The Wilkins Group is investing over $3m into a brand new state of the art factory on the island of Sri Lanka. The Wilkins Group bought the land overseas back in 2013, and work began on the two-acre site at the back end of last year, with ...
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UK-based food company Petrow Food Group has opened an 80,000ft2 factory and warehouse facility in Haverhill, Sufflok. The company has invested more than £4m to build the facility in a 7.2 acre site which was originally built for ...
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Japanese company Spread plans to construct a large fully automated vegetable factory capable of producing 30,000 heads of lettuce per day, according to a recent company statement. The Kyoto based company will start constructions on the ...
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ThermoFlexX, a digital platemaking systems brand owned by Xeikon, is to present its new ThermoFlexX 48 digital plate imager at Labelexpo Europe this year. The new digital plate imager that comes with a maximum plate size of 900 x 1,200 ...
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Intertek, a leading provider of quality solutions to industries worldwide, has expanded its Southeast Asia presence into Myanmar with the launch of its garment inspection services in the country, the company said in a statement. ...
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Smartphone-use lens module maker Largan Precision recorded net EPS of NT$68.82 (US$2.23) for the first half of 2015, the company said at a July 16 investors conference. Of smartphone-use lens modules shipped in the second quarter, ...
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On July 6, 2015, the delivery ceremony of Sinotruk Wangpai W5 series medium and heavy trucks to Vietnam was held in the brand new factory of Wangpai factory along Qingbai River in Chengdu. Senior managements of Sinotruk, Wangpai, and ...
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For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2015 (ended 3 May), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported revenue of $320m, up 4.5% on about $306m both a year ago and last quarter. The ...
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Indonesian establishment GarudaFood will procure 10,000 tons of compound chocolate from Switzerland-based Barry Callebaut under a long-term supply agreement, whose implementation will begin from mid-2016. As per the agreed terms, the ...
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Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) is reportedly planning to build a new shrimp processing plant in India. The proposed shrimp facility will be built in proximity to the company's farms in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. CP Foods ...
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Mamee TGU Factory, a joint venture between Mamee-Double Decker Sendirian Berhad and Top Golden Universe (TGU), will construct an instant noodles and snack foods factory at the Industrial Valley in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), Saudi ...
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Frozen pastry products maker Kawan Food will commission its new factory in Pulau Indah, Malaysia by the end of this year. The new plant houses two-storey frozen food factory and a three-storey office, which will allow the company to ...
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber has confirmed plans to construct a new tire factory in San Luis Potosi, Mexico with an investment of up to $550m. The project is part of the company's strategy to serve demand for high-value-added (HVA) consumer ...
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Al Safi Danone Iraq will receive around $18m in investment from World Bank Group member IFC to expand its dairy operations to enhance domestic food security. This is a part of World Bank Group's strategy to encourage South-South ...
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PSS (patterned sapphire substrate) maker Rigidtech Microelectronics is setting up a factory in eastern China with initial monthly capacity of 100,000 PSS and volume production there will begin around the end of 2015, according to the ...