Boston Beer is extending distribution of a hazy, New England-style IPA under its Samuel Adams label. The 6.8 percent alcohol-by-volume beer has been brewed since late last year, offered only at Samuel Adams’ Boston brewery. But ...
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Italian flexible packaging firm Corapack has used Futamura Chemicals’ renewable and compostable cellulose films to develop compostable barrier lidding for trays. NatureFlex cellulose film is a lidding material, which serves as an ...
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This weekend Stevenage played host to the Rubik’s Speedcubing UK Championship, housing over 240 competitors, each hopeful of making the cubing hall of fame. Competitors took part in the Championship across a number of disciplines ...
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Packaging Corporation of America has reported third quarter 2017 net income of $139m or $1.47 per share and $1.68 per share excluding special items. Third quarter net sales were $1.6 billion in 2017 and $1.5 billion in 2016. Special ...
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Donaldson has introduced the next generation of sterile air filters with its new P-SRF line. The advanced technology of P-SRF filters lowers production costs while improving the purity of air used in product processing and packaging. ...
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UK-based packaging distribution from Kite Packaging has introduced Stretch Safe system for faster wrapping of pallets. Designed to wrap any pallet under 2m in height, the Kite’s new manual mobile wrapping system is said to be fast, ...
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UPM Paper ENA has announced plans to permanently close paper machine 5 at UPM Blandin in Minnesota, US in a bid to reduce graphic paper capacity. The closure plan comes as the firm seeks to reduce its the annual coated paper production ...
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RPC Group subsidiary RPC Massmould has introduced a next-generation sports cap to provide maximum product safety and integrity with enhanced consumer convenience. Developed in conjunction with RPC Astra Plastique, the new Secure Flip ...
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Superior Fruit has entered into an agreement with Eclipse Berry Farms to assume certain agricultural leases to expand its strawberry growing operations in California. Superior has been formed by Bobby Jones and his brother RC Jones, ...
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India-based flexible packaging firm Uflex has developed a new three dimensional packaging solution for Veetee, a rice supplier in the UK. The new pack features a front openability through a Slide to Close (STC) zipper intended to allow ...
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CapitalG, a growth investment fund under Alphabet has led $1bn round of investment in ride-hailing company Lyft. With this investment, Lyft’s valuation has gone up to $11bn. CapitalG’s partner David Lawee will be joining ...
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Dow Performance Silicones has introduced new non-migrating silicone additive for bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film. The new Dow Corning HMB-6301 Masterbatch is a patent-pending solution, which will facilitate packaging ...
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Mitsubishi Electric will be showcasing its EMIRAI 4 concept car featuring next-generation driving-assistance technology, which can help reduce traffic accidents and contribute to a safe, convenient and environmentally friendly ...
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Eastside Distilling, a producer of award-winning craft spirits, has launched new canning line of Ready-to-Drink (RTD) products, primarily designed for the wine and pre-mixed alcoholic drink industry. The custom built canning line is ...
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Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has launched the UltraCMOS PE29102 high-speed FET driver. With a ...