protect bone-in and hard surface cuts of meat. The company has designed the bag for beef, lamb, pork and processed meat producers to reduce high leaker ...
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Flexible packaging manufacturer Coveris has acquired Cambridgeshire-based St. Neots packaging to expand its cartonboard business. The latest acquisition is expected to support the long-term plans of Coveris for growth in new as well as ...
Tags: Flexible packaging, packaging
PepsiCo has established Baking Category Innovation Center in Nuevo Leon, Mexico to expand the company’s research and development arm. The new center in Apodaca is a part of PepsiCo's five-year plan to invest $5bn to strengthen its ...
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