For full-year fiscal 2017 (to end-April), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported record revenue of $1449.3m, up 14.7% on fiscal 2016’s $1263.2m. However, for fiscal ...
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Specialty biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films manufacturer Treofan is investing around $45m in a new orientation line at its Americas facility in Zacapu, Mexico. The five-layer and 10.4m orientation line will help to enhance the ...
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PPG has opened a $49m paint and coatings manufacturing facility and commercial operation in the Lipetsk region of Russia. The site will provide about 200 total positions and produce about 25 million liters (6.6 million gallons) of ...
Mercedes-Benz has started construction on a new engine plant in Poland, which will be the company's second facility for engines outside of Germany. The company is building a 50ha plant in Jawor by investing €500m in the site and ...
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PET packaging company Petainer has established an independently operating business in Brazil in line with its expansion plans for the Latin American region. Through its one-way PET kegs innovation, dubbed petainerKeg, the company is ...
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INX International Ink has doubled the size of its manufacturing facility in Edwardsville, located in the US state of Kansas. The 75,000ft² building enhances the company’s ability to support continued growth for its energy ...
Finnish firm Valmet has opened four performance centers for energy, pulp, paper and board and tissue customers. Valmet has also launched a new industrial internet offering and signed a partnership agreement with software and services ...
Nissan has completed installing two new DC fast charge stations in Southeastern Michigan adding to the increasing infrastructure of electric vehicle fast chargers in the state. The stations are located at USA 2 GO convenience stores in ...
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Flexible packaging solutions provider Scholle IPN has opened a new manufacturing facility in Santiago, Chile. The new facility will manufacture bag-in-box style flexible packaging for institutional and retail markets. It will also ...
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Packaging products and machinery manufacturer Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) has agreed to acquire Canadian Technical Tape (Cantech) for about $63m. Based in Montreal, Canada, Cantech is a privately-owned North American supplier of ...
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Analog Devices Inc (ADI) of Norwood, MA, USA has entered into a collaboration with X-Microwave LLC, a provider of RF and microwave modular blocks, to help designers more quickly and effectively evaluate RF components and prototype complete ...
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Eukalin Special Adhesives has joined the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), the North American association for paperboard packaging manufacturers and their suppliers. Founded in 1904, Eukalin is a family owned and operated adhesives ...
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Dana has broke ground on a new 7,500m2 production and assembly facility in Chongqing, China, that will manufacture advanced driveline products for the Chinese market. Scheduled to open in late 2018, the facility will produce final drive ...
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Spectra Packaging has started expansion work at its manufacturing facility in Suffolk, UK. The company said groundwork foundations have been set for new steel structures at its 17.4-acre site. Building work is expected to be completed ...
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MGP Ingredients has released George Remus Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a more complex whiskey with a new bottle design. Available in select markets, George Remus is made at MGP's historic, 170-year-old distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. ...