To succeed, electronics manufacturers need to stay ahead of quickly accelerating technology trends. To find out how this acceleration in high-tech manufacturing is affecting TE Connectivity’s supply chain planning, we interviewed Jim ...
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South African food company Pioneer Foods is planning to buy more assets in African countries following the acquisition of major stake in Nigerian firm Food Concepts. The South African firm, which recently completed the $7m purchase of ...
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Scania is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks and cfor heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. Core to Scania’s operations is to provide solid parts and service support as well as ...
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The number of new energy vehicles to hit China's roads by 2020 will reach 300,000 as the country aims to save energy and combat pollution, the transportation authority announced Wednesday. China will create a favorable environment to ...
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Nestle Malaysia has launched a campaign to educate its consumers about spotting fake products after Malaysian authorities seized imitations of Milo chocolate drink worth RM250,000 (S$94,058) in Negeri Sembilan. The raid conducted by the ...
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Uber has started a program in the US under which the company will be testing a fleet of electric cars supplied by Chinese automaker BYD. The program is reportedly Uber's first attempt to focus on an electric vehicle, and it targeted ...
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It is reported that a transportation company executive in Vietnam Hanoi complained that although his company has been looking for heavy trucks in last two months, they still can not get satisfactory heavy-duty truck. Because there are not ...
The irony of Chinese consumers going crazy for made-in-China, high-tech toilet seats being sold in Japan has led to bemusement among domestic sanitary players, with some trying to seize the opportunity nonethless. During the Chinese Lunar ...
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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Chicago based Levy Acquisition has agreed to buy Mexican-American fast-food chain Del Taco, in a $500m deal. The blank-check acquisition firm Levy Acquisition, which is controlled by restaurateur Larry Levy, will now change its name to ...
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Heineken has expressed interest in acquiring Slovenian brewer Pivovarna Lasko, in a deal that would allow the Dutch brewing company to enter into Slovenia where it is not currently present. Lasko is up for sale since last year and ...
Coca-Cola, the drink, may be fighting harder than it ever for market share in so many of its established markets, but Coca-Cola, the brand, has just become a whole lot bigger. It is now the master brand for classic Coke, Diet Coke, Coke ...
Gross profit at apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters surged 13 per cent year over year in the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2015 driven primarily by reduced markdowns. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, gross profit ...
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China's largest oil refiner is seeking to cut its crude-purchase costs as the world's biggest energy consumer looks to benefit from the collapse in benchmark prices. China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, known as Sinopec, has set its trading ...
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China's auto industry saw total sales drop by 0.22 percent to 1.59 million units in February, the first year-on-year drop in two years, data from an industry association showed Tuesday. Sales of passenger cars increased 6.42 percent ...
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