The US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced three grants to improve food security by reducing livestock losses to insects and diseases. The $3m grants have been awarded to researchers ...
Tags: Food Security, NIFA
Revenues for franchise brands, boys and pre-school categories all increased. Hasbro has reported that net revenues for the first quarter 2015 increased five per cent to $713.5 million versus $679.5 million in 2014. Excluding a ...
Africa’s Ackermans, fashion retailer and part of the Pepkor Group of companies, has selected Centric 8 product lifecycle management (PLM) software. Renee Jain, supply chain systems manager of Ackermans said that the value fashion ...
Tags: African Fashion, Ackermans
The independent Scottish craft beer producer BrewDog has initiated a record £25m crowdfunding project. With a minimum investment of £95 for two shares, the Aberdeenshire-based brewer is offering 526,316 shares, in a bid to ...
Tags: Crowdfunding Bid, Brewdog
TRW Automotive has agreed to sell its linkage and suspension business to THK for $400m in an all-cash deal. The linkage and suspension business generates revenues of $550m. Subject to customary conditions including regulatory approvals, ...
Tags: TRW Automotive, Linkage
Volkswagen has secured a €400m loan from the Export Development Canada (EDC), to facilitate expansion of its operations in southern US and Mexico. The financing will allow the automotive giant to offer business opportunities to small ...
Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has released its 2014 Sustainability Report, a voluntary non-financial public document that addresses the firm's commitment to sustainable ...
Global beverage giant Coca-Cola Company has agreed to acquire multi-grain drink China Culiangwang Beverages for $400m including debt, to boost its sales in the Chinese market. This is Coke's first acquisition in China since its ...
Smurfit Kappa has entered into an agreement with pan-European investor Aurelius to sell its solid board and graphic board operations located in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. The scope of the deal will include two graphic board ...
Tags: Smurfit Kappa, Non-Core Units
Packaging films producer Thai Film Industries (TFI) is considering setting up a packing film factory in Bangladesh worth $40m. Based in Thailand, TFI specialises in producing BOPP, CPP films, polyethylene terephthalate and metalised ...
Axalta Coating Systems has planted the first lot of trees to start the “Axalta Forest” in Jiangjiakou City, Hebei Province, setting down the roots for a better environment in China and enabled itself be part of the local ...
Tags: Axalta Coating Systems, environmental protection program
The Sherwin-Williams Company announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. Compared to the same period in 2014, consolidated net sales increased $83.7 million, or 3.5%, to $2.45 billion in the quarter due ...
Novamelt serves the hot melt pressure sensitive markets such as the label and tape industry, as well as manufacturers of PSA- adhesive coated products for variety of industry segments. Novamelt has gained a worldwide reputation within the ...
State-owned Shandong Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd said on Monday that it has acquired the remaining 75 percent stake it does not own in a mining project in western Africa's Sierra Leone. Shandong Steel had earlier acquired a 25 percent ...
Tags: Steel Firm, Iron Group, Steel Group
Financial service companies expect the pilot free trade zone in Guangdong to play a key role in fostering innovation and boost business with its close proximity to Hong Kong and Macao. The Guangdong zone, to be unveiled on Tuesday, is ...