Michigan-based sausage and specialty meats producer Kent Quality Foods is building its second processing facility in Jamestown Charter Township, Michigan, with an investment of $34.8m. Kent Quality Foods president Steve Soet said: "The ...
China still faces severe steel oversupply, and a recent price surge is only due to temporary market expectations, a senior official said on Thursday. Steel prices increased significantly starting in March and declined mildly in May, as ...
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Materials, component and precision system supplier Ferrotec Corp of Santa Clara, CA, USA (whose Temescal division of Livermore, CA, USA makes electron-beam-based evaporative coating systems) says that a Temescal UEFC series evaporator - the ...
Mitsubishi Polyester Film, a subsidiary of Japan-based Mitsubishi Plastics, has selected Jacobs Engineering Group to provide engineering services for the expansion of its polyester film plant in Greenville County, South Carolina, US. ...
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At drupa, the stage will be set for Konica Minolta to officially launch KM-1, underscore its commitment to the label and packaging markets, unveil more plans in its cooperation strategy with MGI across the globe as well as break new ground ...
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China's Huayi Wind Energy Co Ltd (HEAG) opened its regional office on Thursday, marking the company's official entry into wind energy market in Serbia and the Balkans. An opening ceremony was held at the regional office, located in Belmax ...
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US-based Bama Foods plans to expand its production facility in Owasso, north Tulsa after it secured a contract supply hotcakes to McDonald’s. The expansion will result in adding 55 jobs at the location. Bama CEO Paula Marshall ...
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Canada-based poultry and pork products manufacturer Olymel is planning to invest $7.7m to expand its poultry processing facility at St. Damase in Quebec, Canada. The plan will see an addition of 15,000ft2 of space at the facility, along ...
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Petainer UK Holdings has completed the transaction with KKR Credit for a €100m debt and equity investment. The funding from KKR Credit is being used to refinance the Company's capital structure and also finance the implementation of ...
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Australian dairy processor Burra Foods has signed an agreement with dairy farming company Inner Mongolia Fuyuan Farming, allowing the company to gain a majority shareholding in it. The move is part of Burra's growth plans to improve ...
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German automotive firm Daimler is planning to invest about €500m in a new engine production facility in Poland. The facility, which will be situated in Jawor, around 70km west of Wroclaw, will be Mercedes-Benz Cars' first in Poland. ...
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For first-quarter 2016, NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA (a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic modules and subsystems for high-speed communications networks) has reported ...
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Daimler is planning to invest €580m in its Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemet, Hungary. The facility, which started operation in 2012, will produce the next generation of compact cars. Daimler has so far invested about €1bn ...
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Anheseur-Busch InBev (AB InBev) has offered to sell SABMiller’s Eastern European brewing assets to gain regulatory approval for its £71bn merger with the UK drinks company. The Belgium brewer has submitted an updated ...
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German packaging machinery manufacturer Rovema has installed its BVC260 Stabilo packaging machine for Leicester-based Universal Flexible Packaging. Designed to provide improved flexibility, the BVC260 Stabilo packaging machine is expected ...
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