WiTricity is working with General Motors (GM) to test an advanced wireless charging system prototype for electric vehicles. The companies are working together to test WiTricity's Drive 11 park and charge system, designed for maximum ...
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Canadian label and packaging maker CCL Industries has signed an agreement to acquire Innovia Group, a UK-based manufacturer of specialty co-extruded, bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films for C$1.13bn ($842m). Innovia Group, a ...
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Flexible packaging firm Uflex is planning to commence the production of packing liquid products at its new aseptic packaging plant in Sanand in Gujarat, a state in India by April 2017. Being built with an investment of Rs5800m ($85.2m), ...
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Sazerac has acquired the Popcorn Sutton Distillery in Newport, Tennessee, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition allows Sazerac to enter Tennessee whisky market. In an interview to Mail Online, Sazerac’s spokeswoman Amy Preske ...
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SNM Global has acquired 17.5% membership interest in Brockett Beverage Group, which is an organic based corn vodka, crafted and marketed for sports and the sports fan. SNM Global CEO Troy Lowman said: "Our partnership with Game Vodka we ...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to provide €18.5m of loan to Global Beer Georgia (GBG) to construct and operate a greenfield brewery in Georgia. It will be a syndicated loan package which will ...
Print finishing and packaging business, Letterhead Press has invested in new OmniFold 3000 Folding and Gluing System from Brandtjen & Kluge (Kluge) to boost its converting capabilities. Comprising features that bring productivity and ...
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Where Food Comes From (WFCF) has acquired a 60% stake in California based SureHarvest for nearly $2.8m in a cash-cum-stock deal. Based in Colorado, WFCF is a North American food verification company whose controlling stake in an agri-food ...
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Kvadrat Soft Cells, one of the leading Danish producers of high performance acoustic solutions, has recently acquired the British acoustic manufacturer Fabric Systems. The move will create a powerful textile acoustics entity, which will be ...
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FROM electronics producers to railway contractors, Chinese businesses all face the same problems—promoting their brands overseas. One of China’s most influential commercial symbols, Lenovo, has overtaken HP as the ...
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The future of TV is apps, says Apple. And its latest app for the Apple TV box is called "TV." The app showcases TV shows and movies from apps that a customer subscribes to, shows content you've purchased from iTunes, and surfaces new apps ...
If you're planning to trade in your old MacBook Air or slot-loading MacBook Pro for a shiny new Apple computer, you're going to see a major difference as soon as you open the lid. All of Apple's latest machines come with a "Retina Display." ...
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Apple on Thursday revealed its newest MacBook Pro laptop, which includes a new interactive, customizable touch strip above the keyboard called Touch Bar. "The Mac is more than a product to us," CEO Tim Cook told the crowd at the Town Hall ...
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Sure, Apple could make software that powers both Macs and iPads. Yes, it could put touchscreens in its laptops. And yeah, it could make a hybrid device that's both a tablet and a notebook. But that would be taking the easy route. At ...
"We are the company that stands for the builders, the makers, the creators." Sounds like a thing Apple might say, no? But those are the words of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella -- the guy who just ate Apple's lunch. I'm not saying the new ...
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