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Autoliv Commences Construction of New Airbag Propellant Facility in China

At a China seminar today in Stockholm, Sweden, Jan Carlson, the President and CEO of Autoliv, announced that the world-leading automotive safety company has started the construction of a new facility in China that will manufacture propellant for its airbags in the Asian markets. The cost for the new plant is estimated to amount to $33 million, making it the single largest capital expenditure in the Company’s history. The propellant plant will be Autoliv’s twelfth manufacturing facility in China.

20 Oct 2012

Innovative Collapsible Plastic Drum Offers Better Cube Utilization and Volume Efficiency

Buckhorn, a leading provider of reusable plastic packaging and material handling systems, is introducing a collapsible 60-gallon plastic drum at this year’s Pack Expo®. The patent pending drum is recyclable and is designed specifically for the food, powder and liquid handling markets.

20 Oct 2012

Sensient to Invest in New Color and Flavor Complex in Johannesburg

Sensient Technologies Corporation announced today that it plans to make a significant investment to build a new color and flavor complex in Johannesburg, South Africa. The investment will provide a state-of-the-art research, development and manufacturing location with dedicated facilities for both colors and flavors.

From Sensient Technologies Corporation World Headquarters 20 Oct 2012

MeadWestvaco Announces Acquisition of Ruby Macons in India

MeadWestvaco Corporation, a global leader in packaging and packaging solutions today announced a definitive agreement with Mr. Alibhai Nathani and family to purchase Ruby Macons Limited (“Ruby Macons”), India’s top producer of corrugated packaging materials and a leader in the country’s growing industrial packaging industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

20 Oct 2012

UMC Introduces True 12V Option for Aluminum eFlash Processes

United Microelectronics Corporation ("UMC"), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that it has qualified the foundry industry's first high voltage (HV) embedded flash (eFlash) process that incorporates a true 12-volt solution.

20 Oct 2012

Southern Research Institute to Construct $5.6M High-Tech Engineering Laboratory

At a building dedication ceremony held today, Southern Research Institute leaders said that rapid business growth in engineering research and development necessitated the construction of a new $5.6 million high-tech engineering laboratory on its Engineering Research Center (ERC) campus in Birmingham.

20 Oct 2012

Continuum Leveraged Freedom Chair Wins 2012 Innovation By Design Concept Award

Continuum, a global design and innovation consultancy, was recognized by Fast Company as the winner of its 2012 Innovation By Design Concept Award for the Leveraged Freedom Chair. The design was praised by judges for its low-tech ingenuity.

20 Oct 2012

MedVenture Technology Acquired by Major Medical Technology Group

The Freudenberg Group is acquiring MedVenture Technology Corporation, an American company headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana, as part of its expansion strategy. The corporation is one of the leading designers and manufacturers of medical technology solutions for minimally invasive surgical devices. MedVenture Technology currently employs 260 associates.

From Freudenberg Group 20 Oct 2012

Sodium May Be a Good Alternative for Lithium in Batteries

Reza Shahbazian-Yassar thinks sodium might be the next big thing in rechargeable batteries.

20 Oct 2012

Integran Technologies Inc. Advance its "Structural Metal Plating-on-Polymer" Technology

Toronto-based Integran Technologies Inc. (Integran) today announced further advances in its “structural metal plating-on- polymer” technology (Nanovate™ NP) for enhancing fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by enabling the cost-effective manufacture of lightweight transportation parts.

From Integran Technologies Inc. 19 Oct 2012