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Twin Rivers Paper to Buy Mondi's Paper Mill in Arkansas, US
Apr 8, 2018US-based Twin Rivers Paper has signed an agreement to acquire Mondi Group’s paper mill in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Terms of the deal, which is expected to be completed in the second quarter of this year, have not been disclosed. Pine ...
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Volvo to Supply 24, 000 Self-Driving Cars to Uber
Nov 23, 2017Swedish auto-maker Volvo Cars has agreed to supply 24,000 autonomous cars to ride-sharing company Uber. Under the framework agreement, Volvo will provide Uber with its XC90 premium SUVs complete with autonomous driving technologies, from ...
Tags: Self-Driving Cars, Volvo, Uber
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Unilever to Divest South African Spreads Business to Remgro in $900m Deal
Sep 26, 2017Unilever has agreed to divest its South African spreads business to Remgro as part of a ZAR11.9bn ($900m) worth deal with the investment firm. Under the terms of the agreement, Unilever will buy Remgro’s 25.75% stake in Unilever ...
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Tulip Acquires UK Pig Producer Easey
Sep 14, 2017Food firm Tulip, part of the Danish Crown group, has acquired UK pig producer Easey. Easey Holdings Ltd is a family-owned pig farming operation consisting of four key divisions – breeding herds(sows), growing herds, a veterinary ...
Tags: Food firm Tulip, Tulip Agriculture
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POET's Q2 Product Revenue up 39% Year-on-Year
Aug 14, 2017For second-quarter 2017, POET Technologies Inc of San Jose, CA, USA — which has developed the proprietary planar optoelectronic technology (POET) platform for monolithic fabrication of integrated III-V-based electronic and optical ...
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NBC Universal Consumer Products Welcomes eOne's Hannah Mungo
Oct 11, 2016The firm has reshuffled its top execs as it welcomes Jonathan Baker to the role of vice president of consumer products. NBC Universal Brand Development has named Jonathan Baker as its new vice president, EMEA NBC Universla consumer ...
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Liu Zhenya Attended International Top-Level Forum on Engineering Science and Technology Development Strategy 2016
Sep 28, 2016August 20, Beijing ---The International Top-level Forum on Engineering Science and Technology Development Strategy 2016,China Engineering Science and Technology Forum,and the Tenth China Engineering Management Forum, organized by Chinese ...
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Blue Harvest Fisheries Buys High Liner Foods' Scallop Business
Sep 20, 2016Florida-based Blue Harvest Fisheries has acquired the scallop business and processing facility of High Liner Foods in New Bedford, Massachusetts. However, the financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Blue Harvest expects ...
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Volkswagen Plans Major Electrification Initiative
Jun 20, 2016Volkswagen has adopted a new strategy to become a lead in sustainable mobility by bringing out more than 30 new e-vehicles by 2025. In order to achieve these goals, the Board of Management - with the approval of the Supervisory Board - ...
Tags: Volkswagen, pact for the future, BEVS
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Cambridge Nanotherm Appoints Canaccord Genuity's LED Expert Jed Dorsheimer to Board
Apr 11, 2016Cambridge Nanotherm Ltd of Haverhill, Suffolk, UK, producer of nanoceramic thermal management technology, has appointed solid-state lighting expert Jed Dorsheimer to its board of directors. The firm says that Dorsheimer's role as managing ...
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Jaguar and Altran Creates Open Source Software for Intelligent Vehicles
Dec 8, 2015British automaker Jaguar Land Rover is teaming up with engineering consulting company Altran to develop an open-source software platform for intelligent vehicles. The platform is expected to blend industrial and engineering techniques ...
Tags: Intelligent Vehicles, Jaguar
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National Marine Manufacturers Association Acquires American Sportfishing Association’ S Consumer Shows
Oct 15, 2015The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) and National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) announced today that NMMA has acquired the rights to ASA’s four consumer shows: the Chicagoland Fishing Travel & Outdoor Expo, the ...
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Clovia Has Named a New Leadership Team
Jul 2, 2015Indian lingerie and sleepwear brand Clovia has named a new leadership team that it said will lead the company into its next stage of growth. “Pankaj Vermani has joined Clovia as its chief executive officer, while Aditya Chaturvedi ...
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Tetra Pak Sets a Record
Apr 10, 2015There is neither doubt nor dispute that the last financial year tested the grit and resourcefulness of the packaging industry. Tetra Pak achieved a 1.7% in sales nonetheless. Tetra Pak’s ‘challenging year’, the ...
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Emcore Appoints Jeffrey Rittichier as CEO
Dec 15, 2014Emcore Corp, which makes compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber-optics market, has named Jeffrey Rittichier as CEO. He succeeds Dr Hong Hou, who has served as president & CEO since March 2008. Rittichier has ...
Tags: fiber-optics, market, Electrical