Switzerland-based food and beverage company Nestlé has outlined its plan to achieve 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025. As part of this effort, the firm plans to focus on three core areas including eliminating ...
Consumer goods firm Unilever has collaborated with start-up firm Ioniqa and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin producer Indorama Ventures to pioneer a new technology that can turn PET waste into virgin grade material for use in food ...
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French automaker Groupe PSA will build Peugeot and Opel vehicles in Walvis Bay, Namibia, in 2018. Groupe PSA and Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) have signed a joint-venture agreement to start the assembly plant. The vehicle ...
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Volkswagen said it will launch a new electric vehicle (EV) virtually every month from 2019, as the company seeks to expand production of Evs globally on a massive scale. The German automaker, which wants to accelerate the Roadmap E ...
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Wang Jun-xian, the new chairman of Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture Co., Ltd. (FCS), the largest plastic injection molding machine maker by output in Taiwan, has shown an ambition to further boost the company's business deployments ...
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German automotive manufacturing firm Continental has agreed to establish a joint venture (JV) with China’s CITC to manufacture 48-volt battery systems. The companies, via their respective subsidiaries, will set up the JV for the ...
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German automaker Volkswagen is set to showcase its new product, ID Vizzion, an electric car with a driving range of 665km, at Geneva International Motor Show to be held between 8 and 18 March 2018. With self-driving capabilities, ID ...
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PepsiCo has launched bubly, which the company claims will bring an undeniable pop of personality to the sparkling water category. The new sparkling water that combines refreshing and delicious flavors with an upbeat and playful sense of ...
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has awarded $1m for five new recyclable and compostable packaging solutions to stop plastics becoming waste. The foundation launched its $2m New Plastics Economy innovation prize, funded by Wendy Schmidt, to ...
Unilever is calling the consumer goods industry to accelerate action to tackle ocean packaging waste and create a circular economy for plastics. Last year, the firm has announced its commitment to make its plastic packaging 100% reusable, ...
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Mineral water brand evian announced its plans to use 100% recycled materials for its packaging by 2025. The company says that this ‘circular approach’ will keep the plastic within the economy and out from nature. To achieve ...
Toyota's luxury brand Lexus has launched its new crossover LF-1 Limitless at the North American International Auto Show 2018. Lexus established the luxury crossover segment two decades ago with the global debut of the RX 300 at Detroit. ...
Foodservice retailer McDonald’s said by 2025, it plans to use packaging that come from renewable, recycled or certified sources. The company announced goals to enhance its packaging and help reduce waste to positively impact the ...
© Semiconductor Today Magazine / Juno Publishing The ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV LED) market is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.8% from $178.4m in 2016 to $1311.7m by 2025, reckons market research firm ...
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China-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm SenseTime has collaborated with Japanese car manufacturer Honda to develop smart AI cars with autonomous driving. The companies will integrate Honda’s vehicle control system with ...
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