Toyota Research Institute (TRI) will join forces with the Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) and its newly-formed for profit subsidiary Open Source Robotics Corporation (OSRC) to expand the development of both open source and ...
Beston Global Food Company (BFC) has acquired the assets of Australian Provincial Cheese (APC) for $2.2m. The acquisition includes its plant and equipment, trademarks, intellectual property along with all other assets needed to continue ...
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China shipped 9.54 million wearable devices in the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 13.2% from the previous quarter and up 81.4% from a year earlier, according to IDC's China Wearable Device Market Quarterly Tracker report. Shipments ...
Slowdown-scarred, growth-seeking Chinese television manufacturers are shifting their focus to intelligent TVs and overseas markets. Five key reasons characterize the trend: falling sales, the rise of smartphones and personal computers as ...
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Munich-based Solar Frontier Europe, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – says that its CIS modules have been selected ...
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Ned Wehler, the president and CEO of American Water Works Co Inc subsidiary Keystone Clearwater Solutions, will retire with effect from 1 December 2016. Wehler will be replaced by Keystone’s current president and chief operating ...
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Norwegian conglomerate Orkla has signed an agreement to acquire 70% stake in Broer Bakkerijgrondstoffen to expand its presence in the Netherlands. Broer is a manufacturer of almond paste, bakery ingredients and ice cream powder. Orkla ...
Berkshire Hathaway company CTB has agreed to purchase 80% stake in Danish company Cabinplant for an undisclosed sum. Based in Haarby, Cabinplant provides processing and weighing / packing solutions for the food industry. With ...
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US snacks firm Amplify Snack Brands has completed the acquisition of UK-based potato crisps producer Tyrrells from private equity firm Investcorp. The completion resulted in Tyrrells becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amplify. For ...
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Tokyo-based Showa Shell Sekiyu, along with its subsidiary Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ...
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The Gorman-Rupp Co subsidiary Patterson Pump Co has completed a letter of intent to acquire Morrison Pump Co. Founded in 1999, Hollywood, Florida, USA-based Morrison manufactures and services large capacity pumping systems primarily for ...
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The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the Volkswagen Group will collaborate over the next three years to jointly develop innovative solutions for making urban mobility more environmentally-friendly, safer, more reliable and more ...
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Corby Spirit and Wine has agreed to acquire the spirit assets of Domaine Pinnacle for C$12m ($9.2m). The transaction, which is expected to complete by the end of this month, includes Domaines Pinnacle's spirits portfolio of Canadian ...
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X-Rite, a provider of color science and technology, and its subsidiary Pantone, will demonstrate at Labelexpo Americas 2016, September 13-15, in Rosemont, IL, the latest solutions for specifying, communicating, and reproducing consistent ...
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Cereal maker Post Holdings’ subsidiary Michael Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire National Pasteurized Eggs (NPE) for undisclosed sum. NPE offers pasteurized shell eggs under the Davidson’s Safest Choice brand and ...
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