Renewable and recyclable materials provider UPM is set to shut down its paper mill located at Docelles in France. For closing the Docelles mill,the company had already completed employee information and consultation negotiations,and also ...
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Ethanol production in Germany rose 9.6% in 2013 to 672,028 mt (852,000 cu m or 225 million gallons), reaching the highest level since records began in 2007, German ethanol industry association BDBe said Thursday. Nearly 40% or 267,074 mt ...
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Ballard Power Systems has entered into an equipment supply agreement with Solaris Bus and Coach to supply two zero emission fuel cell power modules, FCvelocity-HD7, for the production of buses. FCvelocity-HD7 power modules will be used in ...
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A world leader in the manufacture of latex mattresses, pillows and toppers, Latexco has sponsored the projects of cycling manager Patrick Lefevere for over 20 years. With shareholders Luc and Carole Maes both cycling lovers, it seemed only ...
Tags: Latexco, Cycling Team, VUB, Omega Pharma
The Ikea Group's net income increased by 3.1% to €3.3b for the financial year 2013 (to 31st August 2013), and market conditions continued to improve, reports the retailer, with strong growth in China, Russia and the US. ...
Tags: value for money, sustainable life
Nike Inc. reached an agreement with the South African Football Association (SAFA) to develop and supply football kits for the men’s and women’s South African national football teams. The deal marks Nike's only partnership with ...
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(Phys.org) —A team made up of researchers from France and China has developed a new model for describing the amount of black carbon soot pollution in the air. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
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Philips’ lighting division achieved total sales of €8,442 million in 2013, with LEDs accounting for 34 per cent of overall lighting sales in the final quarter. Releasing its Q4 results, the Dutch manufacturing giant revealed ...
Tags: Philips, LED, Lighting division, Lumileds and Automotive
The De'Longhi Group has reported a 6.7 per cent increase in global revenues for the 2013 calendar year. The company, which markets De'Longhi, Kenwood and Braun appliances, reached consolidated revenues of 1.63 billion euros, which strong ...
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Cache Cache China has selected Centric Software, Inc., for its product lifecycle management (PLM) solution, making it Centric’s first customer in China. Cache Cache China, which offers modern, fashionable women’s ready-to-wear ...
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In December last year, new commercial vehicle registrations grew by 34.7 percent year on year in the European Union, totaling 169,744 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). The month counted on ...
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Asset management and investment group Alcentra has completed unitranche investment in the plastic packaging division of France-based Chesapeake. The investment will provide capital to increase business in areas of high agricultural ...
Arkema and Jurong Chemical have formed Sunke, a joint venture in which Arkema will have a majority interest, comprised of the assets of Jurong's acrylic acid production site in Taixing opened in 2012. This acquisition, in the wake of ...
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Driven by robust catalogue and web sales, French clothing company Damartex SA witnessed a decent increase in its sales revenue in the first half of FY 2013-14. The company, which is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of ...
JDA Software Group, Inc., The Supply Chain Company, announces that Showroomprive.com, a French private online sales club dedicated to ready-to-wear fashion, has selected JDAWarehouse Management to support the international deployment of a ...
Tags: JDA, Warehouse, YoY, global growth