The European Commission has launched a probe into the proposed purchase of UK-based can manufacturer Rexam by the US firm Ball Corporation, to ascertain whether it conforms to the EU Merger Regulation. The investigation is born out of ...
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Eindhoven University of Technology (Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, or TU/e) and FOM Foundation have presented a prototype of a solar cell that produces fuel rather than electricity (Anthony Standing et al., 'Efficient water reduction ...
Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF) is planning to raise close to $380m, which will fund its planned acquisition of Bumble Bee Seafoods. TUF will offer up to 795.3 million new shares to its existing shareholders at $0.4685 each, Reuters ...
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Microwave and semiconductor devices supplier M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings (MACOM) has inked a pact to divest its automotive business to safety systems firm Autoliv in a deal valued at $100m. MACOM's automotive operations ...
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Magna International has inked a pact to purchase automotive transmissions supplier Getrag Group of Companies (Getrag) in a deal valued at 1.75bn Eur. Likely to close by this year-end, the transaction for the 100% equity incorporates ...
Tags: automobile manufacture, company acquision, Getrag Group
China’s A-shares started off with a strong rebound this week, after plunging to an all-time low last Thursday and Friday. In the short term, A shares are stabilizing on the market. Many listed LED manufacturers that suspended trade to ...
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Driven in large part by the rapid expansion of shale oil and gas drilling and production in North America, the world market for oil field specialty chemicals at the service company level reached $25 billion in 2014, up from nearly $16 ...
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Multi brand online retailer Bluestem Group completed acquisition of Orchard Brands Corporation, also an online retailer of multi-brand family of 13 catalogue and ecommerce brands. The deal, according to a Bluestem Group press release, has ...
Tags: apparel, Orchard, Bluestem Group, private label
Toshiba Tec Corporation displayed its latest solutions for the retail industry like Recommend system, Digital Receipt system and RFID at Decoded Fashion held in Japan on July 9, 2015. Decoded Fashion is a top global event connecting ...
Pan-European investment firm Aurelius Group has purchased UK-based compounder and recycler of post-use rigid plastics Regain Polymers Holdings. Previously owned by Chamonix Private Equity, Regain provides plastic recycling services to ...
India has the capability to emerge as a manufacturing hub for textile machinery, according to an industry expert. The rolling out of 'Make in India' campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and its subsequent promotion for setting up ...
Tags: apparel, clothing, textile machinery manufacturing, textile machinery
US-based consumer products firm Jarden is inching towards sealing a $1.35bn deal for acquiring disposable plastic cups, plates and cutlery maker Waddington Group. Jarden, which has outshone bidders in the last few days, reached an ...
Tags: consumer products, plastic cups, plastic plates, plates bags
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has agreed to help Autogrill in reducing food waste and losses. The three-year deal will see FAO provide Autogrill with tools to track and cut food losses and waste throughout its ...
Tags: FAO, food waste, waste reduction
Spencer Coatings Limited, the East Midlands-based industrial coatings manufacturer, has announced the acquisition of West Bromwich-based Protega Paints in a multi-million pound deal. The company enjoys a rich heritage in the industrial ...
Australian meat processor Bindaree Beef has agreed to merge with meat marketing and distribution company Sanger Australia. The combined company will be known as Bindaree Beef Group and will cater to the increasing consumer demand for meat ...
Tags: Bindaree Beef Group, food manufacture, meat