Axalta Coating Systems broke ground in Wuppertal, Germany, on construction to expand its capacity to produce waterborne coatings. The new facility will increase the footprint of what is already the largest of the company’s 35 ...
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AkzoNobel has been ranked number one on the influential Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the third consecutive year. The latest listing places the company first out of more than 350 companies in the Materials industry group, ...
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An agreement has been reached to create the world’s third largest quick service restaurant company, merging North American-based beverages and baked goods restaurant Tim Hortons Inc. (Tim Hortons) with global burger restaurant Burger ...
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Mercedes-Benz sees good prospects in the US market and is expanding the local production capacities in the country. "We are consistently seeing record sales in the USA. By launching the new C-Class we are setting new standards in our ...
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At this year’s Super Mobility Week conference, Fleet Freedom debuts a new fleet and mobile resource management application. This flexible application works on Android, iOS and Magellan’s RoadMate Commercial devices. Fleet ...
Evonik has invested in its German operations with new large-scale industrial plants, capacity expansions, and new research centers. The company plans to invest some two billion Euros of the extensive investment program it has developed as ...
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Premium sportswear maker Loffler GmbH became the first company in Austria to be awarded with the STeP OEKO-TEX certificate for its sustainable textile production initiatives. “Since the last 18 years, raw materials used to produce ...
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Sustainable mobility provider Renault-Nissan Alliance will supply fleet of 200 electric vehicles to telecom operator Orange as a part of an agreement signed between the companies. Orange plans to use the vehicles for car-sharing purpose ...
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Switzerland based global manufacturer of textile spinning machinery - Rieter Holding Ltd said it is issuing a fixed rate bond amounting to CHF 100 million. Rieter said the bond is due on September 29, 2020, will pay an annual coupon of ...
Heineken has sold its Mexican packaging business Empaque to Crown Holdings for $1.225bn, in a bid to reduce its net debt by the end of this year. The company said the proceeds from the sale will be used to reach the target of bringing ...
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INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of fibres and polymers, will launch a new brand strategy for its LYCRA fibre. The campaign encompasses an engaging brand positioning, brand architecture and the “LYCRA ...
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“Sustainability is inherent in our culture here in Sri Lanka, as we are an island with scarce resources so we do our best to conserve these”, says the top honcho of a Sri Lanka Group with interests spread across textiles, ...
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AUDI AG is strengthening its presence in the Ingolstadt region: Audi today officially put the high-tech Audi Neuburg complex into operation after a construction period of just two years. In the presence of the Prime Minister of Bavaria, ...
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The New Fiber Fabric Workshop textile division of the Shenghong Group has become one of the first companies in China to be awarded STeP by OEKO-TEX certification for its environmentally friendly and socially responsible production ...
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TBC Corp. celebrated its newest Tire Kingdom outlet in Jacksonville, Fla., with weekend-long grand opening festivities Aug. 23-25, 2014. TBC operates 18 Tire Kingdom stores in the Jacksonville market and 258 Tire Kingdom stores in Florida. ...
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