It's a common enough scenario in Nigeria and across Africa: how to get rid of pesky mosquitoes whose buzzing disturbs sleep and whose bites can carry malaria and other diseases. Two Nigerian start-ups have tapped this—and other ...
British luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to invest GBP100m in a car manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia to expand the production. This investment follows the company's investments in China and Brazil to establish new ...
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UPDATE: After three and one-half hours of public hearing Thursday, Senate Bill 1337 was sent to the floor of the Idaho House of Representatives by the Agriculture Affairs Committee with a "do pass" recommendation. The quick-moving ...
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Packaging printer in Poland Intropak Pochocki & Wspólnicy has installed a six-color KBA Rapida 105 with coater. The press, which is mounted on a 450mm plinth for printing packaging at Intropak, is equipped for mixed operation ...
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American automaker General Motors (GM) is set to invest EUR250m in its GM Manufacturing Poland plant in Tychy for production of a new generation midsize diesel engine family. With this new investment, the company will set up additional ...
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Automotive valves supplier US Engine Valve (USEV) is set to invest $29.5m in its existing plant in Westminster, South Carolina, in order to expand its operations. With this investment, the company will bring on a new line of equipment to ...
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German automaker Audi is set to invest EUR22bn to develop new models, innovations and for the expansion of the worldwide production network between 2014 and 2018. Almost 70% of the investment is intended for new models and technologies. ...
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Shaw Industries recently joined the Make It Right Foundation to cut the ribbon on the Foundation's latest project, the Bancroft School Apartments in Kansas City's Manheim Park neighborhood for which Shaw donated flooring including its ...
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Bridgestone do Brasil Industria e Comercio, a subsidiary of Japanese automotive parts maker Bridgestone, is set to invest $63m to expand its tire manufacturing plant in Cama ari, Bahia, Brazil. The increased production at this plant is ...
Sympatex Technologies expands into the Korean market: The ecological alternative among textile functional specialists is from now on represented with its own branch in the centre of Seoul, the capital. With the new customer Trespass, ...
Department store retailer Belk, Inc. has announced that it is expanding its eCommerce distribution and fulfillment center operations in Union County, S.C. The company spent $9 million to upfit additional space at the 500,000-square-foot ...
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German autoparts maker Continental is set to invest EUR165m in the expansion of its truck and bus tire cfacilities in Otrokovice, Czech Republic. This five-year expansion program will double the truck and bus tire production capacity at ...
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Although the US coal industry's 2014 earnings are expected to decline modestly as more lucrative contracts roll off and metallurgical coal prices remain low, the outlook for producers remains stable, Moody's Investors Service said in a ...
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The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) commends the federal government on the signing of two new Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (FIPAs) with Tanzania and Guinea. The FIPA with Tanzania came into force earlier today, ...
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The best scenario for the Chinese economy in 2014 would be to achieve 7.8 percent GDP growth, a major think tank said on Monday. That could be obtained if all the recently proposed reform initiatives are carried out and the global market ...