US-based automotive tire supplier Cooper Tire & Rubber Company will invest about $35.5m for opening a new Global Technical Center (GTC) for developing new tire technology. The new GTC will be located in Cooper's headquarters community of ...
American truck manufacturer Mack Trucks has announceD its plans to invest $26m for the renovation of its Macungie Cab & Vehicle Assembly facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, US. Under the project, the manufacturer plans to significantly ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced that through July 7, 2014, it is accepting nominations for the 2014 Tire Industry Hall of Fame. The TIA Hall of Fame is open to individuals in the tire industry, including manufacturers, ...
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Lindt is gaining popularity in the chocolate block segment Although Australians have maintained a good appetite for chocolate, not quite as many Australians are eating blocks of chocolate as they used to, according to findings from market ...
Mars Chocolate North America has introduced a new full-size bar called TWIX Bites. The new bar is available in two convenient sizes, including a 2.83-ounce sharing size and a 7.0-ounce re-sealable stand-up pouch. TWIX Bites joins the ...
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Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials announces a new strategic partnership with Spectraflow. Spectraflow ...
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Australian gin drinking is on the rise Gin has enjoyed a renaissance in Australia over the last five years, according to Australian market research organisation Roy Morgan Research. In 2009, 636,000 Aussie adults drank gin in any ...
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The theme of the new products Fiam launched at the 53rd Salone del Mobile this year is irony, a concept as fluid and subtle as glass. Irony is used in terms of ceaseless technological research and experimentation, fuelled by Fiam's absolute ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will host a live webcast of its investor presentation on May 15, 2014, beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT. Cooper Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Roy Armes and Chief Financial Officer Brad Hughes, as well ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) not only will be the sponsor of the United States Pavilion at the 2014 Reifen Tyre Fair in Essen, Germany, but also will have its own exhibit booth, located in Hall 5. Attendees are encouraged to stop ...
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Canadian vision inspection solutions provider Optel Vision has introduced new carton handling technology Flying CartonTracker. It can handle a range of carton sizes with speeds of up to 400 cartons per minute. The new high-speed, ...
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported net sales of $796 million for its first quarter of 2014, a decrease of $65 million compared with the same period a year ago. Operating profit for the quarter was $81 million, which is $16 million lower than ...
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Iron ore prices are likely to drop to $115/dry mt CFR China this year, lower than Q1's $120.68/dmt average, forcing as much as 70-80 million mt/year of high-cost Chinese supplies to shut, Standard Bank said Monday. Iron ore reference ...
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Canadian truckers might soon see more boat tails and other rear-drag aerodynamic technologies on the Canadian market as ATDynamics, a supplier of semi-trailer aerodynamics technology is expanding its sales efforts in Canada. The company ...
Best-value bottleshops, according to Roy Morgan Research findings While the ALDI supermarket chain may not be the biggest alcohol retailer in Australia, its customers are more likely than those of other liquor outlets to believe it offers ...
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