Crown Holdings announced that Gerard Gifford has been appointed as executive vice president and chief operating officer effective 01 April 2017. In this new role, Mr. Gifford will continue to report to Timothy J. Donahue, President and ...
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Volkswagen has launched a new subsidiary designed to oversee $2bn in investments to promote zero-emission vehicles in the US. The new company, Electrify America, will be based in Reston, Virginia. It will invest in the construction and ...
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Crown Holdings announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended 31 December 2016. Highlights Earnings per share $0.47 for the quarter; $3.56 full year versus $2.82 in 2015Adjusted earnings per share $0.71 for the ...
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Ford has said that owners of both Ford and Lincoln vehicles from between 2010 and 2016 without modem access can now be upgraded to the company's connectivity service SmartLink. Using a simple device that plugs into the OBD II port below ...
The firm is scouting for a licensing executive to oversee developing programmes around some of its biggest shows, including sci-fi hit Stranger Things. Paid video subscription service Netflix is looking to move into the toy market. The ...
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Toyota said it will boost SUV production at an Indiana factory with a $600m investment, which could add 400 jobs. The investment is part of the company’s strategy of localisation to build vehicles where they are sold. It will be ...
The exponentially expanding appetite of Chinese mainland capital for international real estate assets reached a record high in 2016-and is likely to continue to play a significant role in the global property market in the next few ...
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Niagara Bottling is set to invest around $95m to expand its operations in Box Elder County, Utah, US. The beverage bottling firm, along with the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah), has announced the expansion and capital ...
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Nissan Vmotion 2.0 concept has been showcased at the 2017 North American International Auto Show. The Vmotion 2.0 concept combines a high sense of style, emotional design, space, comfort and technology to make the mobility experience ...
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BluWrap, a technology company that naturally extends the shelf life of fresh proteins, is introducing a new business model which allows customers to license its technology to ship seafood, pork and other proteins globally. By allowing ...
Retail giant Tesco has reported an increase in Christmas sales, with toys and clothing driving the company’s growth. The retailer revealed that sales from the six weeks ended January 7th 2017, were up in toys by 8.5 per cent and ...
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The new STEM toy line will be available exclusively at Target. Spin Master is to team up with Rube Goldberg, Inc to produce a line of STEM toys, available exclusively under the Wonderology Science Brand at US retailer Target. The ...
US-based Chromatic Technologies (CTI) has introduced a new, high-pressure indicator ink for the food packaging industry. Incorporating anti-counterfeiting features, the patent-pending solution offers visual inspection validating the use ...
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S&W Seed Company announced it has received a trademark for the use of the brand name Kandi Leaf stevia. The trademark will be applied on S&W's unique stevia lines bred for enhanced flavor characteristics and marketed for the fresh and dry ...
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Monsanto announced that it has reached a new global licensing agreement with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard for the use of the novel CRISPR-Cpf1 genome-editing technology in agriculture. The CRISPR-Cpf1 system represents an ...
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