Volvo Trucks continues to improve productivity within construction by releasing another five new features, including Volvo Dynamic Steering for dual front axles and increased front axle loads. This further highlights Volvo Trucks' special ...
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PPG Industries recently completed a $5 million expansion at its coatings manufacturing facility in Wuppertal, Germany. The project added equipment to existing buildings on the campus, supporting up to a 35 percent increase in annual ...
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Argex Titanium Inc., an emerging producer of high grade titanium dioxide (TiO2), has announced that it has completed work at its Valleyfield Technology Center confirming key hydrometallurgical process innovations for the production of ...
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BASF SE has entered into a technology license agreement with EM.tec design GmbH for the production of valure. The new production plant, located in Bingen, Germany, will have an annual capacity of about 1.5 million square meters of surface ...
BASF inaugurated its world-scale production complex for acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and superabsorbent polymers in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil. These are the first plants for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers in South America. ...
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Cheese and whey products manufacturer Hilmar Cheese is planning to ramp up production capacity at its plant in Dalhart, Texas by 20%. The plans for expansion come in response to increasing consumer demand for Hilmar's products. The ...
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Carton giant Tetra Pak has launched new electron beam sterilisation technology for its filling machines. The Tetra Pak E3's Ebeam technology focuses a controlled beam of electrons onto the surface of packaging material as it runs through ...
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LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA says that its board of directors has approved the following: a restructuring of the LED Products business; a $500m stock buyback authorization for fiscal 2016; and the ...
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Far Eastern New Century Corporation (FENC), one of Taiwan’s leading textile makers, will invest NT$ 10 billion (US$ 320 million) to expand its existing capacity in Vietnam. In a statement issued following the company’s ...
More car exports to Oceanic country look unlikely in near future Chinese carmakers look unlikely to take advantage of the free trade agreement between China and Australia signed this month due to their lack of competitiveness in the ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, has agreed to supply its PV modules to power the ...
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German automobile major Mercedes-Benz’s Argentine unit gears up to launch its new mid-size van model Vito during the ongoing seventh edition of Buenos Aires International Motor Show. With production of the vehicle beginning this ...
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Australian entrepreneur Justin Dowel has responded to the retail sector's growing demand for shelf-ready cartons containing smaller quantities with the investment in a compact end-of-line solution for Natures Organics. The cartonising ...
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Cargill has launched a newly expanded world class chocolate facility in Mouscron, Belgium that will increase the supply of Belgian chocolate. The €35 million investment doubles production capacity for a product range including dark ...
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Sanko Group, a leading textile firm in turkey, and Isko, a well-known denim manufacturer, have selected Datatex as their core ERP systems provider, implementing it in Sanko and Isko manufacturing facilities, including Isko’s Istanbul ...
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