There were 1,917 MOCVD sets in operation globally in May 2014 and Taiwan-based LED makers accounted for 28.6% of the number, followed by Japan-based makers with 23.8%, China-based makers with 22.9%, and South Korea-based makers with 14.1%, ...
The Barilla Group inaugurated today a new production line, Harrys 100% Mie, in its plant at Plaine de l'Ain (01). The opening of the new production line Harrys 100% Mie represents the first stage in a 47M€ extraordinary investment ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Hong Kong-based luxury vehicle maker Infiniti Motor will start operations at the new Infiniti Decherd Powertrain Plant located in Franklin County, Tennessee in the US on 26 June 2014. Infiniti Decherd Powertrain Plant, which is a ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Accessories
Sri Lanka based car manufacturer Micro Cars has opened a new facility that assembles SsangYong vehicles following a renovation project on the site. Located in the Board of Investment export processing zone, approximately 67km away from ...
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Canadian dairy giant Saputo is seeking acquisitions across the US, Canada, Latin America and Australia, in a move to expand its footprint. The potential acquisitions in the US are expected to cost around C$4bn ($3.65bn), while Canadian ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, dairy, Cheese, Butter
Germany-based automotive supplier Continental has opened its new high-tech production facility at its Kaluga production site in Russia with an investment of €24m. The new high-tech production facility has an annual production ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Vehicle, Car
Impacted by increased demand from China, Japan, USA, and UK, PV installation is likely to grow substantially in 2014, and thus will lead to a surge in overall supply chain prices. “In 1H13, cell and module prices were the first ones ...
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Crystalline silicon solar cell and PV module maker Neo Solar Power on June 4 unveiled three new PV modules at the 2014 Intersolar Europe exhibition taking place in Munich, Germany, during June 4-6. The new products include: Super made up ...
Tags: PV Modules, Neo Solar
American automotive parts supplier Johnson Controls has expanded its presence in China with the opening of a new automotive battery manufacturing plant in Chongqing City with an investment of $154m. The new plant is claimed to have a ...
South Africa-based paper and packaging firm Mondi has signed an agreement with Graphic Packaging subsidiary Graphic Packaging International to acquire its bags and kraft paper business, for around $105m. As part of the deal, Mondi will ...
Tags: Bags, Graphic Packaging
Materials, component and precision system supplier Ferrotec Corp, whose Temescal division of Livermore, CA, USA manufactures electron-beam-based evaporative coating systems, has unveiled the Temescal UEFC-4900, a mid-sized ...
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Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) is set to build a new packaging facility for plastics solutions provider Borouge as part of a contract. The contract was signed by Abu Dhabi Polymers Company (Borouge) CEO Abdulaziz Alhajri and ADT CEO Martijn ...
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China makers now hold a 20% share of global tablet panel production, according to market observers. The increase comes as the makers have continued to improve their product mix, production capacity as well as development of new ...
Tags: Ultra HD TV, TV Panels
In a report this week, the Latin American Steel Association (Alacero) outlined struggles to reduce the charges of unfair trade between countries that are trading partners. Rafael Rubio, director of Alacero, expressed concern over an ...
Tags: steel demand, steel production
According to the resources and energy major projects report issued by the Australian Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE), the value of committed investments stood at A$229 billion as of April this year, declining from its peak ...
Tags: Mining, raw materials