French automaker PSA Group is in talks to acquire the European operations of General Motors' (GM) business, including the Vauxhall and Opel brands. PSA and GM have earlier had a close alliance, working together on three projects since ...
Canadian consumer packaged meats firm Maple Leaf Foods has agreed to acquire American refrigerated plant-based protein foods manufacturer Lightlife Foods from Brynwood Partners VI for approximately $140m. Maple Leaf will finance the ...
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Norway-based wine and liquor wholesaler Arcus has selected Thin Film Electronics’ near field communication (NFC) technology to better connect with its consumers. Preparations are underway for an initial field trial, which is ...
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SAFI, organiser of the Maison&Objet trade fairs, announced the suspension of its Asian and American editions in order to concentrate all of its available means and resources on the Paris-based events, as well as on the promising launch of ...
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Tecno, the historic brand founded in the 1950s by the Borsani brothers and led by Giuliano Mosconi since 2010, acquires a majority stake in Zanotta, one of Italian design’s most well-loved and important companies since the 1950s. ...
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Great Wall Motor Co Ltd, one of the major sport utility vehicle manufacturers in China, plans to launch its first high-end SUV brand in May, aiming to further expand its market share. The model will be equipped with competitive ...
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Innovative Chemical Products (ICP Group) has acquired US firm MinusNine Technologies for an undisclosed sum. Based in Birdsboro of Pennsylvania, MinusNine is engaged in the formulation and manufacturing of UV/EB coatings, adhesives, ...
The toy firm revealed the news in its 2016 year-end earnings report. Hasbro has revealed plans to cut its gender categories in all of its future revenue reports. The company detailed the decision within its 2016 year-end earnings ...
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Asia apparel expo-berlin is a major sourcing tradeshow for apparel production and the prime business event for european brands to meet with asian clothing manufacturers and garment suppliers in the centre of europe - in berlin. If ...
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The UK’s top packaging event – Packaging Innovations (Inc. Ecopack and Contract Pack), Label&Print and Empack 2017 – returns to NEC, Birmingham on 1 & 2 March, with an impressive five shows under one roof, over 350 ...
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UK-based Amberley Labels has added folding cartons to its offering in order to meet the increasing demand for this type of packaging. The company partnered with an undisclosed printed folded carton packaging products firm to provide more ...
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Fisher-Price will develop a range of pre-school items, including plush, vehicles, dolls, play-sets, musical toys and more. Genius Brands has snapped up Fisher-Price as master toy partner for the company’s pre-school series, Rainbow ...
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The majority of Chinese people believe that home produced products have made great progress over the past decade, according to a survey conducted by China Youth Daily. In the survey of 2000 netizens, 65.1 percent of respondents say mobile ...
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Steady buyer and designer attendance and strong order-writing set a positive tone at the largest-ever Winter 2017 Las Vegas Market, which ran January 22 to 26, 2017. Overall attendance surpassed last Winter’s all-time high, with 13% ...
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IT January 25th news this morning, was certified as IHS research director Wang Yang Technology Chinese insiders king @Kevin's diary published in 2016 China ten intelligent mobile phone manufacturers ranking, from the list view, HUAWEI OPPO, ...
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