The Renault-Nissan alliance has established a new global light commercial vehicle division in order to increase sales. The division, which will be known as the Renault-Nissan LCV Business Unit, will draw on synergies from Renault, Nissan, ...
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Lait Kaiser and Cult Yogourt have agreed to acquire Chagnon Dairy, an independent creamery and milk brand based in Quebec, Canada. Chagnon has been processing and selling milk, butter, ice cream and other dairy products for 62 years and ...
US chip giant Intel has agreed to acquire Israeli driverless technology company Mobileye in a deal worth about $15.3bn. Intel has agreed to pay about $63.54 per share under the deal, which is expected to close by the end of this year. ...
German chemical company BASF is building a new plastic additives plant at its Caojing site in Shanghai, China. The development is a part of the company's €200m global investment plan to boost its plastic additives business. With an ...
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Sonoco announced it is implementing price increases for all paperboard tubes and cores in the United States and Canada by a minimum of 10 percent. The increase is effective with shipments beginning April 10, 2017. “This price ...
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US Foods has agreed to acquire Birmingham, Alabama-based SRA Foods, a meat processor and distributor having yearly sales of around $80m. Family owned since 1940, SRA started out as a butcher shop in Birmingham. Today, SRA Foods occupies a ...
A new study conducted by Franklin Associates has confirmed that IFCO reusable plastic containers (RPCs) are the sustainable choice for fresh produce packaging. The updated report, Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Reusable Plastic ...
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American rice company Riviana Foods has launched Success Tri-Color 100 percent Quinoa as a new addition its Success boil-in-bag product range. This Success product is an easy-to-prepare, quick cooking quinoa and offers consumers a ...
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American food giant Conagra Brands has agreed to acquire Thanasi Foods, which makes Duke's meat snacks and BIGS seeds. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed by the parties. Based in Colorado, Thanasi Foods is a small ...
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The installation of a new 6-inch (150mm) Davis-Standard extruder and strategic line upgrades have enabled Mid South Extrusion of Monroe, Louisiana, to improve throughputs while delivering a broader slate of HDPE procession options. The ...
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Carton packaging and filling machines provider, SIG Combibloc has launched new Combidome carton bottle for low-acid products such as milk and plant-based dairy alternatives. The new Combidome bottle has been selected by US-based Steuben ...
Ride-hailing company Uber has reportedly suspended its self-driving car tests, after one of the vehicles met with an accident in the City of Tempe, Arizona, US. The accident involved a Volvo SUV from Uber, which was carrying two engineers ...
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Toyota Motor Europe has announced a planned investment of £240m in its UK manufacturing facility at Burnaston in Derbyshire. The factory will be upgraded to allow the production of vehicles on the Toyota New Global Architecture ...
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Phenix Label has installed a new UV printing press with GEW LED UV to boost reliability and production speed. In 2016, the company equipped its 16in, 10-color Omet X4 flexo press with 10 GEW LW-1 water-cooled UV LED stations for its 16in, ...
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Kraft Food Ingredients has launched Heinz Ketchup and Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce in addition to a range of Heinz vinegars, relishes and sauces to its portfolio of ingredient solutions. These products are now available in several ...
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