Sigma Alimentos, a processed foods subsidiary of Mexican conglomerate Alfa, has offered €675m to take over Spanish meats processor Campofrio. Campofrio operates a network of manufacturing facilities in eight countries. For the fiscal ...
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Nissan Motor plans to launch e-NV200, a 100% electric commercial vehicle, in Japan in fiscal 2014. Production will begin the same year in Barcelona, Spain. The e-NV200 model is based on the NV200 taxi vehicle, and is the second ...
The biennial event, Texcare Asia, officially opens for its 2013 edition. Known as the most influential fair for Asia’s textile care professionals, Texcare Asia is taking place from 19 – 21 November at Shanghai New International ...
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Under the leadership of Dr. A Sakthivel, Chairman AEPC, a delegation of 30 garment exporters participated in the three day Australia International Sourcing Fair (AISF) at Melbourne. The Indian pavilion was inaugurated by the Counsel ...
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The exports of textiles and apparel from Portugal grew by more than 7 percent in September 2013, which took the total growth in the first nine months of 2013 to 2.4 percent, amounting to €3.2 billion, according to a statement from the ...
adidas is proud to present the new official Argentinean Football Federation jersey to be worn by the team during the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. The jersey will be launched on-pitch, November 15th during a friendly match against ...
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Volvo has employed the services of former action movie star Jean-Claude Van Damme to demonstrate a steering system for its FM-series trucks. Claimed to “demonstrate the stability and precision of Volvo Dynamic Steering”, the ...
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Following the development of a special, new chassis for police cars, Volvo Cars is now actively targeting a significant increase of its sales of police cars around the globe. The qualities of the new chassis were recently underlined when ...
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The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) of India approved Swedish clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)’s proposal to open 50 stores in India. The proposal to set up 50 single-brand stores at an investment of Rs 7.2 ...
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the U.S. East Coast bunkering business of Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES). This transaction, for a purchase price of $30 ...
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Ukrainian steel pipe and railway wheel producer Interpipe has announced that a new ring heating furnace has been commissioned at Interpipe Niko Tube to heat steel billets before rolling. The new furnace will enable high production capacity, ...
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LED-based lighting will enable higher illuminance levels on iconic artwork in famed Rome cathedral while preserving the historically-significant work and utilizing 60% less energy. Osram's lighting business has announced that it will be ...
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Novartis, a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company, has signed a definitive agreement to divest its blood transfusion diagnostics unit to Spanish company Grifols for $1.675bn. The blood transfusion diagnostics unit became part of ...
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The twelfth edition of Maredimoda, held on November 5-7 at Palais Des Festivals in Cannes, has closed with a 3%-rise in visitors, validating the lively recovery of the European beachwear and underwear compartments. The highest number ...
The November edition of India Market Days was inaugurated, at Apparel House, Gurgaon in presence of EC members of AEPC, international buyers and participants. This is the November edition of the India Market days which will be a two day ...
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