Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total US$3.49 trillion in 2016, a decline of 0.5% over 2015 spending of US$3.5 trillion, according to Gartner. This is down from last quarter's forecast of 0.5% growth. The change in the forecast is ...
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Archer Daniels Midland Company has begun a significant expansion and modernization of its export terminal in Santos, in the Brazilian state of So Paulo. The project will expand the facility's annual storage and grain handling capacity ...
FAW Jiefang Xichai held “Thirteenth Five-year Plan” overseas market proseminar to comprehensively make overseas market strategies and fasten the development of globalization of its brand recently. FAW Jiefang Xichai deeply ...
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Packaging machinery firm Rotoflex has received a contract to supply die-cutting machines to local label printer firm N & R Labels. As per the contract, South African provider of label & printing systems SArepco will serve as the ...
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Ford announced that it will be investing $1.6b in San Luis Potosi in Mexico to build small cars. Construction of this factory is expected to begin in mid-2016 and the production is scheduled to begin in 2018. The American automaker ...
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Ford has invested $170m at its Silverton Assembly plant in Pretoria, South Africa to manufacture new Ford Everest and Ford Ranger. The American car-maker says that this investment will create about 1200 jobs in Ford South Africa and in ...
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China Iron & Steel Stoves, Ranges, Barbecues Export Volume & Value Month Volume Value(USD) Y-O-Y Volume Value Jan 128,868,862 528,685,932 -2.70% ...
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Hyundai has filed a patent for a new door system for recreational vehicles (RV) which includes a sliding door attached on top of a gullwing. This gullwing design sits on the side of the RV and the company is expecting that the new ...
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Fresh produce company Fyffes has acquired Canadian mushroom producer Highline Produce for CAD$145m (€98m), including refinancing Highline’s existing debt. Fyffes will fund the acquisition through new and existing bank debt. ...
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The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) is calling on the Federal Government to apply heavier taxes to cheap alcohol including wine sold in casks. Although the wine cask was invented in South Australia in the 1960s, the RACP ...
Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – has entered into a 150MW module supply agreement with Cypress Creek Renewables (CCR), which ...
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Audi has started a project for young drivers in motorsport. The Audi Sport racing academy will promote talented youngsters by assisting them with the brand's professional squad. The objective of the two-year program is for the ...
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Residents of the Queensland state capital are being encouraged to suggest their own landmarks to feature on the board via a dedicated Facebook page. Queensland capital, Brisbane is getting its first taste of board game fame as Hasbro ...
The United States is expected to be the most competitive manufacturing nation, moving China into the number two position by 2020, according to the 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index report from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ...
‘Reverse strawberries’ are now being sold in Australian nurseries. The reverse strawberry is white on the outside with red seeds. It is also sometimes referred to as a ‘pineberry’ as it has a pineapple tasting ...
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