Virginia Tech is set to launch a new $14m Dairy Science Complex located at Kentland Farm in Montgomery County, Virginia, US. The new facility has been designed to further Virginia Tech's dairy science program. Featuring latest ...
US-based protective packaging firm Pregis has opened a new manufacturing unit in Chihuahua, Mexico, to cater to automotive, consumer electronics, agriculture and aerospace sectors. The new facility will produce Astro-Foam polyethylene ...
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Snack products maker Diamond Foods has opened a new innovation center in Salem, Oregon, in order to bolster its product development capabilities. The new 7,000ft2 center located next to the Kettle Brand potato chip facility houses R&D ...
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Supporting the increasing demand for ecologically sound and user friendly products, BASF commissioned a new production plant for form release agents that is among the most advanced and most efficient in Europe. Opened at the company’s ...
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Canned vegetable products manufacturer McCall Farms is planning to open a new production facility in Effingham, South Carolina. When operational this month, the facility will expand the company's existing Florence County operations, while ...
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New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra has inaugurated its new facility at Heerenveen in Netherlands, which is its first wholly owned and operated ingredients plant in Europe. The firm has formed a partnership with Dutch cheese ...
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Denmark-based injection moulded plastic packaging firm RPC Superfos has begun production at its new manufacturing facility in Winchester, Virginia. The plant began with the production of UniPak for pastry company Poppies Intl. Equipped ...
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Givaudan, the worlds’ leading flavour and fragrance company, has opened a new technical centre along with offices in downtown Tokyo. Designed to deliver a superior level of creative flavour and taste solutions, the CHF 12 million ...
Fragrance and flavor company Givaudan has opened its CHF50m ($53.1m) savory flavors manufacturing facility in Nantong, China. With the new facility, Givaudan's existing production capacity will be more than doubled to cater to the ...
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Packaging distributor Kite Packaging has opened a new facility in Portsmouth, UK, increasing its storage capacity by 300%. Developed over 22,000ft2, the unit includes a warehouse. A narrow aisle racking system integrates it with ...
Japan-based Kyocera Corporation will come up with a new facility for industrial cutting tools in China’s Jiangxi Province to cater to the increasing demand from the automotive industry. With operations set to start in January ...
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Japanese automotive major Honda Motor is all set to come up with a new car manufacturing plant in the Indian state of Gujarat, moving towards inking a state support agreement (SSA) with the government by next four weeks. The Indian ...
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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Conventional and electrified driveline systems firm GKN Automotive has come up with its headquarters unit for the Americas region at Auburn Hills in Michigan, US, to capitalize on consumer demand for all-wheel drive (AWD) and hybrid ...
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Ireland-based paper and plastic bags firm AB Group Packaging is set to foray into the US with a manufacturing unit in Delaware. The new plant will make paper bags and industrial packaging products, and is expected to generate around 100 ...
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