Synutra International, which owns subsidiaries in China that produce, distribute and sell nutritional products for infants, children and adults, has opened a new operating facility in Carhaix, France. Synutra has received all required ...
After signing the agreement, Wang Yupu (R) shakes hands with Igor Sechin (L). On Sept. 2, Sinopec and Russia’s Rosneft signed at the Eastern Economic Forum a binding agreement on a joint prefeasibility study for the construction and ...
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Chemical maker LyondellBasell has announced its plan to build new high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant in La Porte, Texas, US. The plant, which will feature LyondellBasell's new Hyperzone PE technology, will produce ethylene, propylene, ...
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Nippon Paper Industries has completed the acquisition of Weyerhaeuser’s liquid packaging board business for $285m. Under the deal, which was first announced in June, Nippon acquired Weyerhaeuser’s mill situated in Longview of ...
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VariBlend has purchased Hutt automatic fill and final assembly equipment to support the production of 20mm MiniMix beauty packaging product. As part of the partnership with Cosmax, VariBlend will install one of the HUTT systems at ...
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China based paper maker Sun Paper has commissioned new Voith-developed kraft liner paper machines at its facility in Zoucheng. Designed to have an annual capacity of 800,000 metric tons, the two new machines including right-hand machine ...
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South Korea’s paper manufacturer Hansol Paper will speed up deleveraging effort to improve financial state that includes rights offering to be able to afford to venture into new areas for growth. Debts shot up as the company shifted ...
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US-based ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston and its Netherlands-based partner Meijer Frozen Food have announced to form a new joint venture to cater to the Russian market. The establishment of the joint venture is subject to approval from Federal ...
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Nippon Paper Industries has signed an agreement with US based timber company Weyerhaeuser to acquire liquid packaging board business for $285m in cash. Under the terms of the deal, Nippon Paper will acquire Weyerhaeuser's mill located in ...
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ConAgra Foods has announced that it would invest $200m to expand operations at its Lamb Weston’s facility in Richland, Washington, US. The expansion will see an addition of a new french fry processing line at the plant. While the ...
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Olam International has acquired a 100% stake in Brooks Peanut Company for $85m. Brooks, which was established in 1959, is based in Samson, Alabama. It is currently the sixth largest peanut sheller in the US. The company processes about ...
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At the SNEC's 10th International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition (SNEC PV Power EXPO 2016) in Shanghai, China (24-26 May), Von Ardenne of Dresden, Germany (which manufactures equipment for industrial coatings on ...
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Denmark-based dairy company Arla Foods has opened a new milk powder production facility in Dakar, Senegal, to further its expansion in West Africa. The new plant, which was inaugurated on 17 May, has an annual capacity of 5,000 tons of ...
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Several China-based first-tier and second-tier PV makers have been expanding or plan to expand solar cell production capacity in China or overseas, and they are likely to ramp up an additional annual capacity of as much as 15GWp in ...
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Mercedes-Benz has started local vehicle production in Brazil with a new plant in Iracemápolis. The site was officially opened in the presence of guests from politics, industry and society. Mercedes-Benz has started production at ...
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