Ford announced today the most powerful naturally aspirated road-going engine in its history. The all-new Ford 5.2-liter flat-plane crankshaft V8 will produce 526 horsepower and 429 lb.-ft. of torque in Shelby GT350 Mustang and Shelby GT350R ...
China's new 10-year new-energy vehicle development plan has more objective, practical goals than the one released in 2012, after NEV sales in the first quarter accounted for only 5 percent of this year's original target. The Ministry of ...
Cosmo Films has a growing interest in the Australian market, and its range of specialty films with barrier properties shows it has much to offer. Barrier properties are increasingly important for packaged food products, and Cosmo Films ...
Grupo Modelo, an arm of beverage major Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev, will pump in $325m in two plants in Yucatan, Mexico, including an aluminum beer-can unit. The cans manufactured at the new unit will replace those being currently ...
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In a recent signing ceremony, Bureau Veritas and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the certification body for the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED green building program, finalized the terms of their exclusive global ...
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PCI Films Consulting has recently released World BOPP Film Market Trends to 2019. This report looks at a wide range of topics, including installation of new capacities, new entrants, changes in demand growth drivers and more! Based on field ...
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Chiripal Group company and India’s second biggest denim fabric producer, Nandan Denim Limited posted revenue growth of 22.7 per cent year over year in the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015. In a press release, Nandan Denim ...
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Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA says that Xiamen Changelight Co Ltd of Xiamen, China has purchased multiple TurboDisc EPIK 700 gallium nitride (GaN) metal-organic chemical vapor ...
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Columbia Sportswear Co. announced the promotions of four senior leaders. “I’m highly confident in the leadership abilities of these four teammates and in their commitment to continuing to drive sustainable, profitable growth ...
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Ross introduces a new VersaMix multi-agitator system featuring a two-wing anchor, a gate agitator and a high speed disperser. Ideal for processing viscous pastes and slurries, the new VersaMix delivers a unique combination of low, ...
PET packaging specialist APPE will invest £10m in its preform manufacturing platform at Gresford plant in the UK. PET preform production at the plant started 30 years ago. The capital will be used for the installation of five ...
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Boxboards and linerboards firm Metsa Board is testing foam forming technology at its Kyro mill in Finland, to produce lightweight paperboards. The foam forming process involves aerating the water-fiber suspension with a stream of tiny ...
Control systems maker Motiv Power Systems has opened a new manufacturing plant in Hayward, California, and recireceived $8.1m in grant from California Energy Commission (CEC) to commercialize its all-electric powertrain. With an annual ...
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Praedium, the Spanish investment Group which owns Nylstar, a producer of polyamide yarns and fabrics, has acquired acrylic fibre manufacturer Montefibre Hispania SA. Praedium has invested €2 million to acquire a 90 per cent stake in ...
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One of Sweden’s largest public-private partnerships, Sweden textile water initiative will expand to new countries in Asia and Africa after a successful pilot project in India. Through the initiative, 28 Swedish textile and leather ...
Tags: textile, leather, sustainable production