Austria-based Schur Flexibles Group has signed an agreement to acquire majority stake in the Dutch company Drukkerij Zwart for undisclosed amount. Drukkerij Zwart is engaged in developing and producing packaging products for the food ...
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In the first nine months of 2016, KBA-Sheetfed achieved a 17.5% increase in revenue to €443.8m, accompanied by strong segment earnings of €17.3m. Following a good third quarter, the Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA) came substantially ...
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Stora Enso has finalized the co-determination negotiations regarding the consolidation of manufacturing of corrugated packaging in Finland. Stora Enso’s corrugated packaging plant in Heinola will be closed permanently and packaging ...
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Beverage industry veteran Edward (Ed) Maletis' Limnes Bottling Acquisition Company has completed the acquisition of historic Portland Bottling Company from its existing ownership group, including majority shareholder Harry Merlo. The ...
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Ball Corporation reported, on a US GAAP basis, breakeven net earnings attributable to the corporation and earnings per diluted share for the third quarter 2016 on sales of $2.8bn, compared to $45m of net earnings attributable to the ...
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Mix 1 Life announced that it has acquired 100% of the shares of Scottsdale, AZ based BrandMark Products. BrandMark is an international distributor and sales agency of snack foods, beverage products and sports nutritional products. Its ...
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In booth 207 at European Microwave Week (EuMW 2016) in London, UK (4–6 October), MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and ...
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that it has begun mass production of Exynos 7 Quad 7570, the company’s newest mobile application processor (AP) built on 14-nanometer ...
Major Chinese State-owned enterprises have launched the nation's largest private equity fund, worth 350 billion yuan ($52.5 billion), to finance SOE restructuring as part of China's efforts to advance supply-side reform. The money will be ...
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Finland-based pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso is planning to consolidate its corrugated packaging manufacturing in Finland to its Lahti facility. The consolidation plan is part of the company’s plan to improve profitability ...
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Food and engineering group Carr’s has sold its flour milling business to Whitworths Holdings for £36m. Carr’s said that the disposal of its food division will enable it to increase focus on its growing agriculture and ...
Crestview Partners has agreed to acquire Accuride, which supplies components to the North American and European commercial vehicle industries. Crestview Partners is a New York based private equity firm, which will acquire Accuride for ...
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Even with the well-publicized consolidation of RF Micro Devices and TriQuint Semiconductor, Infineon's acquisition of International Rectifier (IR) and most-recently Wolfspeed, and NXP Semiconductors' acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor, ...
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Mainfreight has opened a new branch in the United Kingdom, providing the full range of air and ocean services. With this Mainfreight extends its global network to 239 branches in 21 countries. In Europe it is now present in Belgium, France, ...
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For fiscal first-quarter 2017 (to 2 July 2016), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC and Hillsboro, OR, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $697.6m, up ...