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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Chocolate and confectionery giant Ferrero’s Canada unit will be financially supported by the Ontario government in its C$90m ($72.31m) expansion project that is aimed at boosting productivity of an existing plant. The provincial ...
Voith Paper has been commissioned to rebuild the headboxes and shoe presses of Jianhui PM 3 and PM 4 as well as Jinzhou PM 3 and PM 4 in China. Voith Paper, Huazhang Technology, Jianhui Paper and Jinzhou Paper have signed an agreement to ...
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) has completed the construction of a two-train polyethylene facility in the US for ExxonMobil Chemical. MHIA, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), secured the construction order from ...
General Motors (Gm) said it will invest $14m on a new facility in San Francisco for Cruise Automation to accelerate the development of autonomous cars. GM acquired the driverless tech startup last March. The new R&D facility, which is ...
Inocucor Technologies announced that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has registered its first two specialty ag biological products for use by Canadian farmers and greenhouse growers. Synergro is a live-cell formulation for ...
German packaging firm Mauser Group plans to invest in new production lines at its facility in St Priest to meet the increasing demand for industrial packaging solutions in the Rhone Valley and the South of France. In January 2017, the ...
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Consolidated Grain and Barge (CGB) is set to expand its soybean processing plant in southwest Indiana with an investment of more than $31m. Through the expansion, the company plans to double the size of its plant located at the Port of ...
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South African paper and packaging company Mondi Group has agreed to acquire ZAO Uralplastic-N (Uralplastic). The deal has been signed with Joint Stock Company Rusnano and a private investor to acquire Uralplastic, for undisclosed amount. ...
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Tyson Foods is planning to construct a new chicken processing facility at an investment of $136m, near its existing poultry plant in Green Forest, Arkansas. The new 200, 000ft2 processing facility will be located across the street from ...
Mondelez International has broken ground on its new $90m biscuit plant in Bahrain, in a move to cater to growing demand for its Oreo, Ritz and TUC biscuits in the Middle East and Africa. Earlier this month, the company signed a lease ...
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Smith & Nephew plc has figuratively yanked the job-security bandage off 108 employees at its St. Petersburg, FL, wound-care plant. The company plans to close the factory and lay the workers off by January 9, according to a report in the ...
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Finland-based meat specialist HKScan has announced plans to invest in new production facilities in western Finland and Rakvere, Estonia. The proposed facility in western Finland will see an investment ranging from €35-65m, while the ...
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Volkswagen is set to commence production of the new mid-size SUV in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with an investment of about $600m. The company plans to invest around $900m in the production of seven-passenger SUV, a move which will create ...
Tags: Volkswagen, mid-size SUV, Auto Parts
Permit will help achieve reductions in carbon pollution and cleaner sources of energy The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final greenhouse gas permit (GHG) to Equistar Chemicals, Corpus Christi, Texas. The permit ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, certification, Gas