French automaker Groupe PSA will build Peugeot and Opel vehicles in Walvis Bay, Namibia, in 2018. Groupe PSA and Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) have signed a joint-venture agreement to start the assembly plant. The vehicle ...
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Tyson Foods said that it will launch several new products this year and modernize its $1bn brands as part of its transformation into a modern food company. Speaking at the 2018 Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference, Tyson Foods ...
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Graphic Packaging International (GPI) is set to invest $136m to modernize its Macon mill in Macon-Bibb County, Georgia. The statement was made by Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) and the Macon-Bibb County Industrial ...
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Biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films manufacturer Treofan has invested in Bobst metallizer, as part of its efforts to modernize its manufacturing operations. The company installed Bobst K5000 3650 mm wide metallizer to replace ...
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Green packaging and tissue products producer Cascades will shut down its packaging facility in Maspeth, New York, US. The company has decided to close Maspeth packaging plant, as part of its efforts to modernize and optimize operations in ...
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Green packaging and tissue products manufacturer Cascades is investing $80m to build a new containerboard packaging facility in Piscataway, New Jersey, US. The new center, which is due to start operations in 2018, will produce corrugated ...
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Pfizer, Merck and Corning have unveiled a new pharmaceutical glass packaging solution, which is claimed to improve the storage and delivery of the existing drug formulations. Merck and Pfizer have combined their pharmaceutical formulation ...
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Packaging and tissue products manufacturer Cascades has opened its new $64m tissue converting plant in Scappoose, Oregon, US. The 284,000ft² facility has converting lines, high speed rewinders and folders, and bath lines.. It ...
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Mercedes-Benz Vans and Hermes have partnered for the development of technologies and services for vehicle fleet operated by the retail and logistics services provider. Volker Mornhinweg, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans, and Hanjo Schneider, ...
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Toyota said it will boost SUV production at an Indiana factory with a $600m investment, which could add 400 jobs. The investment is part of the company’s strategy of localisation to build vehicles where they are sold. It will be ...
FCA US said that it will invest a total of $1bn in plants in Michigan and Ohio, which will add 2000 new jobs. Consistent and combined with previously announced investments, FCA US is further demonstrating its commitment to strengthening ...
China plans to launch a countrywide cable television network by integrating existing listed local networks into one public company by the end of 2020, said a government circular posted online on Friday. In response, stocks of six A-share ...
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Finnish packaging firm Huhtamaki is planning to establish three new manufacturing units in a bid to boost its flexible packaging business. One of the three facilities is planned to be built in Cairo, Egypt while the other two units in ...
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The Canadian government will inject a $350m into the country's dairy sector to support its competitiveness ahead of the likely implementation of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Investment ...
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Wells Enterprises, an Iowa-based ice cream company, has announced to invest $40m in Le Mars facility to expand its production capacities. The manufacturer of the Blue Bunny ice cream brand and three other local companies have been awarded ...
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