The pace of growth in the global chocolate market slowed in 2014 as the industry faced challenges stemming from increased cocoa prices, according to findings from market research organisation Mintel. However, chocolate innovation ...
Ford has selected Illinois based equipment-manufacturing company Tenneco’s damper technology named Multi-Tuned Valve (MTV) for its Ford Focus and Ford C-MAX cars. Tenneco said that MTV is a cost-effective twin tube valve system, ...
Orders at famed event seen as signal of the outlook for nation's export-oriented firms Organizers of the latest China Import and Export Fair said transactions at the fair are expected to be stable even though China's foreign trade ...
The corrugated sector received a jolt yesterday with reports that International Paper was mulling over a £6bn bid for Smurfit Kappa. With both parties remaining tight lipped on the reports, we can only speculate on what such a ...
Tags: Smurfit Kappa, Packaging
Sika achieved "highly dynamic growth" in the first quarter of 2015, thereby making a strong start to the year despite the very high sales growth in the reference period (2014: 23.3%). At constant exchange rates, sales rose by 5.1% to CHF ...
Making a case against plain cigarette packaging in the Commercial Court, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Ireland, a distributor of well-known tobacco brands, has argued that being a member of the European Union (EU), Ireland can not ...
California based driver risk management company Lytx has introduced its DC Protect in the UK which is a fleet management solution designed to meet the needs of mid sized fleet owners. DC Protect is an optimized solution that consists of ...
Tags: Lytx, DC Protect, MID Sized Fleets
With ongoing concerns about health and the reduction of sugar in the diet, the sugar-free confectionery market should be booming, particularly in the face of ongoing technical developments that have improved sensory properties, and the ...
RPM International Inc. has reported record sales for its fiscal 2015 third quarter ended February 28, 2015, but incurred an as-reported loss for the quarter due to a one-time, non-cash net charge for a tax accrual related to the possible ...
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Ford Motor has agreed to acquire a controlling interest in its joint venture (JV) with Russian car company Sollers as well as provide additional funding to the Ford Sollers JV. The Ford Sollers JV produces and imports Ford products, ...
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At the CSTPF Show, which begins from April 14-16, 2015 in Shanghai, Kornit Digital will show two high-productivity printing systems: the 6 colour plus white Avalanche Hexa and the Kornit Storm II. In a press release, Kornit said it will ...
Tags: Kornit Digital, CSTPF Show, high-productivity printing systems
With the rise of the Chinese middle class, the nation's cruise market will continue to grow, and is expected to become the Asia's largest market by 2020, industry sources said. Data recently released by the Cruise Lines International ...
Tags: Cruise market, Cruise ships
Midsummer AB of Järfälla, Sweden, a supplier of turnkey production lines for manufacturing flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar cells, has received a multi-million dollar order for its ...
Tags: solar energy parks, Midsummer
French food ingredients firm Solina Group has agreed to acquire the Industrial Flavouring Division of Paulig, which provides taste products for Nordic meat industry. This new development is expected to help Solina to increase its ...
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Indian dairy products maker Parag Milk Foods hopes to accelerate its cheese sales to Russia in light of the country’s growing demand amid Russian ban on imports of dairy products from Europe. The company is considering expansion of ...