Constantia Flexibles has opened a new research and development (R&D) center for polymer films and film laminates for flexible packaging in Germany. The move is in line with the company's multi-million investment for upgrading equipment ...
CNBM (China National Building Materials Group Corp) - the parent company of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic module maker Avancis GmbH of Torgau, Germany - has celebrated the groundbreaking for one of the ...
Tags: CIGS Solar Module, thin-film
Polyethylene films manufacturer BP Plastics is increasing production capacity at its plant in Batu Pahat, Malaysia, in a bid to increase exports. The company invested MYR13.5m ($3.12m) in a new cast stretch film machine from Austria amid ...
Tags: BP Plastics, Film Production
Following the acquisition in December of the semiconductor & nanotechnology business of Oerlikon's Advanced Technologies Segment, Evatec Ltd of Flums, Switzerland (which makes thin-film deposition and etch processing equipment for ...
Tags: Evatec, PVD, Electronics
Evatec Ltd of Flums, Switzerland, which makes thin-film deposition and etch processing equipment for semiconductor, MEMS, optical and optoelectronic applications, has agreed to acquire the Advanced Technologies Segment of Oerlikon of ...
Tags: deposition systems, packaging, Electrical
India-based Rajhans Enterprises has acquired a five layer extrusion line for film production to extend its operations to the flexible packaging market. The company has been expanding its operations in the past few months and one of its ...
Tags: Flexible Packaging, registration setting system, Agriculture
Malaysian industrial stretch film producer Scientex has invested $91.97m in the next three years to expand into the Japanese and South-East Asian market for its consumer packaging products. The company will use the money to expand its ...
Poland-based plastic film producer Ergis group will launch a second PET film production line and acquire a new plastic packaging line in Southern Poland. The company will acquire the packaging line for its Plexergis subsidiary in Nowy ...
Japan-based Toppan Printing has unveiled plans to build a new transparent barrier film production facility in Georgia, US, with an investment of about JPY10bn ($98m). Said to be the first one for the company outside Japan, the new ...
The Klockner Pentaplast Group has launched a new pharmaceutical laminated barrier film production line at its site in Villa Del Totoral, Argentina. The laminating line, which involved an investment of $3.3m, is set to expand the company's ...
Tags: Pharmaceutical Barrier, Packaging, Klockner
Treofan, a producer of BOPP film, will invest about €30m in building a new 8.7m production line at its Neunkirchen plant in Saarland, Germany. The new line, which was specially designed by Andritz, will manufacture packaging and ...
Solexant Corp of San Jose, CA, USA has announced a new corporate identity as Siva Power, the culmination of a two-year transition to a platform that aims to create a profitable path to sub-$0.40 per watt solar power, along with what it ...
Tags: NREL PVMC CIGS, Electrical, Electronics, PV
The Packaging film market consumption will grow from an estimated 51.2 million MT in 2013 to 63.79 million MT by 2018, with a CAGR of 4.5% from 2013 to 2018, according to a new report. The report "Packaging Film Market - by application ...
Tags: Packaging Film Market, Packaging
The production of multicrystalline-silicon (c-Si) solar photovoltaic (PV) modules is set to dominate PV manufacturing during 2014, with p-type multi c-Si technology accounting for 62% of all modules produced, according to Solarbuzz. Solar ...
Tags: Solar PV Industry, Silicon Modules
Klockner Pentaplast, a global packaging, printing, and specialty solutions provider, is set to invest €45.6m, as part of its production capacity expansion plans for 2013-2014. The company will expand its facilities in Cotia, Brazil; ...
Tags: Production Capacity, Food