PPG Industries has announced the completion of a $5 million expansion at its coatings manufacturing facility in Wuppertal, Germany. The project added equipment to existing buildings on the campus, supporting up to a 35 percent increase in ...
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Volvo Trucks continues to improve productivity within construction by releasing another five new features, including Volvo Dynamic Steering for dual front axles and increased front axle loads. This further highlights Volvo Trucks' special ...
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Argex Titanium Inc., an emerging producer of high grade titanium dioxide (TiO2), has announced that it has completed work at its Valleyfield Technology Center confirming key hydrometallurgical process innovations for the production of ...
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BASF inaugurated its world-scale production complex for acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and superabsorbent polymers in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil. These are the first plants for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers in South America. ...
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Multipack has invested in a brand new food processing and packing facility to complement its growing FMCG and retail packaging business. The new facility, based in Sydney's suburb of Ingleburn, is an upgrade of the company's existing food ...
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China’s One Belt, One Road initiative is a comprehensive framework for organising multinational economic development and trade, which has inspired the creation of China Trade Week (CTW) and it is coming to Kenya. For the first ...
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LEGO has created special Chris Evans, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May minifigures to celebrate this year's event. LEGO is revving up for a high-octane summer as it heads to its first Goodwood Festival of Speed to ...
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Power management company Eaton announced the introduction of the Streetworks Verdeon™ light-emitting diode (LED) Roadway Luminaire, adding another energy-efficient product to its street lighting line. Providing all the critical ...
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China is in the industrialization, urbanization and the rapid development of new rural construction period of history. To further promote building energy efficiency, accelerate the development of green building ushered in a rare ...
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In April, BASF commissioned the pilot plant for the manufacturing of SLENTITE, its new high-performance product. The large-sized insulating panels will initially serve the optimization of the performance profile and will subsequently be ...
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Beumer Group has introduced a sustainable form-fill-seal (FFS) system for chemical products offering high throughput, availability and a compact design. The SealPac system ensures reproducible weight accuracy of the bags, and operators ...
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The Chinese elevator market has been characterized by the followings since 2014: New elevator output sustained growth momentum but at a slower pace. In 2014, China’s elevator output exceeded 700,000 sets, up about 12% from a year ...
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Food packaging company Sealed Air has begun the construction of its new headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. The company will move to the new campus at LakePointe Corporate Center in early 2017, and is expected to employ around ...
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The export value of United States hardwood to China jumped 34 percent year-on-year in 2014 as the country increased its demand for more sustainably sourced materials for its urbanization program and for environmental projects. The value ...
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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, has agreed to supply its PV modules to power the ...
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