Audi is increasing production of its first plug-in hybrid model, Audi A3 Sportback e-tron at the company’s main plant in Ingolstadt, Germany. Initially the company produced 30 cars per day and now Audi is planning to increase the ...
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This holiday season, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encourages people to save money and protect the environment by reducing the amount of wasted food that gets thrown away. In 2011 alone, Americans generated 36 million tons ...
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A zero-gravity ISSpresso coffee machine from Lavazza will be supplied to astronauts on the International Space Station later this year. Developed by Lavazza and engineering firm Argotec, ISSpresso is a capsule-based espresso system ...
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Pete Selleck, left, and Ralph Dimenna hosted the grand opening of the Michelin Tweel plant in Piedmont, S.C., on Nov. 20. Michelin North America Inc. opened its $50 million Tweel Airless Radial Tire plant in Greenville, S.C., today. ...
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The garment industry in Myanmar has great potential for growth in the next 10 years, if it works towards development with strategic planning, according to the members of the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA), Myanmar Times ...
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US researchers have developed a more efficient way to turn methanol into useful chemicals, such as liquid fuels, that would also reduce carbon dioxide (Co2) emissions. Methanol, which is a product of natural gas, is well-known as a common ...
The China Australia Free Trade Agreement will further open China as an attractive marketplace for business and investment, with greater access to China’s $10 trillion economy which currently has a growth rate of around 7.7% per year. ...
We all need to eat – and that means we all need food packaging, with most of us handling some form of food pack several times every day. Whether it’s the cereal box at breakfast, the sandwich packet at lunch, perhaps a snack in ...
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The private hospital sector is an emerging part of China’s healthcare market, and is expected to maintain double-digit growth over the coming years, driven by regulatory changes, market demand and capital investments. Specialty ...
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Never mind the Scrooges out there now complaining about wall-to-wall Christmas TV ads – for contract packers the festive dash began months ago and isn’t far off being all wrapped up for another year. The pressure on factory ...
SuperGroup Plc, a multi-channel branded UK fashion retailer offering quality clothing, has announced the appointment of Euan Sutherland as the new CEO of the company. Euan Sutherland, currently a non-executive director of SuperGroup, will ...
360pi, one of the leading price intelligence providers for retailers and brands, has join hands with JDA Software, one of the top providers of end-to-end, integrated retail, and supply chain planning and execution solutions, to deliver ...
Tags: Online Retail Pricing Solution, zone-based pricing intelligence, Textile
The 12th annual Michelin Challenge Bibendum is being held this week in Chengdu, China. The event brings together members of both the private and public sectors to examine sustainable mobility, with this year’s conference focusing on ...
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Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, and AKKA Technologies, a Europe-based engineering and technology consultancy group, ...
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The annual 2014 Specsavers everywoman in Retail Ambassadors have recently been announced at a ceremony in central London attended by Dame Mary Perkins and several hundred leading business figures representing over 50 retail brands. Twelve ...
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