Ford Motor has issued a callback of around 26,400 F-650 and F-750 vehicles in North America on grounds of glitches in seat belt anchorage. The recall covers 2011-2013 and 2015 model year vehicles in connection with a safety compliance ...
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The August report of USDA informs that world cotton output in 2015/16 is forecast at 109.0 million bales, 2.5 million bales below last month's projection and 10 million bales below 2014/15. The US government agriculture department ...
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Cardia Bioplastics has secured orders from four additional councils in Victoria for its compostable waste management bags. For use in organic waste diversion programs, Cardia's compostable bin liners help councils and households make more ...
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A specialist in lamination, packaging and label products, Cosmo Films has been expanding rapidly in recent months. The company's Export Oriented Unit (EOU) plant in Shendra, India, has now become self-sufficient as part of the company's ...
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Kellogg India is planning to establish a new R&D facility at Taloja, near Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra. The move is in line with the company's strategy to increase its contribution to parent Kellogg's Asia-Pacific revenues from the ...
Belgium based BMS will showcase the latest version of its Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for weaving, knitting, tufting and spinning, all based on wireless data collection technology at ITMA 2015 in hall 1, stand H1-E101. ...
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The short-term outlook for biomaterials in coatings and related sectors in Europe has been looking grim in the wake of the fall in the oil price. However companies along the biomaterials value chain in the region are not overtly concerned. ...
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The Volkswagen Group wants to cut energy consumption. The target is 25 per cent less by 2018. To help achieve this, a pump control system from Grundfos has been installed at the production plant in Braunschweig. The sun reflects in the ...
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Continental has reached an important milestone in its research project for the industrialisation of dandelion rubber in tyre production. In the autumn of last year, Continental presented the first test tyres in a limited series made from ...
Over 100 children took part in the event marking International Friendship Day. On Friday, more than 100 children took part in London’s first ever children-only volunteering event to mark International Friendship Day. The event was ...
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For full-year fiscal 2015 (ended 28 June), Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported revenue of $1.63bn, down just 1% on fiscal 2014's record $1.65bn. Specifically, revenue for Lighting Products (mainly LED lighting systems and bulbs) grew ...
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For second-quarter 2015, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $7.1m, down 51% on $14.5m a ...
Tags: Mobile Market, LED light, LED bulb
Eddyline Brewery has installed a CFT canning system to expand its production by more than 40,000 barrel (bbls). Designed by CFT Packaging USA, the canning system triples the cannign speed while minimizing oxidation, loss of aroma, and ...
Tags: CFT canning, X-Ray
BASF inaugurated its new resin and electrocoat plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in Shanghai. In line with BASF’s approach to stay close to customers worldwide, this new plant will further strengthen BASF’s ...
Poland has reportedly put forward plans to invest in food processing technologies and farm machinery in the Indian state of Punjab. The move is expected to double the bilateral trade between the two countries to $5bn by 2018, Financial ...