Bolstered by a £28.5m investment, Alpro, a European pioneer of soya-based drinks and food products, launched the first phase of its Burton Latimer production facility’s new extension, creating 35 new jobs while doubling ...
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New Zealand based dairy co-operative Fonterra has agreed to acquire 18.8% stake worth $561.32m in Chinese infant formula manufacturer, Beingmate Baby & Child Food Company. The co-operative group has purchased 192.4 million shares in ...
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Private equity firm, The Onex Group, has completed the acquisition process of SIG Combibloc Group, suppliers of carton packaging and filling machines for beverages and food, for €3.75bn. SIG is a part of the New Zealand-based Rank ...
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Despite products such as the Apple Watch, and teasingly titled Apple Watch Sport, hosting all the required sensors to track your daily steps, calorie burn and distances covered, given the challenge of recording more precise sporting ...
A total of 30.8 million millimeters of two-inch equivalent sapphire ingots will be used for Apple Watch covers in 2015. This accounts for 18% of sapphire ingots produced worldwide for the entire year. Facing this new surging demand, the ...
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At the long-awaited “Spring Forward” media event hosted by Apple on March 9, all eyes will be on the reveal of the Apple Watch, which will have a watch cover made of sapphire glass. By incorporating this material into its newest ...
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China's top economic planner has approved the construction of the second phase of a nuclear power station in the country's northeast, the first approved since 2011, a company source said on Tuesday. The second phase of the Hongyanhe ...
Teledyne Scientific & Imaging and test instrument maker Teledyne LeCroy of of Chestnut Ridge, NY, USA (a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Inc) say that researchers at the Microwave Electronics Lab at Chalmers University of Technology in ...
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Freedom Foods has reported a Net profit of $55.2 million for the first half of the 2015 financial year. However, the Net Profit figure was boosted by the inclusion of a post-tax fair value gain of $52.2 million from the gain on ...
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Medtronic has seen its fair share of bad patent news of late. Last year, the company agreed to pony up more than $1 billion to settle patent litigation with Edwards Lifesciences. Now, the company stands to lose out on a significant cash ...
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Miles Roberts chief executive of DS Smith said: “Peter McGuinness has overseen a great period of growth for the company, including the consolidation of SCA Packaging. He will continue to play an important role within DS Smith. ...
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Swedish fashion retailer Lindex said it has banned the use of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in all the garments they sell. The fashion retailer has been phasing out PFCs since 2012 as a part of its efforts to reduce the use of hazardous ...
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Dubai's first electric vehicle charging station has been introduced at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA’s) main office. Dubai Supreme Council of Energy Chairman HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum inaugurated the ...
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Global dairy company Arla Foods has awarded a phase II process contract to SPX Corporation's Flow Food and Beverage business. The contract will require SPX to design and install a new processing system for Arla Foods' fresh milk dairy ...
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Rolls-Royce is planning to venture into the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment and the development has been confirmed by an open letter from company chairman Peter Schwarzenbauer and chief executive Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes. The company ...
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