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KENYA – Improvon, a South African industrial property developer has partnered with Actis, a private-equity investor to build a business centre around Kenya’s capital, Nairobi at an estimated investment of US$ 111.46 million (Sh11. 508 […]
KENYA – Kenya’s President, Uhuru Kenyatta has signed the Accreditation Service Bill into law that seeks to promote accreditation services in the country. The new Accreditation Service Act establishes the Kenya National Accreditation Service (KENAS) […]
GHANA – Manufacturers in Ghana are longing for the establishment of a Raw Material Council to, among other things, regulate and maintain standards of the raw materials fed to industries. According to the manufacturers, the […]
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe is set to establish at least one factory in each of the country’s 63 districts through a national wide initiative aimed at promoting industrialisation in the country. This follows the approval of […]
NIGERIA – The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on the Federal Government to halt the proposed increase on Value Added Tax (VAT) by 50 per cent. According to the president of the association, […]
SOUTH AFRICA – Flexicon Corporation, an international designer and manufacturer of bulk handling equipment has unveiled a new sanitary bulk bag discharger. The stainless steel equipment features an open channel construction for applications in which […]
US – The International Dairy Foods Association (IDA) has recommended areas for regulatory reform for dairy product manufacturing, claiming the current regulations are overly burdensome, out-dated and barriers to innovation. According to the association, it […]
UK – Bright Blue Foods Limited, manufacturer of a wide range of quality cakes has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the cake and dessert manufacturing facility in Hull from Greencore PLC. […]
GERMANY – Technology solutions provider GEA Group has developed a new machine design for flavor manufacturers that ensure consistent, high quality flavour products. The new machine design incorporates new control and cleaning elements that will […]
CANADA – Campbell Soup has closed down its manufacturing plant at Toronto with plans to move to Canadian Headquarters and its commercial operations to a new location in Greater Toronto Area. The plans to consolidate […]