South Korean automaker Kia Motors has started construction of its third auto production plant in Yancheng Economic Development Zone in Jiangsu, China, to further strengthen its presence in the country. Scheduled to be completed in the ...
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Eco-friendly vehicles distributor Green Automotive Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the bus and limo manufacturing company Newport Coachworks (NCI) Following the acquisition, Newport Coachworks will build clean diesel ...
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Honda Motor's Chinese joint venture Guangqi Honda Automobile (GHAC) is planning to build a third production line at its ZengCheng plant in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Construction of the third line which will start at the end of 2012 is ...
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Honda Malaysia (HMSB), a Honda automobile production and sales joint venture (JV) in Malaysia, has begun construction on $110m second automobile production line at its existing auto plant in Malacca. The second production facility is ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor is planning to invest $358m to build a second assembly plant in Thailand with an initial annual production capacity of 75,000 units. Production at the new plant is expeceted to start in 2014 and the capacity ...
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Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor and Malaysian sales company Bermaz Motor have established a new joint venture (JV) company called Mazda Malaysia. The $27.4m joint venture, which will be headquartered at Shah Alam, Selangor in Malaysia, is ...
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Packaging company Roberts Mart has invested £2.5m in a F&K 20SIX Central Impression Flexo Printing Press for its Aire Valley plant in the UK. The investment also included installation of a new three-layer co-extrusion line for Romar ...
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Suzuki Motor's Chinese joint venture Changan Suzuki has started construction of its second assembly plant in Chongqing in China. A total of CNY2.3bn ($364.52m) will be invested in the new plant, which is scheduled to be completed next ...
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German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen is planning to build a new transmission plant in Tianjin, China in order to expand its production network in the region. Production is expected to start by the end of 2014 at the new plant, which ...
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Global shipments of lithium-ion battery cells are estimated to reach 4.59 billion units,and the volume is expected to continue to rise 9%in 2013 with annual production value increasing 6%to US$12 billion,according to the Industrial ...
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Tycoons Group Enterprise Co.'s chairman W.S.Huang noted that the firm's electric furnace in Thailand,costing NT$2 billion(US$66.67 million),is expected to be completed in the end of 2013,to remarkably reduce cost of raw materials and boost ...
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German luxury car maker BMW has sought permission from the Chinese government to increase its annual production by 80%, from the current 200,000 to 360,000 units. The carmaker's 50-50 Chinese joint venture, BMW Brilliance Automotive ...
EQUATE Petrochemical Company said that the global petrochemical industry was facing serious global challenges. Delivering the keynote address at PETCHEM Arabia in Bahrain, EQUATE President & CEO Mohammad Husain said, “The challenges ...
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Ford China has sold 121,393 wholesale vehicles in the first quarter of 2012, down 13.6% compared to 140,566 vehicles in the corresponding quarter in 2011. The car manufacturer has sold 49,439 wholesale vehicles in March 2012, compared to ...
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Sky High Rye from Arcadia Ales has announced the launch of its West Coast-style Pale Ale in 12oz aluminum cans from Rexam. The portable cans serve as a sustainability choice and have a recycle rate at more than double any other beverage ...
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