Two of the best known Taiwanese personal computer (PC) vendors, Acer Inc. and Asustek Computer Inc. (Asus), are aggressively targeting the mobile-device market, especially the smartphone segment, by launching several new cellphone models in ...
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2014 Global Agricultural & Food Industry Import and Export Countries/Regions Analysis Note:The HS code of the Agricultural & Food industry used in this part is 01-24. 2014 Global Agricultural & Food Industry Import Countries/Regions ...
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Don’t be fooled by the pitch that touts shortage as a reason for investors to plough dollars into the diamond mining sector. In fact, like many other commodities in the world today, the diamond industry is also drowning in a supply ...
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India’s Amul dairy brand maker Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) is set to introduce new lactose-free milk in the country in a month. Amul lactose-free milk is claimed to be the first of its type to be launched ...
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Global supplier of folding cartons Amcor Tobacco Packaging has completed the purchase of Souza Cruz’s internal tobacco packaging business based in Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. This business is expected to achieve ...
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Hector Beverages, which is backed by Sequoia Capital, plans to invest $10m to expand its facility in Mysore, India, a move that comes as it sets to launch milk-based beverages under its core brand Paper Boat by early next year. The ...
IRL has announced a new, in-depth analysis of the top global markets for marine and protective coatings, covering market shares and prices in our analysis for the first time. Building on our successful Overview of the Global Marine and ...
India's Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) has drafted norms for regulating the levels of microbes in meat and meat products. These norms are expected to come into force after 60 days of it being published in the official gazette. ...
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Nestle expects to relaunch Maggi noodles in the Indian market by the end of this year. This comes after the Bombay High Court lifted the ban on the noodles last month and directed new tests within six weeks to check compliance with the ...
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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has entered into an agreement for the sale and transfer of its bread and bakery unit, which functions under the name of Modern to Nimman Foods for an undisclosed amount. Nimman Foods is an investee company ...
India-based dairy startup Sahayog Dairy has raised INR110m ($1.6m) in the first round of funding from social venture capital investment firm Acumen for expansion of its processing plant. The dairy firm will use the money for expansion of ...
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Toyota is planning to invest Rs10bn ($150m) into its Indian subsidiary Toyota Kirloskar which is expected to be used for the company’s new engine plant and new projects including production of Innova, Fortuner and a mid-size sedan. ...
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Indian automobile major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) will launch a compact SUV called ‘Mahindra TUV300’, developed under project code U301. Claiming to have drawn the design from battle tank, the new vehicle features raised ...
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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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Scania has started selling its Euro 6 trucks powered by liquefied natural gas in the Netherlands, after having launched the vehicle in 2014. Liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is billed as the fuel having environmental benefits, is also ...
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