Kennebec Lumber Company has begun construction on three new state-of-the-art kilns, each capable of drying 60,000 board feet, increasing overall capacity to nearly 1,000,000 board feet. The new computer-controlled propane-fired kilns will ...
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USFloors has opened a Mainland China office in Shanghai to provide local management and oversight of sourcing, quality, and logistics. The operation will be fully staffed and headed up by Julian Dossche, USFloors' senior manager of global ...
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Japanese automotive parts maker Bridgestone Group is set to re-organize its manufacturing operations in Huanan, China, to strengthen its system for the production of polyurethane foam products for automobile seats. Polyurethane foam is a ...
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Foam cups manufacturer Dart Container will invest $14m to construct a 400,000ft2 distribution center in Plant City, eastern Hillsborough County in the US. The project is part of the company's plan to expand its presence in the region. ...
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NBTY, a US-based manufacturer and distributor of vitamins and nutritional supplements, has unveiled a new vitamin manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas. The investment is a part of the company's strategy to boost its capacity in ...
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Dematic, a supplier of logistics automation, warehousing, materials handling and storage systems, has received acknowledgment for achieving Silver Partnership Status with the NSW Government's Sustainability Advantage Program. The program ...
Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. announced global consolidated quarterly net sales of $1.6 billion (1.8 trillion won), and operating profit of $219.6 billion (244.2 billion won). Hankook says that in the midst of continued global economic recession, ...
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Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. has opened its second world-scale biorefinery in Natchez, Mississipp, in order to expand production of its Inherent renewable building blocks in 2016. The decision is based on the successful start-up and ...
Dominion Packaging has announced the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Henrico county with an investment of around $45m. The company, which produces packaging solutions for customers in the tobacco, quick service restaurant ...
Windsor Foods, a frozen foods producer based in US, is set to close its Italian food manufacturing facility in Bloomsburg, central Pennsylvania between February and March 2014. The closure is expected to affect around 160 people. ...
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UltraTape Industries, a division of Delphon and leading manufacturer of cleanroom tape and label products, announced the acquisition of the assets of a Silicon Valley label business as part of the company’s ongoing expansion of its ...
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For the first time in nearly two decades, Ardagh Glass will be inviting the public inside its Salem plant to see how glass bottles are made. The tours will be part of an open house celebration set for Saturday, marking the 150th ...
Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., a high-growth specialty chemicals company, announced that it has authorized the next significant stage of its second world-scale biorefinery in Natchez, Miss., in order to expand production of its Inherent ...
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Sindy Cui, CEO of Zeyuan Flooring International and Danville, VA Mayor Sherman Saunders Chinese wood flooring manufacterer Zeyuan Flooring International will be opening its first U.S. manufacturing facility. Sources said the company is ...
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SPX, a US-based manufacturing and industrial equipment supplier, has secured a $26m contract from multinational conglomerate Lotte to provide dairy processing systems for expansion of the latter's manufacturing facility in Japan. As per ...