Chinese dairy major Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial has partnered with Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) to establish a dairy plant in Kansas. The company owns 30% stake in the joint venture, which has a registered capital of around $100m. ...
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There were 230 entries submitted into this year’s German Packaging Award. NMP Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of KHS, wowed the judges by putting together two of its prototypes. NMP’s Direct Print and Nature MultiPack ...
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Gold demand dropped in China during the third quarter of the year to a five-year low amid slumping prices and a nationwide anti-graft campaign, the World Gold Council said on Thursday. According to the WGC, the latest trends put China ...
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Process automation systems designer and manufacturer Key Technology has launched a new Sanitary Belt Conveyor which can be used for transportation of bulk foods on processing and packaging distribution lines. The USDA-approved belt's ...
China New Borun Corporation has announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2014. Mr. Jinmiao Wang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Borun, commented on the results, "We're pleased that this third quarter ...
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The dispersions segment is continuing to be one of the most active in the European coatings sector in the development of new technologies as well as investing in mergers and acquisitions and expansions in production capacity. Demand for ...
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Global demand growth for fluorochemicals is forecast to accelerate, rising 3.8 percent per year to 3.8 million metric tons in 2018. Above average growth in higher value products will help drive increases in value demand more than seven ...
Harvest is beginning to wrap-up, and the WASDE and Crop Production Reports estimate that yields are still claiming the title of "highest yields on record." The USDA reports that average U.S. corn yields are 173.4 bu/a, down .8 bushel from ...
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General Motors has announced that its 2.2 megawatt ground-mounted solar array will be completed by the end of 2014 at the company’s Lordstown Complex. The company will install 8,500 solar panels creating the largest solar ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, and Germany-based solar EPC firm BELECTRIC GmbH ...
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Hyundai and Kia have agreed to pay $100m fine for exaggerating the gas mileage in 1.2 million vehicles. The ruling came from the US justice department which stated that the vehicles could emit approximately 4.75 million tons of greenhouse ...
Although dwindling domestic demand and excess capacity have shrunk profit margins for most Chinese steelmakers, it has inspired some to tap overseas markets for sustained, long-term growth. Hebei Iron &Steel Co, China's second-largest ...
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Taiwna-based Sunlux Energy, which supplies reclaimed solar-grade polysilicon, will be listed on the local emerging stock market at an initial price of NT$28 (US$0.92) per share on November 6. Prices for reclaimed solar-grade polysilicon ...
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In the first nine months of this year, Turkey's finished steel output increased by 1.2 percent year on year to 26.64 million metric tons, according to a report released by the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In the ...
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Global meat consumption is still ascending. Its expected growth is pegged at about 1.9% per year from 2014-2023. Meat shipments from major exporters are projected to rise 2.2% per year. “With the tight domestic supply and ...
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