The Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), a national apex body, is reportedly developing new packaging specifications for pharmaceutical products being exported to African and Asian countries. The development of new specification, as ...
Tags: IIP, new packaging specifications, pharmaceuticals export
The Petzl Technical Institute (PTI) in Salt Lake City, UT, will be covered in climbers in early April, to compete in the third edition of the Petzl RopeTrip. The April 1-4, 2016 event is an international competition and symposium where ...
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Beverage company PepsiCo has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maharashtra state in India to support fruit processing and horticulture as part of its Rs330bn ($4.8bn) investment plan in the country by 2020. Under the ...
Tsinghua Unigroup of mainland China announced on Dec. 11 to acquire a 24.9 percent holding in Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. (SPIL) and a 25 percent stake in ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) Ltd. for total cost of NT$68.8 billion ...
Tags: Tsinghua Unigroup, semiconductor, Processing Machinery
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has set 12,000 standards for food additives and ingredients, in a move to ease food products approval process in the country. The move, which follows the recent Maggi food scare, ...
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The government of West Bengal in India is planning to introduce branded liquor in tetra packs in an attempt to stop sale of adulterated liquor. The Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted a source from the secretariat as saying that the ...
Wai Wai noodles producer CG Foods is planning to ramp up its noodle production capacity in India, a move that could require an investment of around INR50bn ($801.4m). The investment will be used to establish two manufacturing units in ...
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India-based Dharampal Satyapal Group intends to invest INR2bn ($32m) to establish five dairy production units in India over the next three years. The firm, which plans to roll out a range of dairy products such as butter and cheese across ...
Tags: dairy products, Agriculture
Indian conglomerate Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group) is planning to set up five new dairy production plants in the country, a move that will increase its capacity. The company intends to invest around INR2bn ($32.14m) in the expansion, ...
Tags: dairy production, butter, cheese, Agriculture
India’s auto component manufacturer Pricol has acquired a Brazilian auto component firm Melling do Brasil through its wholly-owned Spanish subsidiary Pricol Espana. The company has informed BSE that its Board of Directors has ...
Tags: oil, water pumps, cold start valves, Auto
Tire maker MRF is planning to increase the production capacity at eight of its manufacturing facilities across India which is part of its capital expenditure plan. The company is planning to invest around Rs 4,000 crore ($64 m) over the ...
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Nestle plans to strengthen its presence in India in diverse segments such as health and nutrition. Spotting the tremendous opportunities that Indian market offers, the company that sells brands such as Maggi and Kit Kat is keen to invest ...
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The Government of India is considering the idea of linking handloom fabric weaving with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) to protect the interest of the weavers, Minister of State for Textiles Santosh Kumar ...
Tags: Govt, Apparel, Accessories
Indian state West Bengal (WB) is all set to submit a memorandum to the Center, in a bid to make jute packaging compulsory. West Bengal Labor Minister Purnendu Bose was quoted by Press Trust of India (PTI) as saying, "Jute packaging ...
Tags: Jute Packaging, West Bengal
The exports of garments from India are likely to cross the US$ 17 billion mark in fiscal year 2014-15, according to the Clothing Manufacturers' Association of India (CMAI). Addressing a press conference to announce the 59th National ...