The world's first front end carrier without metal reinforcement has now leapt across the platforms: The Volkswagen Group is using the front end carrier made from the BASF plastic Ultramid in the new Passat and Sharan models – after ...
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Fermob, the French garden furniture manufacturer, opts for Bonderite M-NT 20120 multi-metal coating technology. The colored tables and chairs of the French garden furniture manufacturer Fermob are enjoying an increase in popularity ...
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Finnish food company Raisio Group is planning to streamline operations and cut down costs in the UK in view of the present operating environment, market conditions as well as changing consumer demands. The company's UK unit manufactures ...
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China’s wind power industry gradually came out of the 2011&2012 slowdowns from 2013 on, and witnessed rapid growth in 2014 with full-year erected wind power equipment capacity of 23,196MW, up 44.2% from a year ago, reaching a new ...
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Transparent packaging provider Stager has acquired Inovac, a thermoforming company in Czech Republic, for an undisclosed amount. With the addition of Inovac, Stager expands its service and product range, as well as bolstering its presence ...
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Packaging company Coveris is investing in Coveris Flexibles France industrial sites in a bid to meet the increasing demand in the European pet food market. The €10m investment will see the installation of machine tools at the ...
Tags: Coveris, Pet Food Packaging, film printing, printer, laminator
On October 4, 2015, Ministers of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries announced conclusion of their negotiations. The summary of the TPP Agreement is as follows: Disclaimer: The Following Summary of the Trans-Pacific ...
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Wolfspeed of Raleigh, NC, USA, a Cree Company that supplies gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), has introduced two plastic-packaged ...
Tags: Wolfspeed, high-electron-mobility transistors, GaN HEMT devices
At ABRAFATI 2015, the WACKER Group is presenting a range of innovations for challenging coatings and sealants: Wood impregnated with the new silicone resin emulsion SILRES WH is protected against damp, moisture and damage caused by fungi ...
Tags: coatings, sealants, silicone resin emulsion, interior paint additive
Axalta Coating Systems is expanding its presence in India with investments that will enable the company to double production capacity and construct an automotive OEM coatings development laboratory at its operations center in Savli in ...
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Tradin Organic Agriculture is introducing certified organic Coconut Syrup. The coconut sugar is sourced from Indonesia where it is collected from the sugary sap of coconut palms, and further processed for coconut syrup in a high-tech ...
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UK-based food company Petrow Food Group has opened an 80,000ft2 factory and warehouse facility in Haverhill, Sufflok. The company has invested more than £4m to build the facility in a 7.2 acre site which was originally built for ...
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Agricultural technology company Arcadia Biosciences has received US patent No. 9,150,839, entitled “Wheat with Increased Resistant Starch Levels” from the US Patent and Trademark Office, encompassing the company’s ...
Tags: Arcadia Biosciences, Wheat, non-genetically modified Resistant Starch
“The (Chinese) LED industry is in deep waters, and only a few manufacturers will survive in the next few years,” said several industry insiders during recent interviews with LEDinside’s editorial team in China. With the ...
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At the Fakuma plastics fair, October 13-17 2015 in Friedrichshafen, Sonderhoff will present the new 3-component Dispensing Cell SMART-L / DM 403. This low pressure mixing and dosing machine, thoroughly modular constructed, is adaptable to ...
Tags: Sonderhoff Chemicals, Thin Layer Degassing, LED-Potting