Swedish automaker, Volvo has started, Drive Me, a public autonomous driving experiment in the city of Gothenburg. The autonomous Volvo XC90 SUV was finalized in Volvo Cars’ special manufacturing facility in Torslanda and is the ...
Irish dairy products firm Ornua has opened a new butter production and packing facility for its Kerrygold brand in Mitchelstown located in Cork County, Ireland. Ornua has put in an investment of €38m in the new facility which has ...
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Mattress and upholstery brand Mammoth has opened its first overseas stockist. Bennetts Bedrooms, based in the Algarve, Portugal, has started to stock Mammoth beds across its two stores following demand from customers. Paul Bennett, owner ...
Weir Gabbioneta has invested more than €30 million in a new 18 000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Milan, Italy. The new plant, which includes larger testing capability for more powerful pumps, will allow Weir Gabbioneta to expand ...
Xylem has opened a newly expanded visitor centre next to its manufacturing facility in Emmaboda, Sweden. The 400 sq m visitor centre has a new showroom, double the amount of conference space, a café and office space. The new ...
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The Shire Bed Company is continuing to expand its major manufacturing facility in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, bringing its total investment so far this year to nearly £2.5m. With the business growing and new products in the pipe-line, the ...
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Electric truck and bus powertrain manufacturer, Motive Power Systems has opened its new headquarters at 330 Hatch Drive in Foster City, California. The new headquarters gives the company room to grow and hire new employees, and continue ...
Silgan, a supplier of rigid packaging for shelf-stable food and other consumer goods products, reported second quarter 2016 net income of $33.3m, or $0.55 per diluted share, as compared to second quarter 2015 net income of $42.2m, or $0.70 ...
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Kent Precision Foods Group (KPFG), a operating subsidiary of family-owned food products and animal feed manufacturer Kent, has signed an agreement to acquire US-based flexible packaging supplier PouchTec Industries. PouchTec Industries, a ...
II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA says that the Advanced Materials Division of its Performance Products Segment in Pine Brook, NJ, has purchased a SICA88 SiC inspection & analysis tool made by the Lasertec Corp of Tokyo, Japan, for ...
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China XD Plastics Company, a manufacturer of polymer composite materials primarily for automotive applications, announced the commissioning of its new Sichuan manufacturing facility in China. China XD Plastics Company chairman of the ...
Porsche premiers the all new 2017 Panamera in Berlin which was attended by over 300 international media representatives as well as guests from business, sports and the entertainment industry who were able to view the second generation of ...
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US-based ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston and its Netherlands-based partner Meijer Frozen Food have announced to form a new joint venture to cater to the Russian market. The establishment of the joint venture is subject to approval from Federal ...
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The European Investment Bank will invest £12m in Gestamp Tallent Automotive to support and strengthen innovation and to help it develop specialised chassis and suspension products. European Investment Bank vice president Jonathan ...
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Volvo Cars has commenced production of the new V90 premium estate at its Swedish manufacturing facility in Torslanda. The production of the all new V90 is taking place after four months since its official unveiling. The first ...
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