U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the first 12 communities that will be designated Manufacturing Communities as part of the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) initiative. The U.S. Commerce Department-led program is designed to accelerate the resurgence of manufacturing in communities nationwide by supporting the development of long-term economic development strategies that […]
Repsol has presented new Sustainability Plans for its Cartagena, Puertollano, Tarragona and La Coruña industrial complexes, which add to those already in place in Spain and Portugal, Bolivia, Ecuador, the USA, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil and Colombia. With the innovative approach of these plans, the company aims to maximise its contribution to sustainable development. Repsol’s Sustainability […]
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”, Head Office: Tokyo, President & CEO: Masami Iijima) entered with Yanmar Co., Ltd. (“Yanmar”, Head Office: Kita-ku, Osaka, President: Takehito Yamaoka) and Coromandel International Limited (“CIL”), which is a member of the Murugappa Group, a mid-tier conglomerate in India, into joint venture agreement on April 25, 2014 to establish Yanmar […]
London/Rotterdam. Unilever announced today that all its factories across Europe have joined those in North America in achieving zero non-hazardous waste to landfill. With similar achievements in countries from Argentina to Indonesia, it means more than three-quarters of the company’s global factory network no longer sends such waste to landfill, up from 20% just three […]
NEW YORK & SAO PAULO -Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced a $40 million investment (100 million BRL) in its Itapissuma, Brazil, rolling mill to increase production of specialty foils for aseptic and flexible packages. Demand for specialty packaging in Brazil is expected to rise seven percent annually over the next three years due to population growth and […]
New York, N.Y. — GE today announced a partnership with Local Motors, the open-source hardware innovator, to launch a new model for the manufacturing industry. The partnership will pair co-creation and micromanufacturing to build and commercialize the next evolution of various GE products. Focused on speeding the time from mind to market, the partnership will […]
Orlando, Fla. – Walmart, the Walmart Foundation and the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) today launched the Walmart U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund. Eligible non-profit organizations can apply for grants of $100,000 or more, funded by the Walmart Foundation, to help create solutions to challenges many companies face with on-shoring and growing U.S. manufacturing. The […]
NORCROSS, Ga., March 3, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RockTenn and Simpson Lumber Company LLC announced today an agreement whereby RockTenn will acquire the Simpson Tacoma Kraft Paper Mill located in Tacoma, Wash., for approximately $343 million. The purchase price reflects an EBITDA multiple of less than six times based on the mill’s financial results for […]
AUSTIN, Texas–Every great innovation starts as an idea. Through a unique culture of collaboration, 3M powers ideas around the world – ideas that make companies smarter, ideas that make homes better, ideas that make life easier. However, no solution would be possible if those ideas did not spark new and dynamic connections among technologies or […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Sorelle brand “Prescott” […]
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