PPG Industries has announced the completion of a $5 million expansion at its coatings manufacturing facility in Wuppertal, Germany. The project added equipment to existing buildings on the campus, supporting up to a 35 percent increase in ...
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Enhanced Retail Solutions (ERS), a top provider of consulting and software solutions to the retail industry and their suppliers for use in analysing their products’ retail sales and trends as well as improving inventory productivity, ...
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At the PI Apparel 2015 Conference held in New York on June 23 and 24, guest speakers from Aeropostale and Randa Accessories spoke about the benefits of PLM for businesses. In a press release, Gerber Technology said Meg Munits, director ...
Luxembourg-based glass and metal products firm Ardagh Group has floated a new wholly-owned subsidiary Oressa to transfer its metal can packaging business, and raise around €2bn through an initial public offering (IPO). The company ...
Adidas, which had earlier this year announced its 2020 strategic business plan, has now unveiled an additional business plan for three of its key categories, namely, Football, Running and Originals. Within this new framework, each of the ...
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Though the Chinese government promulgated the "Great Wall of Protection Ordinance" in 2006, the world famous ancient stone fortification is still disappearing at a tremendous speed, especially the parts in forsaken mountain areas. ...
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Food packaging company Sealed Air has begun the construction of its new headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. The company will move to the new campus at LakePointe Corporate Center in early 2017, and is expected to employ around ...
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US apparel retailer Kate Spade & Company has named Emilia Fabricant as president of the North America region effective June 29, 2015. “In this role, Fabricant will oversee the Company's North America business, with responsibilities ...
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Huami Co Ltd expects sales of its Xiaomi Mi Bands will reach 10 million in the third quarter, making it the largest maker of wearable fitness devices in the world. Launched last year, the Mi Band monitors fitness levels and tracks sleep ...
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A newly published study from the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that improving the uniformity of lighting in parking lots can increase the sense of safety and security, as well as provide up to an ...
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A team at IBM Research's Zurich Research Laboratory in Rüschlikon, Switzerland, with support from the firm's T. J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, has developed what it says is a relatively simple, robust and ...
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Earlier this year, I blogged about the excitement in China generated by the news that its Dalian Wanda Group planned to invest $1.09 billion to build and operate a luxury hotel in London. At the time of their announcement (made in the ...
Chinese shares rose to the highest level in seven years in volatile trade as bets that MSCI Inc will include mainland shares in its indexes overshadowed weaker shipments data. The ChiNext index of smaller and startup companies tumbled 4.67 ...
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has agreed to acquire assets of nut-based ingredients manufacturer American Almond Products for an undisclosed amount. Under the agreed terms, Barry Callebaut will acquire the customer portfolio, ...
French tire firm Michelin has made available its Premier LTX tire with EverGrip technology for light trucks, SUVs and crossovers at more than 10,000 authorized dealer locations in North America. The tires, available in 47 sizes from ...
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