Sequential Brands Group said it will acquire a majority interest in the Jessica Simpson brand, including the Jessica Simpson Collection master license and other rights. Brand founder Jessica Simpson, who selected Sequential as her new ...
The government of Ethiopia has ushered in a manufacturing boom that is set to make the country a major regional player across several lines of products. According to government sources, the textile sector is among the industries poised to ...
Tags: domestic market, Growth and Transformation Plan, Textile
Toyota Motor is planning to invest around CNY150bn ($1.3bn) to set up two new car plants in Mexico and China, marking an end to the three-year freeze to expansion plan. Reuters reported citing two people familiar with plans that the ...
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Ford along with its Chinese partner Chongqing Changan Automobile is planning to invest $1.08bn to buy a plant owned by Chinese automaker Harbin Hafei Automobile. Changan Ford Automobile, a joint venture between Ford and its Chinese ...
A Finnish research and product development company Spinnova is developing fibre to yarn (F2Y) technology which is completely different from traditional textile yarn production. F2Y technology uses no chemicals to dissolve wood fibre to a ...
Tags: F2Y, VTT Technical Research Centre, Textile
Harrison Spinks is embarking on a joint venture with Macau Taiwa Machinery Group to manufacture and distribute the award-winning range of Postufil products in China. The products produced by the new joint venture, Harrison Taiwa Macau, will ...
Confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate Mondelez has commenced production and sale of Oreo in Morocco, following an $11m investment towards its local subsidiary in Casablanca. With the investment, Mondelez aims to create the largest ...
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Honda is planning to invest over 200m in its UK production facility, Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM), which will manufacture next generation Civic five door model. The investment will be used to equip the plant with new, advanced ...
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In recent years, environmental protection has become an important issue for the Chinese government and for Chinese citizens from all walks of life, rising to the same status as economic development. According to transport development and as ...
Chinese automaker Geely, the owner of the London Taxi Company has unveiled plan to invest 250m on new research, development and assembly facility for the development of electric and ultra-low emission London Black Cab. The London Taxi ...
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The US Department of Energy has given conditional commitment loan worth $259m to Alcoa to manufacture high strength aluminum for light weight vehicles. The loan will support the aluminum makers Tennessee manufacturing facility, where the ...
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Nanoco Group plc, a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, and Marl International, a pioneer of the LED lighting industry, today announced that they have entered into a ...
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Ford has inaugurated its $1bn integrated manufacturing facility along with an engine plant in Sanand, Gujarat which will double the company’s manufacturing capacity in India. The facility, which is spread across 460 acres, will ...
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General Motors is reportedly planning to build its next-generation Chevrolet Cruze at Coahuila plant in Mexico. The company is also planning to invest $350m for the production of the next generation small car, reported Reuters. ...
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Global single-axis tracker revenues are expected to grow 120%, to reach nearly US$2 billion in 2019, according to IHS. For the first time, single-axis trackers will be the preferred type of structural balance of system (BoS) ground mount ...