MOBILE phone pioneer Motorola says it's opening a manufacturing facility that will produce the first smartphone ever assembled in the US - its new flagship device, Moto X. The Texas site was once used by fellow phone manufacturer Nokia, ...
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Russian gas giant Gazprom held discussions Wednesday with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on expansion of energy cooperation, with joint design and construction of a nationwide gas grid for Japan among the issues on ...
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Canadian food manufacturer Leclerc Foods plans to invest $15.7m to expand its facility in Kingsport, Tennessee, a move which is expected to create 40 new jobs. The investment will be used to expand one of the facility's existing lines and ...
"AUTEFA Solutions will be represented at IDEA for the first time in April," says CEO Dr. Stefan Schlichter. "We will be presenting economical concepts and individual solutions for nonwoven manufacturers." At the AUTEFA Solutions booth in ...
"We're probably seeing three times the volume of applications compared with this time last year," said Adrian Hanley, head of equity lending at NAB. "We have had a significant lift in new client activity in the fourth quarter of 2012." ...
Tags: Margin Lending, Stocks, Australia
South African packaging company Nampak is all set to invest ZAR1.6bn ($180m) in two of its core businesses which produce bottles and cans for the growing beverage market. Almost ZAR1bn ($112m) will be invested by the company in an ...
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Originally budgeted for $319m and promised to open in 2009, the Southern Sydney Freight Line is finally open at a cost of $1b, allowing container trains 24-hour access to Port Botany and unhindered passage for Brisbane-Melbourne freight ...
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Chromaflo Technologies Corp., an independent global supplier of advanced colorants and chemical dispersions for the paint, coatings and thermoset plastics industries concluded a purchase agreement with Elementis B.V. whereby Chromaflo ...
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UK discount retailer Poundland has added around 100 products to its grocery stable. The range, which adds to 252 existing lines, includes Del Monte fruit juices, Whitworths brown sugar, Kellogg's Cornflakes and Heinz soup. Each product ...
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Ball has announced plans to end production at its two beverage packaging manufacturing plants in US to consolidate the company's 12oz beverage can and end production capacity. Production will be terminated at Ball's metal beverage ...
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US-based ITW Dynatec has designed the new Dynamelt S adhesive supply unit for use in the packaging industry. The product is enhanced with design and performance features that make it easier to maintain and service, flexible to install and ...
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US-based Arpac has launched the new Performance-Series PC-4500, a member of the company’s line of case packers. The new continuous motion wraparound case packer is capable of reaching speeds up to 45 cases/trays per minute. ...
Tags: Line of Case Packers, Case Packers, wraparound case packer
Tetra Pak has announced the acquisition of the business of New Zealand-based Sealing Technology, for an undisclosed amount. Tetra Pak said the equipment will be offered as a retrofittable version for existing lines or as Tetra Pak ...
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US-based snack food company LesserEvil has introduced a new line of all-natural, nutritious Chia snacks. The range will be available at retail stores in January 2013. The crisps will be available in four flavors including Southern ...
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Nederman will supply three Aisin Takaoka foundries in China and Thailand with a range of extraction and filtration solutions in a repeat order worth more than SEK17 million. The Nederman solutions include extraction and filtration at the ...
Tags: market view, filtration