To strengthen its global competitiveness, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. (JXE) is working hard to ensure safe and stable operations at all of its refineries in Japan. One way to accomplish this is through the consolidation of control rooms, ...
GITI tire (USA) Ltd. has announced that it has established two new technical centers in North America and Germany. The move marks a significant development in the research and development capabilities of the company, with both sites ...
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The construction boom in Saudi Arabia is driving up prices of cement and steel. We have previously reported that the shortage in cement supply in Saudi Arabia has been a cause for concern, with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz issuing an order ...
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Packaging and tubing materials manufacturer Tekni-Plex Europe has announced that the company’s Italian subsidiary has commenced operations at a newly centralized plant in Gaggiano, Milan. According to the company, the investment was ...
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US-based dispensing systems supplier AptarGroup has announced plans to invest $26m to increase the capacity of its Aptar Stelmi pharma packaging business, which was acquired in July 2012. The investment will be used to expand facilities, ...
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Rigid plastic packaging company Paccor Packaging Solutions is all set to invest GBP9.4m (€11m) in its Dutch food service division. Paccor claims that the investment is part of its strategy to become a player in rigid food packaging ...
The German rigid plastic pack maker said that its Dutch-based business has already benefited from investment from the firm. It has invested in new thermoforming machinery and, what it describes as, state-of-the-art automation with ...
While some green building strategies to earn LEED credits can be costly, surprisingly there are many that are both easy and inexpensive to implement. According to Jennifer Meek, director of marketing for Enviro-Solutions, a leading ...
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Digital imaging specialist FFEI has bought a new facility and plans to make a major investment in its infrastructure The company is to commit over £2m for the new site as it bids to grow its capabilities. Products in the FFEI ...
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A combination of new supply sources and rising costs at home could mean Australia's burgeoning LNG sector losing ground to new players, several speakers at an oil industry conference in Brisbane warned this week. On Sunday the chief ...
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ABB, a Switzerland-based power and automation technology group, plans to start production of central PV inverters in South Africa to support the rapidly growing local solar market and local content requirements. ABB plans to open the new ...
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A new survey from the Uptime Institute suggests fatigue is setting in when it comes to making data centers greener, and it may be partly due to overachievers like Google and Microsoft. In the Institute's latest survey of data center ...
A little more than two years ago,Facebook had a revolutionary idea: Inspired by the model of open-source software, it would bring together a community – the Open Compute Project (OCP) – focused on the creation of open-source ...
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Industrial packaging producer Mauser Group has announced the acquisition of Canada-based Armco Industries. The acquisition of the industrial packaging distributor is said to be in line with Mauser's goal to further expand in the western ...
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April 2, 2013 - Norfolk County just announced it has sold Norfolk Power Inc. to Hydro One Inc. for $93 million. Norfolk Power is the county’s holding company for Norfolk Power Distribution Inc., its electricity distributor, and ...
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