PPG Industries has expanded its aerospace business operations in Japan with the relocation of its application support center to a site in Miyoshi that supports increased production capacity, adds warehouse space and affords new service ...
Michelin's strong ties to South Carolina are "a testament to the business-friendly climate in the state and the dedicated, productive and skilled workforce that serves as the engine behind our success," says Michelin North America Chairman ...
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Humen, a town in Guangdong province, southern China, known for manufacturing womenswear, is now gearing up to focus more on children’s wear, reports China Daily. In August this year, the Humen administration introduced ...
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The Toyo Georgia plant Phase IV groundbreaking ceremony took place Dec 6, 2013. (Left-to-right): James Jarrett, chairman, Bartow/Cartersville Joint Development Authority; Steve Taylor, Bartow County Commissioner; Honorable Nathan Deal, ...
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Pinnacle Foods is set to locate the production of its recently-acquired Wish-Bone salad dressings business at its manufacturing facility in St. Elmo, Illinois. The company plans to invest $40m - $50m over the next 12 to 18 months for the ...
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For its fiscal second-quarter 2014 (ended 27 October 2013), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported a fifth consecutive quarter of revenue growth, to a record $290.7m. This is ...
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Kenya: Savannah Cement has appointed Ronald Ndegwa as its first chief executive officer. Commissioned in July last year, as Kenya s sixth cement manufacturer, Savannah Cement has been operating without a substantive chief executive whilst ...
Wood Group GTS has been awarded a six-year contract to provide maintenance services for a GE Frame 7EA gas turbine at a manufacturing facility in Texas. Wood Group GTS' maintenance management solution for this contract features all major ...
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British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to establish a new manufacturing plant in Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This move by the company will see a total investment of BRL750m (GBP240m) by 2020. The company ...
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Church & Dwight is set to add a new production line at its manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania to expand its gummy vitamin production capacity. Work on the $55m project is scheduled to commence in January 2014. The line is expected to ...
Natural Blend Vegetable Dehydration is set to open a manufacturing facility in Pitt County, North Carolina, US with an investment of more than $12m over the next three years. The move is expected to create up to 57 jobs. Being ...
Volkswagen of America (VWoA), a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, has reported sales of 30,727 units in November 2013, compared to the sales of 36,727 units in the same period last year. The luxury carmaker has also reported year-to-date sales ...
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US-based SK Food has unveiled plans to set up a food manufacturing facility in the Columbus region, Ohio, a move which would create approximately 250 jobs over the next three years. The $13m project will be operated within the company's ...
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Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) announced today that it has purchased the assets of American Drawtech, a division of Dillon Yarn Corporation, which were relocated to the Company's Yadkinville, North Carolina, manufacturing facility in June 2013, as ...
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New Zealand co-operative dairy company Westland Milk is planning to invest around $100m in an infant formula dryer at Hokitika. Following the consent approval, construction on the new dryer will begin in April and the dryer is expected to ...