As previously communicated, in the face of increasingly difficult domestic trading conditions for its soda ash business and increasing costs, Penrice Soda Holdings Limited has decided to close soda ash production at its Osborne, Adelaide ...
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Smithfield Packing, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, plans to shift bone-in ham production from its Maryland facility to its other plants in North Carolina and Kentucky, and then permanently shut down the Maryland plant in the mid of this ...
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US own-label firm TreeHouse Foods has booked a decline in full-year profits as restructuring and other one-off costs hit earnings. In the 12 months to the end of December, net profit slid 6.3% to US$88.4m, the company reported yesterday ...
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The European Commission (EC) has held a roundtable meeting today, February 12, attended by representatives from 13 steel producing member states and the European Parliament, regarding the EC's plan to deliver an action plan by June to ...
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Sumitomo Chemical has decided that it will close down an ethylene plant at its Chiba Works located in Ichihara, Chiba, Japan, in or before September 2015 when the next periodic shutdown maintenance will take place, to reinforce the ...
Renault has released a short statement countering reports the French manufacturer threatened to close two sites in France as negotiations with unions over job security continue. According to some reports, members of France’s CFE-CGC ...
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As previously communicated, in the face of increasingly difficult domestic trading conditions for its soda ash business, Penrice Soda Holdings Limited has been conducting a strategic review of its entire chemicals business to improve its ...
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US own-label group Ralcorp Holdings, which today (27 November) agreed to a takeover bid from ConAgra Foods, returned to profit in its fiscal 2012 year, boosted by acquisitions made during the year. In the 12 months to the end of ...
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Diamond Foods has signalled its intention to close its Fishers factory in Indiana, with the loss of around 100 jobs. The company said the closure is a result of its decision to "eliminate less differentiated items" in the Emerald product ...
Philips Lighting plant in Bath has held a meeting on Wednesday, and told workers of the impending closure. It wasn't immediately clear when layoffs will begin, but the company told employees that the plant will close by the end of 2013, ...
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US food company Sugar Creek Packing plans to invest $28.5m to expand and upgrade a 77,000ft2 plant in Cambridge City, Indiana, which was formerly owned by Really Cool Foods. The plant, located in Indiana Gateway Industrial Park, Wayne ...
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AGC Glass Company North America announced it will cease production of photovoltaic cover glass in the North American market and indefinitely close its Kingsport, Tenn., manufacturing facility, effective November 7. AGNA cited the sluggish ...
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Intertape Polymer Group, a packaging products firm, said it would shift its shrink film production business to Tremonton in Utah from Truro in Nova Scotia. Intertape is also planning to close its tape manufacturing facility in Richmond, ...
Vion Food UK has announced it could be forced to close its loss-making pork processing plant in West Lothian, Scotland, putting nearly 1,700 jobs at risk. According to the company, the Hall's of Broxburn continued to record unsustainable ...
French vehicle manufacturer Renault is planning to manufacture over 70% of its Clio subcompacts in Turkey. The French government holds 15% of Renault, and the company's decision to shift production to lower-wage countries will cut down ...
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