Private equity firm India Value Fund Advisors (IVFA) is set to expand its investment in food sector. The new investments will be led by Haresh Chawla, a partner of IVFA and the former CEO of Network18. The company will also expand its ...
Tags: Food Sector, Agriculture
Australia-based Accolade Wines has agreed to acquire Grant Burge Wines in Barossa for an undisclosed amount. An agreement to this effect was signed by the two companies. The acquisition, which is subject to certain third-party ...
Tags: Wines, Grant Burge, Agriculture
Finland-based paper and packaging company Powerflute has acquired core and coreboard manufacturer Corenso for €102.3m. Powerflute had previously announced that it would invest around €81m in the acquisition. However, the ...
Ponysaurus Brewing in the US has announced plans to open a new brewery and taproom in Durham, North Carolina. Spread over an area of around 6,000ft2, the proposed facility will increase the company's brewing capacity from 180 barrels ...
Tags: Brewery, Production Capacity, Agriculture
China Automotive Systems has started construction of the first stage of a facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil designed for the assembly of its steering units for sale in South American markets. The new Brazilian facility will be assembling ...
Tags: Assembly Plant, steering products, Auto
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled 21m long bus called CapaCity L, which is three meters longer than the average conventional articulated buses operating in Germany. CapaCity L can accommodate up to 191 passengers and it is designed to address ...
Tags: bus, six-cylinder engine, Auto
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will sell its 65% ownership in Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co. Ltd (CCT) to Chengshan Group Co. Ltd. for approximately $262 million. “Resolving the ownership of CCT has been a key goal for us, and we ...
Tags: Cooper Tire, Cooper-branded products, Auto
Stora Enso's CKB 195 g/m2 board was developed for use as a top liner for corrugated materials, boxes and displays. The new 195 g/m2 grade is ideal in combination with other materials because of its sleek surface and high efficiency in ...
Tags: corrugated materials, displays, Packaging
Humanization is significant for reducing the immunogenicity of monoclonal antibodies derived from rodent sources and for improving their activation of the human immune system. Rodent antibodies are highly immunogenic in humans, which ...
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LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics has obtained orders for 3014 packaged mid- and low-power LED chips for lighting from Philips, with shipments to begin in 2015, according to industry sources. Philips chose two ...
Tags: Philips, LED Lighting, Lights
Honda has started selling its Grace hybrid compact sedan in Japan which is designed to provide enhanced fuel economy. The car is powered by Honda's SPORT HYBRID i-DCD (intelligent Dual Clutch Driv) motor which combines a 1.5L Atkinson ...
Tags: Hybrid Vehicle, fuel economy, Auto
Three to four Taiwan-based private financial holding companies have been evaluating existing PV power-generating stations or ones under construction in Taiwan as investment targets, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Leasing service ...
Tags: PV Power Generation, Lights
Speakers at the 9th Annual Forum of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) stressed on the fact that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) petrochemicals sector has to leverage opportunities in order to overcome challenges ...
The Coca-Cola Company, SABMiller and Gutsche Family Investments (GFI) will combine the bottling operations of their non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages businesses in Southern and East Africa. The new entity, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, bottling operations, Agriculture
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 200,000th electric vehicle and has a leading 58% market share for zero-emission cars. Together, Renault and Nissan EVs have driven approximately 4 billion zero-emission kilometers - enough to ...
Tags: zero-emission, electric vehicle, Auto