Supported by the commissioning of two lines, the VSF business at Grasim Industries, achieved record sales volume of 100,927 tons, up 8% from a year ago quarter in the second fiscal quarter ending September 2014. “Concerted market ...
Chevrolet has announced a new Voltec extended range electric vehicle (EREV) propulsion system to be used in its next generation Chevrolet Volt. The system includes improved drive unit, range-extending engine, battery and power ...
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South Korean steel maker POSCO has started construction on an automotive steel sheet plant in Thailand which is expected to be completed by 2016. The plant will be producing galvanized steel sheet for automotive applications and the plant ...
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UK-based food ingredients specialist Chaucer has agreed to acquire 65% stake in American freeze-dried fruit and vegetable brand Crunchies Food, for an undisclosed amount. The investment is said to form a part of Chaucer's commitment in ...
The company has also recently recieved a place in the CDP Global Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014, and has been named the global industry leader amongst beverage companies in the 2014 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). This ...
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US-based food processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has temporarily halted cocoa roasting operations at its Schokinag processing plant in Germany due to fire at the plant. Early on 24 October, fire broke out in the roasting ...
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US-based Nate's Food is expanding its production capacity to 24 million cans annually, in a move to cater to the increasing demand for its products from grocery stores. The expansion is expected to generate $75m in revenues annually. ...
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India-based Parksons Packaging will be adding two additional Rapida 106 sheetfed offset presses manufactured by Koenig and Bauer (KBA) to their facilities to increase production capacity. Apart from the two current orders, Parksons has ...
Mazda has commenced production of Mazda2 at Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation (MMVO), a new plant in Mexico. MMVO has also commenced operations at the newly constructed MMVO's engine machining plant which adopts the production ...
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South Korean steelmaker POSCO has announced that it has broken ground for its continuous galvanizing line (CGL) to produce quality galvanized steel sheet for automotive applications in Rayong Province, Thailand. The new line with an annual ...
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Arla Foods, a Swedish-Danish cooperative firm, is seeking to expand a dairy plant in Germany, as part of a bid to build its organic business in the country. The company plans to grow capacity of the site in Upahl, in the north of the ...
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Netherlands based paints maker AkzoNobel has begun operation at its vehicle refinishes plant in Changzhou, China. The new plant, AkzoNobel's 30th manufacturing facility in China, will offer approximately 25 million liters of capacity for ...
Australia-based Perich Group has announced plans to invest around $100m in its dairy operations to accommodate increasing demand for milk products across Asia. As part of the investment, the company will construct new milk manufacturing ...
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Perich Group in Australia is planning to invest around $100m in its dairy operations, in order to cater to the increasing demand for milk products across Asia. The company plans to construct new milk manufacturing plants, develop new ...
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US-based Michter's Distillery has expanded its production capacity, with the installation of a new high column still and a copper pot still doubler at its facility in Louisville, Kentucky. Manufactured by Vendome Copper & Brass Works, the ...