Reckitt Benckiser’s $16.6bn acquisition of US-based infant formula manufacturer Mead Johnson Nutrition is all set to be closed after securing the final regulatory approval. Subject to the meeting of customary closing conditions, the ...
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Israel-based Highcon has increased the productivity of its Euclid digital cutting and creasing system. The system now has an effective speed increased by up to 40% for B2 sheets, reaching speeds of up to 2,750 sheets per hour. Highcon ...
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Molson Coors Brewing has agreed to import, market and distribute Heineken's Sol beer brand in the US. Heineken and Molson Coors Brewing have signed a 10-year import agreement, which offers both brewers an opportunity to focus on important ...
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Toray Plastics (America) is now offering its analytic testing of films, laminations, and finished printed structures to all consumer packaged goods companies and converters. Toray’s wide array of sophisticated lab equipment and ...
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Luxembourg-registered synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six (E6), a member of the De Beers Group of Companies, has developed a new thermal grade of synthetic diamond grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Diafilm ETC700 is both ...
Fisher Container Holdings has acquired US-based flexographic printing and converting solutions provider Packaging Products Corporation (PPC). Based in Mission of Kansas, PPC is involved in flexographic printing and converting of flexible ...
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Apple has announced a brand new operating system for the Apple Watch called watchOS 4. It is available in developer preview from today and will be coming to all users this autumn. Here are the most important new features. Siri Watch face ...
Daimler has laid the foundation for a second factory for lithium-ion batteries in Kamenz, Germany. Stuttgart/Kamenz, Germany – By laying the foundation for one of the biggest and most modern battery factories, Daimler AG is setting ...
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PAC Machinery is set to exhibit a range of flexible packaging solutions at the EastPack event in the US. The event will take place from 13 to 15 June in the New York City. PAC Machinery will showcase packaging solutions from its ...
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Philip succeeds Basil L. Anderson, who has retired from his position on the Hasbro Board of Directors. Hasbro's board of directors has experienced a reshuffle as Edward M. Philip appointed as lead independent director. He succeeds Basil ...
Researchers in South Korea and the USA claim record 2190cm2/V-s effective mobility for indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) quantum well (QW) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) on 300mm-diameter (100) silicon ...
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Kohlberg & Company, a leading private equity firm specializing in middle-market investing, has announced that it has closed the acquisition of Pexco and successfully merged the business with PPC Industries, Inc. (“PPC”), a ...
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Voith and Trützschler have released a new safety standard for wet-laid spunlaced (WLS) nonwoven machines. The new standard, VN 3260/TN 0790, is claimed to be a basis for safe production of nonwovens. It includes a combination of ...
Asian Pulp & Paper (APP) is exhibiting its range of food packaging product lines at Interpack 2017. The company's food packaging solutions include Foopak and Sinar Kraft. Foopak is APP’s range of food contact packaging designed to ...
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Adcraft Labels is proud to announce it recently earned 21 awards at the 13th Annual Regional Print Excellence Awards held by PIASC. The awards included four Best of Category, six Awards of Excellence, and 11 Certificates of Merit for ...
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