With the launch of Sensus Connect, Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) reveals an updated on-board infotainment and navigation solutions. Now, Volvo Cars truly offers customers a fully connected experience. The cloud-based services allow drivers ...
Tags: Volvo Car, in-car experience
Driven by both growth in the IT and lighting sectors, in 2013 South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd surpassed 1 trillion Korean Won in annual revenue for the first time, reaching a record 1.0321 trillion Korean Won (up 20% on ...
Tags: LED Lighting, Semiconductor
Asset management and investment group Alcentra has completed unitranche investment in the plastic packaging division of France-based Chesapeake. The investment will provide capital to increase business in areas of high agricultural ...
Patagonia announced that Rose Marcario, CEO of Patagonia Works, the parent company of Patagonia, Inc., will also assume the role of President and CEO of Patagonia. Prior to serving as the CEO of Patagonia Works, Marcario served as ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced today an investment of more than $1.5 million to Pulse Canada to lead a multi-sector collaboration project of the pulse, oilseeds and grains industries to improve supply chain efficiency and ...
Tags: Agriculture, canola, crop, grain
BASF is investing around €7 million to expand and optimize the resin production at its Münster site. Resin is an important intermediate for the production of all paint materials. The capacity expansion supports the company’s ...
ARC Capital Holdings, an investment firm, has signed a definitive agreement with Prospect Link for the sale of its entire stake in Ningxia Xiajin Dairy for $30m. Ningxia Xiajin Dairy, which is a China-based establishment, produces milk ...
Tags: Dairy Firm, Agriculture
Braskem, the largest resin producer in the Americas and the world's leading biopolymer producer, was selected for the third consecutive time as a component of the Carbon Efficient Index (ICO2) of the BM&FBovespa - Securities, Commodities ...
IBM today announced plans to commit $1.2 billion (£730 million) to expand its global cloud footprint through a number of new data centres set to open this year. The company said it will use the money to open up to 15 new data ...
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Packaging products provider Clondalkin Wentus has launched a new skin-tight film, WENTOPRO-SkinTight, for the food processing industry. The new film is said to provide long shelf life and high barrier properties, and can be used for ...
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Peter Simon, founder of Monsoon and Accessorize, has taken a significant minority stake in Loaf, the British furniture and homeware retailer, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2008 by entrepreneur Charlie Marshall, Loaf has become the ...
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Private equity firm Freeman Spogli & Co. has acquired a minority stake in Top 100 company Arhaus here. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Arhaus was founded in 1986 by CEO John Reed and his father, Jack Reed, and operates 46 stores ...
Tags: Freeman Spogli&Co., acquisition, Arhaus, furniture
IBM faces a puzzle that might give even the world's greatest detective pause: How to grow its "Jeopardy"-conquering Watson supercomputer into a $10-billion business within a decade. The company hopes to boost Watson's profit-making ...
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"The 2013 commercial vehicle market rose 14.7%, making it the best performance in the last five years," said Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive. "Boosted by a strong second half to the year, the truck market rose to pass 56,000 units, while ...
Tags: Van Market, Truck Market, UK Truck Market
Resilience Capital Partners has acquired the direct sale business of G&K Services through its newly-formed platform company, Affinity Specialty Apparel, Inc. Affinity sells and distributes occupational apparel and services, including the ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories, Uniform