The Roadbot factory will be fully operational by October 2020 and have an initial annual production capacity of 1 million truck and bus radial tyres and 3 million passenger car radial tyres
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Magna Tyres expands OTR tyre production at Netherlands factory
New capacity was added to keep up with the fast growing demand for the 26.5R25 and 29.5R25 OTR sizes
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UAE: RAK Precast orders Elematic production tech
RAK Precast will use Elematic Acotec Pro technology to produce non-load bearing interior precast wall panels at its Dubai factory
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Emerson opens two facilities in Dubai’s Jebel Ali
Emerson has opened a ‘solutions centre’ and an ‘education centre’ at its MEA headquarters in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone
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Turner & Townsend scoops Unilever contract in UAE
Turner & Townsend has been awarded a contract to provide project and cost management services for the construction of Unilever’s factory in Dubai, UAE
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Oman: NAPCO to double production by end of 2017
Oman’s National Aluminium Products Company (NAPCO) has unveiled plans to increase its annual production capacity to 43,000 tonnes by the end of this year
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Ford eyes $170m expansion of EMEA assembly plant
Ford Motor Company has announced plans to invest $170m to expand operations at its Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria, South Africa
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ABB robots to build new Mercedes-Benz GLC model
ABB has secured the contract to deliver more than 250 robots to Valmet Automotive, which will use the machines to build the new Mercedes-Benz GLC model from 2017 onwards
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Dongfeng Renault opens first plant in China
Dongfeng Renault Automotive Company (DRAC) has opened its first China-based production facility in Wuhan, two years after the formation of the joint venture
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Sennebogen to expand Straubing facilities
Manufacturer to extend existing production and warehouse areas by 35,000m2, and add 6,700m2 production shop