Ford Sollers, a joint venture between US based automaker Ford and the Russian Sollers has commenced production of engines at its new engine plant, Ford Sollers Elabuga Engine Plant in Elabuga, Russia. The new Russian facility will ...
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PPG Industries has announced that it has completed its acquisition of IVC Industrial Coatings, Inc., a U.S.-based specialty powder and liquid coatings manufacturer with 2014 sales of more than $100 million. Financial terms were not ...
Axalta Huajia Coatings, a joint-venture of leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, Axalta Coating Systems and Huangshan Yongjia Group Co. Ltd., has developed a new warranty program for its Alesta architectural powder coatings ...
Japanese global establishment Mitsubishi has agreed to acquire 20% stake in agri-business firm Olam International, in two deals that are valued at around S$1.53bn ($1.09bn). Under the agreed terms, Mitsubishi will acquire 332.73 million ...
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Daimler is considering the possibility of tie-ups with Apple and Google as carmakers realize that building next-generation autos entail inputs from telecoms and software experts. The rise of self-driving and connected cars has made ...
PPG Industries announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining interest in Chemfil Canada Limited, a joint venture of PPG and Madinal Enterprises. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, ...
China is looking to build a homegrown panel-use driver IC industry in Hefei, China, which will likely threaten Taiwan's IC driver IC sector, according to industry sources. The China government's push to establish the local display driver ...
Nissan has made its Murano, including the hybrid version, available via its joint venture in China, Dongfeng Nissan Passenger vehicle company (DFL-PV). Expected to boost its SUV lineup for the Chinese market, the new variant is priced ...
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Cargill has entered into an agreement with Altor Fund III and Bain Capital Europe III in order to acquire EWOS, a global leader in salmon nutrition for 1.35 Euro bn. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is expected ...
The short-term outlook for biomaterials in coatings and related sectors in Europe has been looking grim in the wake of the fall in the oil price. However companies along the biomaterials value chain in the region are not overtly concerned. ...
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MGP Ingredients has reported results for the second quarter period ended June 30, 2015. "We continue to be very pleased with our results through the first half of 2015 as we aggressively implement our strategic plan," said Gus Griffin, ...
Axalta-Huajia Coatings, a joint-venture company of leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, Axalta Coating Systems, has won the HC360.com Top Ten Powder Coating Brands. This title, awarded by prominent B2B e-commerce service ...
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A consortium led by the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University, UK, is working on the use of lignocellulosic feedstock to produce bio-based, biodegradable plastic packaging for consumer ...
Tags: Bio Plastic, Packaging
The summer edition of Texworld USA, International Apparel Sourcing Show and Home Textiles Sourcing Expo ended with exhibitor numbers as well as show space growing by 25 per cent. In total 917 exhibitors from 40 countries presented their ...
Tags: Home Textiles, textile
Although the production capability of China-based notebook ODMs is still too small to make a significant impact on their Taiwan-based counterparts, the notebook supply chain in China stands a chance of expanding their presence in the global ...