Rapid LED price drops for LED bulbs have driven up penetration rates, according to the latest CLSA Asia- Pacific Markets report . Chinese LED lighting market penetration rates for 2014 are expected to increase to 15 percent from 3 percent ...
South Korean tire manufacturer Hankook Tire is set to establish a new $800m tire manufacturing plant in Clarksville, Tennessee, US. This new plant marks the eighth for the company globally and its first in the US. The company will ...
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In Clarksville, Tenn., $800 million will build you a consumer tire plant. Hankook Tire Co. Inc. will begin construction of its eighth tire production facility worldwide – and first in the United States -- in Clarksville in 2014. ...
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PACCAR held an opening ceremony today to launch its new DAF assembly plant in Brasil. The ceremony, led by Mark Pigott, PACCAR chairman and chief executive officer, and Parana Governor, Beto Richa, was attended by state and local ...
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"We produce (Falken and Ohtsu) in three factories located in Japan, Thailand and Indonesia," says Sumitomo's Ii Sumitomo Rubber Industries Inc. (SRI) has multiple brands. Although it sells a brand that bears its name, Sumitomo's ...
American Rug Craftsmen is introducing a number of new rug collections at this month's High Point Market. The Mohawk Inds. brand is partnering with the Woolrich Co. for a collection of rugs that officials say embody all-American style. It ...
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There is new recycled containerboard capacity scheduled to come on stream at the end of 2013. Blue Paper, a joint venture between VPK and Klingele Papierwerke (Germany), is in the final stages of converting a fine paper machine (from UPM ...
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Fulcrum North America has hired a mobile tech rep. Buddy Spafford will drive the new Fulcrum van up and down the East Coast to visit dealers, organize demo events, expos and clinics on Fulcrum wheel technology, from ceramic bearings to the ...
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The Hyundai Legato concept has been revealed in design sketches ahead of its in-metal unveiling at next month’s 2013 SEMA motor show in Las Vegas. Based on the North American market’s Genesis coupe, the Hyundai Legato concept ...
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Ashland Water Technologies, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., and Dorf Ketal Chemicals, LLC, a specialty chemicals company serving the downstream refining and petrochemical industries, announced they have entered a strategic distribution ...
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. announced its interim financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 ended August 31, 2013. Bauer's overall revenues increased by 4% in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. This increase was fueled ...
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Süddekor has announced an expansion to its North American operations slated for completion in October, 2013. A new, state-of-the-art treater that offers a variety of proprietary overlays for high and low pressure laminates will be ...
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When talking about the growth of middle-class consumers, the discussion often centers on China and India. But the Latin American market is showing impressive growth as well, and raising the visibility of awareness of cotton among those ...
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Kiian Group — an Italy-based producer of specialty water-based inks for digital, textile and industrial applications — has opened a regional headquarters and production facility in Soddy Daisy, Tenn. Kiian USA will focus on ...
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Uzin-Utz AG, the parent company of UFloor Systems, recently announced the decision to build their initial U.S. dry mortar plant in Dover, Delaware in a new 53,000 square foot facility located on approximately 11 acres in the Garrison Oak ...
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