Volvo Cars is expanding production of XC40 small SUV in Europe and China in order to meet increasing demand. The company said that it has received nearly 80,000 orders for the SUV and will expand production at its Ghent manufacturing ...
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UK bottled water brand Highland Spring is planning to trial a new 100% recycled plastic bottle in the country. The trial, which is said to be the first for the UK bottled water category, is scheduled to commence in June this year and is ...
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Coca-Cola bottler Arca Continental has unveiled plans to construct a new production and distribution facility in Houston, Texas, US. Through its subsidiary Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (CCSWB), Arca Continental will build the facility ...
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Packaging machinery solutions provider ProMach has expanded its Western US capabilities with new Southern California facility in Corona, California. The facility will serve as the company’s new home for upgraded and extended ...
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Automotive technology company Protean Electric has completed a $40m equity investment as the initial closing of its Series E funding round. The investor group is led by Weifu High-Technology Group, a leading diversified automotive ...
Swedish automaker Volvo Cars expects to generate half of all sales annually from fully electric cars by 2025, with one third of all cars sold to be autonomous driving cars. The company said that half of its driverless cars will be ...
Project Beacon, which has the potential to recycle all plastics in Scotland and beyond, has secured £3m funding. Project Beacon, at Binn Farm in Perthshire, is lighting the way to a circular world of complete plastics recycling ...
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HP introduced two new six-color PageWide ultra high-volume inkjet web presses for pre-print digital corrugated printing. The new presses, HP PageWide T1190 and HP PageWide T1170, are designed to help packaging converters meet ...
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Hyundai CRADLE, the venture capital wing of Hyundai Motor has invested in Metawave to help develop smart automotive radar platforms. Hyundai autonomous vehicles will be equipped with next-generation radar systems. Metawave uses adaptive ...
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Biscuit International has acquired UK-based gluten and milk-free biscuit manufacturer Northumbrian Fine Foods (NFF) from CriSeren Foods. NFF produces Prewett’s range of branded biscuits and also supplies supermarket own-label ...
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German automaker Daimler has started production of its Mercedes-Benz A-Class vehicle at the Mercedes-Benz Kecskemét plant in Hungary. This makes the Hungarian plant, about 90 km in the south of Budapest, the second location ...
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Sustainable packaging solutions provider TemperPack has introduced a recyclable packaging solution, ClimaCell, for perishable shipments. ClimaCell is a paper-based insulator developed to replace commonly used insulating materials such as ...
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ThreeMain announced that it has launched its Kickstarter campaign, giving early adopters a discount on their ThreeMain Blue membership. ThreeMain delivers home cleaning products that protect your health and home, while saving our oceans, ...
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Aston Martin has said that it will launch an all-electric SUV in 2021 under the Lagonda marque. The Lagonda SUV is claimed to be the first luxury SUV to drive exclusively on zero emission powertrain technologies. It is expected to ...
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The UK Government has confirmed plans to bring together businesses and research bodies from across the world to help tackle scourge of plastic in seas and oceans. The UK is already working with the governments of Canada, India, and ...
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