Finnish packaging company Huhtamaki has agreed to acquire International Paper’s foodservice packaging operations in China for €15m. The acquisition will include two manufacturing units in Shanghai and Tianjin, which employ ...
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Navitas Semiconductor Inc of El Segundo, CA, USA has expanded its support in Asia by entering two new distribution partnerships for its gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs. By partnering with Myland Technologies Inc and Allied Group (HK) Ltd, ...
Tags: GaN Power, IC Adoption
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’ ...
Konica Minolta has established new European professional print division to reflect the increasing importance of the industrial and commercial printing sectors. The company appointed Charles Lissenburg as general manager for the new ...
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Canadian agribusiness Richardson International has acquired European Oat Millers for an undisclosed price to expand its oat milling business. European Oat Millers, based in Bedford, England, is considered to be the second largest oat ...
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US corrugated packaging firm WestRock has agreed to acquire all the assets of New York-based Island Container and an affiliate named Combined Container Industries. Island Container and Combined Container are independent producers of ...
Food processing and packaging solutions provider tna will showcase its expansive range of high-performance solutions at this year’s ProPak Asia event. Visitors to booth BG19 will be able to experience of the company’s flagship ...
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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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Dana has broke ground on a new 7,500m2 production and assembly facility in Chongqing, China, that will manufacture advanced driveline products for the Chinese market. Scheduled to open in late 2018, the facility will produce final drive ...
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US-based corrugated packaging firm WestRock has completed the acquisition of Multi Packaging Solutions International (MPS) for a total enterprise value of $2.28bn. Under the deal, WestRock purchased all of the outstanding shares of MPS ...
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Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has introduced two new products for the Mexican marketplace. The products include Paperline photocopy grade for the 70 GSM market and a new food packaging portfolio, Foopak. APP said Paperline will be available ...
Scottish spirits company Edrington has taken full ownership of its Americas Travel Retail operations after agreeing to buy out its joint venture (JV) partner for an undisclosed amount. The former JV, Edrington Webb Travel Retail Americas ...
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Equipment maker Manz AG of Reutlingen, Germany (which has three Solar, Electronics and Energy Storage strategic business units, and supplies integrated production lines for solar cells and modules) has received the first downpayment of ...
Industrial gases firm Air Products is supplying its integrated oxy-fuel solution to Chinese firm Chengdu Jin Gu Pharmaceutical Packaging. The Chinese firm is using Air Products’solution to manufacture pharmaceutical glass ...
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The Valspar has expanded production capacity of its automotive refinish coatings products at US-based manufacturing facilities. Recent technology and equipment upgrades at locations in Garland, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have ...
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