Ford has outlined the next phase of its China expansion strategy, focused on SUVs, electric and connected vehicles, a streamlined business structure and closer connections to Chinese customers. Executive Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Jim ...
British luxury car-maker Bentley Motors has has created a first edition of the all-new Continental GT, a handcrafted grand tourer, with a completely new 6 litre W12 engine. The new model combines all the features from the third generation ...
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Beumer has introduced new bag-in-bag system, which will rapidly pack filled paper bags individually or in groups with a weather-resistant plastic film. The system enables to protect the contents against moisture, dust, insects and other ...
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Specialty chemicals producer Clariant is planning to revise its ColorForward trend-watching platform, designed to help forecast colors for use in plastics products and packaging. In collaboration with its Masterbatches business unit, ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced that it will roll out an electric vehicle under the Toyota brand in the Chinese market in 2020, and that the scope of a fuel-cell vehicle feasibility study will be expanded to cover commercial ...
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US-based paper and packaging solutions provider WestRock plans to invest $410m at its kraft linerboard mill in Florence, South Carolina, US. The two-year investment plan will see installation of a 330” kraft linerboard machine and ...
Toyo Printing Inks, a Turkey-based inks and coatings manufacturer and a unit of Toyo Ink, is expanding its operations in the country with an investment of $26.7m. As part of this effort, the company purchased a 62,000m² plot of land ...
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Crown Bevcan Europe and Middle East has developed new can design for British record label Island Records’ Session IPA Beer. Crown said its partnership with Island uses consumers’ propensity to explore the packaging of their ...
South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor says that SunLike (which is claimed to emit light that comes closest to sunlight) has received an RG-1 Eye Safety certification based on the safety of its light source, and has been recognized for ...
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Held annually at Sands Expo in Las Vegas, the U.S., AAPEX (Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo) has ended another successful year and unveiled future trends of the continuously growing auto aftermarket and car servicing industries through ...
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Zhejiang Geely, the Chinese automaker that owns Volvo, has agreed to acquire Terrafugia, a US-based startup company working on the development of a flying car. Terrafugia was founded in 2006 by five Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...
WaveGrip, a manufacturer of multi-packing solutions for beverage industry, has introduced new automatic version of its entry level G1 applicator designed for lower volume beverage producers. The G1 applicator is equipped to produce ...
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RPC Bramlage has secured an approval from Ecocert and Cosmos organizations for its standard AirFree packs. The company has also received COTREP (Technical Committee for Plastic Packaging Recycling) certification, which supports the ...
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Nike’s global football division has selected Esko’s Studio, which is a set of advanced tools for 3D packaging design. Nike has chosen the tool to use with Adobe Illustrator, helping to reduce time in creating 3D design images. ...
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French automaker Groupe PSA has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with three Algerian partners to build cars in the North African country. The Algerian partners include Condor Electronics, Palpa Pro and Entreprise Nationale de ...
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