The Massachusetts Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) has approved the expansion plans of EasyPak in Leominster, US. The EACC approved the EasyPak's expansion along with 18 other projects under the Economic Development ...
Jack Wolfskin has reached an agreement to buy out its Chinese distributor and licensee over the next two years to clear the way for a new subsidiary it will establish in the People's Republic of China, or PRC. In exchange for a two-year ...
Tags: Jack Wolfskin, Chinese Distributor
FCA US is recalling 66,819 older-model pickup trucks with manual transmissions to replace their faulty clutch ignition interlock switches. The company will recall certain Dodge Dakota, Dodge Ram 1500, 2500, 3500 and Mitsubishi Raider ...
Tags: Ignition Fault, FCA, Auto Parts
Taiwan's 2015 machinery exports to see rough going. In Jan.-Nov.2014, Taiwan shipped US$19 billion of machinery, up only 6.4% year on year, with the island's machine-tool industry having exported US$3.43 billion of equipment, growing at ...
Tags: machine-tool industry, high-performance machines, Manufacturing
H.B. Fuller Company has announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase Continental Products Limited, a provider of industrial adhesives in East and Central Africa. This business will generate approximately 2.3 million in revenue for ...
Tags: key customers, market knowledge, customer relationships, Construction
BASF and Shell have reached an agreement for BASF to sell its share in the 50-50 joint venture ELLBA Eastern, Jurong Island, Singapore to Shell. The joint venture, which is operated by Shell, produces styrene monomer and propylene oxide. ...
The Cutrale and Safra Group has extended its previously announced tender offer for the acquisition of US-based banana producer Chiquita Brands International until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on January 5, 2015. ...
Tags: farming, processing, technology, sourcing, Agriculture
Hong Kong-based Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd says that its subsidiary Beijing Jing Cheng is investing in the construction of a 300MW flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module production line in ...
Tags: PV Module, Production Line, Electrical
SemiLEDs, a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, has announced it has entered into a definitive common stock purchase agreement with XiaoQing Han, chairman and CEO of Beijing XiaoQing Environmental Protection Group. ...
Tags: LED chips, LED components, Lights
GT Advanced Technologies has announced that following the bankruptcy court's recent approval of its settlement agreement with Apple, GT is now pursuing ASF furnace opportunities for sapphire cover glass applications across the broader ...
On 12 November, Packaging News organised a conference in conjunction with British Glass, bringing together members of the UK glass industry to discuss ways of improving recycling in Britain. The central London conference included talks ...
Tags: Glass Industry, Recycling
Cardia Bioplastics has secured a two-year supply contract with Cleanaway and has received its first year order to deliver 7.8 million Cardia Compostable kitchen tidy bags and 50,000 Kitchen Tidy Bins for commercial roll out. Cleanaway ...
The Yomiuri Giants, Japan’s best-known baseball team, will be outfitted by Under Armour in 2015, under a new agreement. The multi-year apparel and accessories partnership was announced in Tokyo by the team and Dome Corp., which is ...
Tags: baseball team, Sporting Goods
Earlier in December 2014, Australian Food News reported that food manufacturing was one of four manufacturing sub-sectors to expand in November 2014, according to the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...
Tags: Food, Beverage, Agriculture
Green Biologics Inc. has announced the successful closing of its acquisition of the assets of Central MN Ethanol Cooperative LLC (CMEC). Green Biologics intends to repurpose the operation, which includes a 21 million gallon per year ethanol ...
Tags: paints, coatings, adhesives, inks, cosmetics, Construction