US-based soft drinks manufacturer Coca-Cola has opened its 43rd bottling plant in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China with an investment of CNY650m ($106m). The new facility is part of the company's three-year, $4bn investment plan for 2012-2014 ...
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Tanzania is still working on its plan to establish soda ash processing plant along Lake Natron ecosystem in Longido and Monduli districts of Arusha, because of its socio-economic importance. Arusha Regional Commissioner (RC), Magesa ...
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The Chinese ambassador to Tanzania, Mr. Lu Youqing, has unveiled a cotton investment plan which aims to construct cotton ginneries in the Shinyanga region of the country. The Chinese ambassador announced the investment plan during a tour ...
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Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. has announced an investment plan to build the Hankook Tire Test Engineering Center in Sangju City, South Korea. Representatives of Hankook Tire signed an agreement with officials of Sangju City, located in the ...
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Indian automotive systems manufacturer Anand Automotive is planning to invest INR12bn ($183.1m) on new product development and capacity expansion over the next five years. The company also plans to take advantage of the rupee depreciation ...
Total intends to invest €160 million before 2016 to adapt its petrochemical platform in Carling, in the Lorraine region of eastern France, and to restore its competitiveness. Total plans indeed to develop new activities on the ...
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The Investment Commission approved for Chinese LED epitaxy manufacturer San'an Optoelectronic Co. to invest in Taiwan LED chip supplier Formosa Epitaxy Inc. (ForEpi). Cooperation between the two companies marks a new milestone and will ...
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Pervatech BV, the producer of membranes, membrane modules and separation systems for pervaporation and vapour permeation applications, has secured financial support for expansion. Pervatech says that its investment plan comprises a ...
In the next stage, Baosteel Co., Ltd will focus on boosting Zhanjiang Steel construction and key projects such as 3 blast furnaces overhaul,etc. as well as technical renovation project, compiling 2014 plan for fixed asset investment, ...
Indian automaker Tata Motors is seeking to expand its wholly owned British luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) vehicle manufacturing plant in Halewood, UK. The expansion of JLR's plant in north-west England would be carried ...
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Epistar’s board recently approved a NT$1 billion (US$33.43 million) capital investment plan in a wholly owned Taiwanese subsidiary company that was originally a factory of Huga Optotech, according to Epistar. To meet client demands, ...
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Brazil-based steel producer Gerdau SA has reported its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of the current year. In the second quarter, the net profit of the company was R$401 million ($104.4 million), down 27 ...
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Jiangxi Province-based Chinese steelmaker Fangda Special Steel has announced that it has abandoned its plan to purchase a 74 percent stake in South Africa-based Boboko Investment Co. after failing to receive the necessary approval from the ...
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Speaking exclusively to Packaging News, Ball Europe Packaging Europe president Colin?Gillis said: "The London Metal Exchange [LME] sets the price for aluminium. The parties who set the premiums for shipping and warehousing have raised the ...
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US-headquartered confectionery giant Mars has broken ground on a $82m production line for Twix chocolate bars in Egypt, in order to cater to the Middle East and African markets. The new manufacturing facility is located at the company's ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Chocolate