German luxury carmaker BMW has commenced the production of the MINI models at its production plant in Chennai, India. The carmaker expects that the production will help meeting the increasing demand for MINI cars in the Indian market. ...
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New Zealand-based dairy co-operative Fonterra has renewed organic milk supply contracts with its organic dairy farmers in the middle and lower North Island. Farmers currently supplying organic milk in Manawatu, Taranaki and Wairarapa, who ...
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Dragons’ Den winners Lisa and Helen Tse opened their first food factory last week to meet increasing demand for their gluten-free Chinese sauces. The Tse sisters won the backing of Duncan Bannatyne and Hilary Devey The twin ...
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Switzerland-based ingredients firm Givaudan has broken ground on a CHF50m ($53.8m) savory flavors manufacturing facility in Nantong, China. The new facility is expected to significantly increase Givaudan's current savory production ...
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GaAs-based broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA says that its AWL9581 front-end integrated circuit (FEIC) is being used in the latest WiFi module of Murata Manufacturing Company Ltd ...
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Kuraray will break ground on a greenfield Kuraray Poval (PVOH) plant located in La Porte, Texas. This new plant will add to Kuraray's vast portfolio of manufacturing in the United States, including EVAL (ethylene vinyl acetate) and SEPTON ...
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Czech automobile manufacturer Skoda has started the operations at its modified parts center in Mlada Boleslav. The company had invested EUR31.8m to modify the parts center, which houses the fully automatic and high-rack warehouse. ...
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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it will set up a 4-billion-yen new engineering facility in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture to strengthen its engineering framework as part of expanding the company's infrastructure-system business in ...
The surface required to grow sufficient feedstock for today's bioplastic production is less than 0.006 percent of the global agricultural area of 5 billion hectares. This is the key finding by European Bioplastics, based on figures from the ...
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A jam manufacturer is planning to build a new £25M factory and create 200 jobs to meet increased demand for its miniature jars. A spokeswoman for Wilkin & Sons told FoodManufacture.co.uk: "The new factory is needed because of ...
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UK-based Burton’s Biscuit is set to invest £13.5m at its facility in Llantarnam, South Wales to boost production and support new product development in order to meet the increasing demand for its products. With the latest ...
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A failed experiment led to the accidental discovery of the multipurpose materials that we call fluoropolymers. Due to their suitability for a wide range of applications, they have seamlessly made their way in different industrial sectors. ...
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Continental Powertrain Division has started construction of new powertrain parts manufacturing plant in Kaluga, Russia. The company will invest about EUR20m in the land, buildings, plant and equipment for the facility, which will ...
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According to the statistics provided by the Turkish Steel Pipe Manufacturers Association (CEBID), in March this year Turkey's total steel pipe exports amounted to 183,903 metric tons, increasing by 17 percent both compared to the same month ...
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The owner of a glass and mirror company wants to break ground by early summer on a new $1.2 million facility near the Liberty Pike/Eddy Lane intersection. Genesis Glass and Mirror owner Ken Adler hopes to move forward on construction ...
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