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Yamato Corporation has promoted Ralph Kieselhorst from his position as president to chief operating officer. In this new role, Kieselhorst will oversee operations of Yamato’s Dataweigh and Accuweigh divisions. The Dataweigh division, situated in Mequon, WI, offers multihead combination weighers for the food packaging industry.
Japan’s manufacturing sector is struggling to restart normal production in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and the second earthquake that struck recently.
Automatic greasing systems specialist FLO Components Ltd. of Mississauga, Ontario has received the Lincoln Industrial Corp.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES— A senator in the Philippines is planning to implement a country-wide ban on plastic bags, according to international media. Senate Bill 2759 was put forth by Senator Loren Legarda, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Climate Change. If passed, the Total Plastic Bag Ban Act of 2011 would outlaw all non-biodegradable plastic bags
Prime Industrie has changed its corporate brand name to Prima Power, a move not unexpected in the industry after the Italian equipment fabricator acquired Prima Finn-Power in 2008. Since that time the group has been reorganized to create an integrated functional entity, including the merger of global sales and service networks.
MONTREAL—Bombardier Aerospace has firm orders from an unnamed customer for three Challenger and three Global business jets. The approximate value of the contract for the six planes would be US$255 million. “This order reaffirms the appeal of Bombardier’s diverse business aircraft portfolio,” said Steve Ridolfi, president, Bombardier Business Aircraft.
Small businesses are optimistic about the future and those in manufacturing have the strongest optimism, according to the recent April 2011 Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business Barometer Index. Indeed, Ted Mallett, vice president and chief economist with CFIB says the barometer, which was 69.2 in March, remains “virtually unchanged from February’s 69.4 level…maintaining the generally upbeat mood we have seen in the country since last December.” Mallet notes though that the majority of respondents to the monthly survey were logged early in the month, before the Japan earthquake and tsunami “roiled international markets and before the election call in this country.
Diamond Foods, Inc. , of San Francisco and The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) of Cincinnati, OH have announced an agreement to merge P&G’s Pringles business into Diamond Foods in a deal creating a US $2.35 billion entity. “Pringles is an iconic, billion dollar snack brand with significant global manufacturing and supply chain infrastructure,” states Michael J
TORONTO: Ontario needs bold new policies to encourage greener economic development if it’s to effectively compete in the world economy in the coming years, says a new report from the Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA). The Toronto-based not-for-profit group that represents environment and clean tech companies acknowledges Ontario’s efforts to develop a greener economy, but says more needs to be done and faster. “Our province has a real opportunity to follow a path similar to Germany, The Netherlands and China, which have become economic powerhouses by embracing the clean, green economy,” said Alex Gill, executive director of ONEIA.
