Clariant breaks ground on joint venture production site in Cangzhou, China. (Image source: Clariant)
Swiss specialty chemicals firm Clariant and Beijing Tiangang Auxiliary Co, Ltd (Tiangang), have conducted a groundbreaking ceremony in Cangzhou, China
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Global warming is expected to have a significant impact on future yields of everything from rice to fish, particularly in countries situated closer to the equator, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have warned
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The rapid availability of spare parts is a central success factor for farmers and contractors and for Pottinger it is, therefore, the basis for the best customer service
In addition to regional customer support, a modern and efficient logistics concept is the key to success. It is for this reason that Pottinger has invested not only in its manufacturing plants but also EUR14mn (US$16.5mn) in a new, modern, spare parts logistics centre.
Construction started on the new logistics centre in the summer of 2016. In Taufkirchen an der Trattnach - close to the companys Grieskirchen headquarters in Austria - a 7,000 sqm logistics centre is being built on approximately 3 hectares of ground. It started full operation in Spring 2017.
The new spare parts logistics centre is the logistics hub for dispatching consignments worldwide. It has a fully automated small parts warehouse with 31,000 bins as well as a mechanised pallet rack system with 5,500 pallets and spaces for 2,200 bulky articles. A total of around 50,000 original spares and wear parts – from the smallest gasket through to complete implement frames - are kept in stock: up to 800 customer orders will be processed every day and 3.5mn different articles dispatched every year.
"With this highly advanced logistics centre we will be setting a new standard in terms of efficient and flexible spare parts supply," says Managing Director Heinz Pöttinger: "First class parts quality and a worldwide service network now go without saying. As a result we are able to provide our customers with an optimum supply of spare parts as quickly as possible."
The greenhouse cultivation zone at the farm in Hanoi. (Image source: Fujitsu)
Fujitsu Limited and FPT Corporation have established a factory in Hanoi that showcases Akisai, a smart agriculture solution
More than 70 per cent of the Myanmari population thrives on agriculture. (Image source: Josep Castell/Flickr)
The National League for Democracy (NLD), which is leading Myanmar currently, is expected to improvise and build the country’s agriculture sector
