Matrix Packaging Machinery, a provider of vertical form-fill-seal equipment powered by Pro Mach, has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of new Inever MVC series at Pack Expo Las Vegas. The new MVC series of machines ...
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New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has opened a new $37m blending and packing plant in Indonesia. Said to be Fonterra's first manufacturing facility in the country, the plant uses the company's manufacturing design standards and technology. ...
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Lakeland Dairies has opened a €10m logistics facility at its foodservice dairy processing complex in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. The new centre features advanced technology, robotic systems, 14,000 individual pallet ...
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Confectionery firm Mondelez International has opened a new $30m production line at Skarbimierz factory in Poland. Located 25 miles south east of Wroclaw, the line has been built to enhance capacity, efficiency, and flexibility through a ...
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US-based food processing company Cargill is investing $100m to double its soybean crush operation in Borg El Arab in order to meet the increasing demand in Egypt for soybean meal and oil. The company will construct 42,000 metric tonne ...
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Tesla CEO Ellon Musk has hinted that the company’s low cost Model 3 sedan will be available for pre order starting March next year. The revelation was made in a series of Tweets, one of which said: "Model 3, our smaller and lower ...
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Japanese car maker Nissan has announced plan to invest £100m into its Sunderland plant to manufacture the company’s next generation Juke crossover car. The plant began operations in 1986 and since then 8 million vehicles ...
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China’s polysilicon import volume has declined month by month after the total import volume peaked in May, according to the polysilicon import data in China. As China begins to close a loophole that permits duty-free polysilicon from ...
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The China government is set to draw up regulations to address the increasing establishment of PV power-generating stations for agricultural purposes around the country, according to National Business Daily (NBD). More than 400 ...
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Ford Sollers, a joint venture between US based automaker Ford and the Russian Sollers has commenced production of engines at its new engine plant, Ford Sollers Elabuga Engine Plant in Elabuga, Russia. The new Russian facility will ...
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More advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes and more production capacity for special processes are likely to emerge in China during the country's 13th five-year economic plan period which ranges from 2015-2020 thanks to equity ...
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India-based dairy company Prabhat is planning to improve its net profit in 2015-16 by using INR1.85bn ($27.9m) out of its INR3bn ($45m) public issue to reduce debt. The company, which recently ventured into value-added products such as ...
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Raging price wars in the LED industry urged many manufacturers to veer away from low entry level products, and invest their resources in more profitable niche markets. Some of these markets include IR LED, UV LED, automotive lighting, grow ...
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In December 2014, the Chinese government announced it would no longer be encouraging local governments to issue financial subsidies to LED manufacturers. The announcement which could have brought a sigh of relief to foreign competitors, had ...
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Walmart, the nation's largest seller of guns and ammo, said it will stop selling AR-15-style modern sporting rifles, semi-automatic shotguns and some other firearms this fall for business reasons. "We previously carried modern sporting ...
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