General Electric (GE) announced plans to invest US$ 30 million and add more than 150 jobs in U.S., expanding capacity of GE Lighting’s domestic manufacturing operations to meet growing consumer demand for GE energy-efficient soft ...
Tags: Bulb Production, Lighting
US based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Smith Electric Vehicles has signed an agreement with the China based Taikang Technology to establish a joint venture (JV) in Taiwan. The new JV will be responsible for the assembly and ...
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Sulzer Pumps will supply 69 pumps to Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering for installation on a new Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project in the Browse Basin offshore ...
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Sulzer Pumps supplies high performance pumps to FPSO vessel in Western Australia Friday, Aug 16, 2013 Sulzer Pumps will supply 69 pumps to Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering for installation on a new Floating Production Storage ...
Tags: Sulzer Pumps, High Performance Pumps, Pump, Service
VE Commercial Vehicles (VCEV), a joint venture between Swedish automaker Volvo and Indian firm Eicher Motors has commenced production at its new engine manufacturing plant at Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Set up with an investment of ...
Tags: Volvo Eicher, Engine Plant
HanesBrands , a leading marketer of everyday basic apparel under world-class brands, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Maidenform Brands, Inc. , for $23.50 per share, a 30 percent premium to ...
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World demand for silicones is expected to rise 5.9 percent per year to $18.9 billion in 2017. Gains will represent an acceleration from recent historical trends, fueled by an improved outlook for global manufacturing and construction ...
At the SEMICON West 2013 event in San Francisco (9-11 July), Luxembourg-registered synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six (a member of the De Beers Family of Companies) has announced that it has expanded its global manufacturing ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
LED and lighting industry players make news in new executive hires and distribution agreements, with Cree Lighting increasing its presence in Europe and Nualight appointing a new CEO. Major players in the LED and solid-state lighting ...
Thank you to all who participated in the fifth annual DOE Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing R&D Workshop, held June 5–6 in Boston. With more than 150 attendees and two days of formal and informal discussion, the workshop provided a ...
US-based automobile manufacturer Ford Motor along with its strategic partner Jiangling Motors (JMC) has opened a new commercial vehicle assembly plant in Nanchang, Jiangxi province in China. The new JMC Xiaolan Plant was built with an ...
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SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), a joint venture (JV) between General Motors (GM), SAIC Motor and Liuzhou Wuling Motors, has started construction of its new manufacturing plant in Chongqing, China, with an investment of RMB6.6bn ($1.1bn). With a ...
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China's pending move to slap anti-dumping tariffs on imported solar polysilicon from key countries will generate a surge in pricing for this key raw material in June and July, but the magnitude of the increase will be limited by market ...
Tags: Solar Polysilicon, tariffs
Guardian Industries marked China Glass 2013 with the launch of its Asia Pacific website in an event that attracted more than 130 customers representing 16 countries from throughout the region. The new website was launched in English ...
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MOBILE phone pioneer Motorola says it's opening a manufacturing facility that will produce the first smartphone ever assembled in the US - its new flagship device, Moto X. The Texas site was once used by fellow phone manufacturer Nokia, ...
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