Trade fair organiser Messe Frankfurt is launching Avantex, a trade fair dedicated to high-tech fabrics for fashion which will run from September 14 to 17, 2015 at Paris Le Bourget in France. “Avantex will highlight intelligent, ...
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Earlier in May, American electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. made a splash in the energy sector when it revealed a new type of lithium battery packs for home and enterprise applications. Tesla touted its new line of energy storage systems, ...
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Paper producer Parenco has selected German engineering firm Voith Paper for renovating its manufacturing unit at Renkum, Netherlands, and converting paper machine 2 (PM2) to a packaging output line. The graphic paper maker is investing ...
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Ben & Jerry’s has renamed its popular Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream to I Dough, I Dough following the US Supreme Court's decision of legalizing same-sex marriage. I Dough, I Dough will be available in a special commemorative ...
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Sherwin-Williams colormix 2016 collection, unveiled today, anticipates the optimistic spirit of 2015 will continue to drive trends in the world of color. The annual Sherwin-Williams color forecast collection cultivates this positive outlook ...
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Retailer's predictions see "tech finally add play value to toy market". Technology has finally found a way to add real play value to toys, according to the London toy retailer Hamleys as it unveils its top toys for Christmas 2015. ...
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LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA says that its board of directors has approved the following: a restructuring of the LED Products business; a $500m stock buyback authorization for fiscal 2016; and the ...
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German knitting machines producer Mayer & Cie is showcasing its latest interlock, striper, single jersey and mattress material machines at ITMA 2015, which runs from November 12 to 19, 2015 in Italy. “An important feature that ...
Food packaging company Sealed Air has begun the construction of its new headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. The company will move to the new campus at LakePointe Corporate Center in early 2017, and is expected to employ around ...
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Lectra, an integrated technology solutions firm dedicated to industries using soft materials-fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials has announced that Bertrandt has chosen Lectra's DesignConcept solution to optimize ...
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Italian chocolate producer Ferrero has agreed to acquire Thorntons, in a cross-border deal that values the British chocolate maker at around $177.7m. Ferrero will make the transaction through its subsidiary Ferholding, which has been ...
For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2015 (ended 3 May), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported revenue of $320m, up 4.5% on about $306m both a year ago and last quarter. The ...
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Finnish pulp and paper maker Stora Enso is contemplating to close down its corrugated packaging converting facility in Chennai, India, due to lack of domestic market. Stora Enso, a firm engaged in renewable solutions in packaging, ...
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In hall B1 (booth 403) at Laser World of Photonics 2015 in Munich, Germany (22-25 June), II-VI Suwtech of Shanghai, China – a subsidiary of engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA ...
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US-based alcoholic beverage maker Constellation Brands is planning to expand its brewery and glass bottle production plant in Nava, Coahuila, Mexico, with an investment of approximately $2bn. The expansion will involve increasing ...