Analysts at the consultancy company IHS are predicting a 25 per cent rise in global demand for photovoltaics in 2015, with the emergence of the Indian market set to contribute strongly for the first time. “While 2014 remained a ...
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US-based agribusiness company Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has completed the acquisition of some assets of Eaststarch C.V., which is ADM’s 50-50 joint venture with Tate & Lyle. Tate& Lyle is a UK-based agribusiness which ...
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Mercedes-Benz along with its joint venture partner Beijing Benz Automotive has started the production of GLC SUV at their production facility in Beijing, China. The new GLC SUV is the second localized SUV model at the assembly lines, ...
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Shanghai Disney Resort will open in the spring of next year. Disney's Chief Executive Robert Iger says major construction work will be completed by the end of this year. The park was initially scheduled to open later this year, but a ...
Tesla Motors is currently in talks with the Chinese government over the domestic production of its car in the country, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said. According to Musk, the domestic production of the vehicles has the potential to reduce the ...
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Honda Motor is reportedly planning to bring its self-driving car on the road by 2020, joining the automated car race. Major automakers such as Toyota and Nissan have already announced their entry to into the self-driving car market by ...
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The Second Meeting of the Coordination Working Team of the China-Belarus Industrial Park was held in Beijing on the afternoon of December 22. Chinese Representative of International Trade Negotiations and Vice Minister of Commerce Zhong ...
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Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. and Evonik Industries AG have announced agreements on transactions where Orion will acquire Evonik’s 52 percent percent stake as well as Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH’s ...
Tags: QECC, Carbon Black
H2 Mobility, a joint venture of Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and Total to expand hydrogen (H2) filling stations across Germany is now operational. The new company aims to introduce around 400 hydrogen filling stations across ...
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So far, China has become the world's largest coating production and consumption country. In 2014, China's coating output reached 16,482 kt, accounting for 38% of the global total and consisting of 5,357 kt of construction coatings and ...
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Show owner and producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, reports preliminary data for PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015 and the co-located Pharma EXPO (Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 28-30) shows a four per cent ...
Tags: pack printing, barrier packaging materials, sealing technology
Soft drink giants PepsiCo Inc and Coca-Cola Co are said to be holding separate talks to acquire minority interest in US-based yogurt maker Chobani. The move indicates that beverage companies are making efforts to diversify their business ...
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On October 4, 2015, Ministers of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries announced conclusion of their negotiations. The summary of the TPP Agreement is as follows: Disclaimer: The Following Summary of the Trans-Pacific ...
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BASF and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC) inaugurated their world-scale isononanol (INA) plant in Maoming Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, Maoming, China. The plant will be run by BASF MPCC Company Limited (BMC), which ...
Tags: BASF, SINOPEC, phthalate plasticizers
On Sep. 10, MLS announced that the company will spend RMB$ 180 million (US$ 278.2 million) to purchase stock in Kaistar Lighting with private fund, acquiring 10.91% of Kaistar’s shares. Kaistar Lighting is a joint venture ...