Finland-based consumer and specialty packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki is expanding manufacturing capacity at its molded fiber packaging plant in Lurgan, Northern Ireland to better serve the growing egg market in the UK and Ireland. Work ...
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Zebra has released technology designed to enhance productivity in the Australian manufacturing and transport and logistics sectors. The new Windows 10-ready VC80 is said to virtually extend any PC-based application to material-handling ...
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Starting today, logistics employees at Audi will no longer have to fetch the required goods from the material shelves. Instead, the goods will come to them fully automatically on driverless transport systems (DTS). Audi is currently ...
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Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is pleased to announce the establishment of a new joint venture company, MM Cars Myanmar Limited (MMCM), with Yoma Nominee Limited (YNL), for the distribution (wholesale), retail sales, after-sales services, and ...
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With the progress of modern logistics as well as the growth in demand for replacing workforce by machinery, forklifts have become the most widely used tools for handling materials in logistics industry. In 2014, global forklift sales volume ...
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Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts, a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), has acquired 80% stake in peanut shelling and storage facility in Jan Kempdorp, South Africa. The company has been operating the unit on lease basis since May. ...
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Continuing to build on its line of coconut ingredients, leading tropical fruit supplier iTi Tropicals now also offers Organic Virgin Coconut Oil as well as limited quantities of Organic Fairtrade Coconut Water Concentrate ex-warehouse, ...
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Allermuir has announced the opening of its latest showroom which will be in the heart of London’s design capital, Clerkenwell. True to the Allermuir brand’s quirky ethos, this striking new space is within a converted warehouse ...
J&J Snack Foods has announced a new partnership with General Mills to introduce Pillsbury Mini Pies. These perfectly portioned frozen dessert squares will be available in three varieties: Apple Cinnamon, S'mores and Chocolate Lava. J&J ...
British can maker Rexam has inaugurated its new£115m wall-to-wall manufacturing plant in Widnau, Switzerland. Located alongside the Rauch Trading can filling plant, the new facility will be capable of producing 2.2 billion Slim ...
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DB Schenker has expanded its logistics presence with the opening of a new 14,330sqm facility in Truganina, Victoria. The storage created in the new Truganina warehouse for an existing industrial customer is unique and provides significant ...
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British carton board packaging firm Glossop Cartons has acquired Contact Print and Packaging for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1992, Contact Print and Packaging employs 54 people at the Stockport site, which boasts three purpose-built ...
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Some polymer traders in China are re-exporting their spot imported LDPE and LLDPE cargoes in a bid to clear inventory in the face of weak domestic demand, sources said Wednesday. This is an unusual practice because China usually absorbs ...
Acuity Brands, Inc., a market leader in providing indoor and outdoor lighting and energy management solutions, announced a new LightFlex™ CCT concept system from Sunoptics® that allows the patented daylighting system to achieve ...
Swiss confectionery company Barry Callebaut has launched Horizons range of sustainable cocoa and chocolate products. These sustainable products are part of an initiative which is aimed at improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and ...
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