manufacturing
Posted inPlant
Groupe PSA starts production at the Kenitra plant in Morocco
Production will begin with the new Peugeot 208, jointly manufactured with the Trnava plant in Slovakia.
Posted inVehicles
Chinese company Roadbot starts construction of $600 million tyre manufacturing plant in KIZAD Abu Dhabi
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
Posted inPMV
Bobcat produces 10,000 E10 mini excavators in 10 years
The E10, now renamed the E10z, is suitable for applications in rental, construction, demolition, refurbishment, landscaping, trenching and drainage work
Posted inMachinery
Wacker Neuson opens production plant in Pinghu, China
China is a key market for the Wacker Neuson Group, offering future growth potential especially for mini excavators and construction equipment
Posted inSafety
Import, manufacture or use of spare parts in the UAE will require a certificate of conformity from 2019, says ESMA
The UAE system for the control of vehicle spare parts is aimed at reducing road accidents due to defective or poor parts
Posted inPlant
BKT to build $100 million tyre production facility in the US
BKT’s first manufacturing site outside of India is expected to be completed by March 2021
Posted inSafety
Abu Dhabi Environment Agency (EAD) tackles harmful effects of asphalt production with Eltezam compliance campaign
The EAD recently held a workshop for representatives from 16 asphalt manufacturing facilities to reinforce the specific requirements in obtaining the relevant environmental permits
Posted inMachinery
Bobcat expands capability to design, test and manufacture machines for the EMEA market
The Bobcat Innovation Center in the Czech Republic has invested in a CNC horizontal boring machine, CNC 5 axis milling machine, and dynamometer
Posted inVehicles
CASE celebrates 60 years of wheel loader manufacturing in 2018
The first CASE integrated four-wheel drive wheel loader introduced in 1958