Covestro, a global polymer materials supplier, has a new identity. From September 1, 2015, Bayer MaterialScience is operating under the Covestro name. The company is now legally and economically independent, but will remain a 100 percent ...
Tags: Adhesive, polymer materials
SVZ, fruit and vegetable ingredient supplier has announced that its puree concentrate processing activity in Karczmiska will close on 31 December 2015. A review of the company's operational footprint determined that centralising the ...
Tags: food manufacture, SVZ, company developemnt
Set to be launched in September, the Furniture Industry Research Association's Furniture Design Toolkit (FDT) aims to provide designers with the tools needed to incorporate ergonomics, user trials, standards and legislation into the design ...
Tags: furniture, domestic furniture, office furniture, hospitality furniture
Two Mercedes-Benz Econic 2630 trucks have been handed over to Wisag Aviation Service in Frankfurt, a company specialising in airport services. The vehicles are used to deliver supplies to aircraft ranging from passenger blankets and ...
Tags: automobile manufacture, auto parts, truck
BASF will form a global business unit (GBU) combining all of its pigments activities effective January 2016. In the second half of 2016, BASF intends to carve out its pigments business and establish separate legal entities. With sales of ...
Tags: Pigments, azo pigments, dyes
Colorado Cider Company is now releasing four of its most popular ciders in fourpacks of 12-ounce bottles. Previously available only in 22-ounce "bomber" bottles, Glider Cider, Glider Dry, Grasshop-Ah and Cherry Glider fourpacks are now ...
Tags: Colorado Cider, packaging
The Namibian government is working on a strategy to take maximum advantage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) that has been extended till 2025, the Namibian Press Agency has reported. The original Act expires on September 30, ...
Amcor and serialisation business services firm Kezzler are offering cloud platform-backed, full service advanced packaging serialisation with MaXQ. MaXQ offers brand owners unique identification codes printed on every pack. The dynamic ...
Tags: advanced packaging, Packaging
German automotive giant BMW Group has launched initiatives to reposition its premium compact class Mini by pursuing strategies that involve focusing on five models and built-in car-sharing provision. Attending the launch of new Mini ...
Soitec of Bernin, France has announced a new step in its SmartCell project by raising the record for concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module solar energy conversion efficiency from 36.7% (announced in July 2014) to 38.9% Previously (last ...
Buick is adopting the new Apple CarPlay capability for smartphones for its 2016 Regal and LaCrosse models to integrate phone applications with the cars’ radio displays. Establishing the connection with smartphone through its ...
Tags: Apple Carplay Capability, Buick, 2016 Models
Amcor has delivered Method Products its first liquid laundry detergent to be packaged in 100% PCR PET. The sleek, transparent container is used for its new 4X concentrated detergent product in a 53oz polyethylene terephthalate (PET) ...
Tags: Amcor, Pet Bottle, Packaging
General Motors (GM) will arm 14 Chevrolet vehicles with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay to help drivers focus on road. Chevrolet Cruze compact car, set for launch in June, will be among these models. Additionally, the technology will be ...
Tags: Android Auto, Apple Carpla, Chevrolet Models
South Korean automobile major has introduced Android Auto, a mobile app that integrates smartphones with screen and controls inside the car, to help drivers concentrate on road. The feature, being introduced in 2015 Sonata with ...
Leading industry body, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) expects the retail market in India will touch $1.2 trillion by 2020 and $2.1 trillion by 2025 from the present level of $550 billion, generating 10-12 million jobs in the next ...
Tags: retail market, Apparel