New figures have revealed that UK local authorities collecting beverage cartons for recycling from kerbside has reached 66%. The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE ) UK said it was a 16-fold increase on 2006 levels ...
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Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that, for first-half 2017, it expects revenue of about £70m, reflecting increased sales in each of its three primary markets. “All business units have ...
In a surprise announcement, Ubisoft has pledged to unveil new games for the Nintendo Switch in the near future. During Ubisoft’s recent earnings call with corporate investors, CEO Yves Guillemot revealed the the firm would be ...
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The South Korea Plastic Production and Recycling Federation recently met with the British Plastic Federation (BPF), RECOUP and VEKA Recycling at VEKA’s site in Kent. The group — which included representatives from the Korea ...
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German manufacturer Gerresheimer said it will launch a new integrated, passive syringe safety solution to the pharma and healthcare sectors. The company acquired an exclusive license for the syringe safety solution from West ...
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Packaging Concepts & Design (PC&D) and O2 Investment Partners (O2) have acquired Packaging Specialists, Southwest (PSI) for an undisclosed sum. PSI, which was established in 1976, is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, US. It designs and ...
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US Foods has agreed to acquire broadline distributors, The Thompson Company, Braunger Foods and Variety Foods, owned and operated by Toba. Toba entered food distribution in 1995 with the purchase of The Thompson Company in Grand Island, ...
Compac, a member of the TOMRA Group, has partnered with Xact, a UK-based provider of specialist packaging and marking equipment for the fresh produce industry. The partnership will combine Compac’s Spectrim grading technology with ...
Plastic packaging solutions provider Alpla has agreed to acquire South Africa-based Boxmore Packaging for an undisclosed sum. Based in Samrand of Johannesburg, Boxmore manufactures PET pre-forms, PET bottles and closures for the customers ...
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Kush Bottles reported financial results for its wholly-owned subsidiary CMP Wellness (CMP), a distributor of vaporizers, cartridges and accessories acquired by Kush Bottles on May 1, 2017, in an 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange ...
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Mercedes-Benz has published the very first teaser video for its upcoming range of luxury pick-up trucks: the X-Class. Towards the end of last year, we saw the very first concept images for a new series of vehicles under the branding ...
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Kush Bottles has hired a new sales and support team, led by Carmen Lam, to handle the rapidly growing legal cannabis market in Nevada. According to ABC News, recreational marijuana sales have exceeded expectations, with long lines outside ...
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If Samsung is trying to keep wraps on the upcoming Galaxy Note 8 smartphone, it's arguably doing a bad job as yet another leak for the phone emerges. Later this year, Samsung is going to announce the Galaxy Note 8 – that much has ...
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UK-based corrugated cardboard maker DS Smith has signed a conditional agreement to acquire a majority stake in US packaging firm Interstate Resources from Merpas for $920m. DS Smith and its US subsidiary DS Smith Holdings have signed the ...
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The global compound semiconductor market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.47% during 2017-2021, forecasts market research firm Technavio. The report ‘Global Compound Semiconductor Market 2017-2021’ ...