UK-based Dairy Crest has agreed to divest its Dairies operations to Müller UK & Ireland for £80m, citing slump in profits during the six months ended September. The transaction includes production plants at Foston, Chadwell ...
US-based establishment Track 7 Brewing has commenced construction on its brewery expansion in Sacramento, California. Spread over an area of 35,000ft2, the new facility will house company's core manufacturing, packaging and ...
Tags: five-vessel 30-barrel brewhouse, cellar tanks, Agriculture
South Australia's family-owned brewery, Coopers, said it experienced ongoing growth during the 2013-14 financial year with record sales and turnover figures. Its profits, however, dropped by 9.1%. Coopers is now the largest ...
Beumer Group has fundamentally re-engineered its high-capacity layer palletiser, Beumer paletpac. It now provides better accessibility, a shorter assembly period, higher flexibility and, as a result, lower costs. In high-performance lines, ...
Tags: layer palletiser, Packaging
Although dwindling domestic demand and excess capacity have shrunk profit margins for most Chinese steelmakers, it has inspired some to tap overseas markets for sustained, long-term growth. Hebei Iron &Steel Co, China's second-largest ...
Tags: Chinese Steelmakers, Iron, Steel
Double and triple bagging bulk meat containers results in high levels of packaging waste. CHEP Pallecon Solutions’ new liner ensures food safety with a single bag. The bags are produced with multiple, ultra-thin layers within a ...
Tags: bulk meat, ultra-thin layers, Packaging
For third-quarter 2014, RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA has reported record revenue of $272.1m, up 18% on $230.8m last quarter and up 8% on $250.8m a year ago. This ...
Commissioned by Petainer, the manufacturer of PET containers,the poll found that of those businesses that were considering adding one-way PET kegs to their marketing mix, around two-thirds wanted to unlock new markets such as export, new ...
Vision Paper and Board, a paper and board supplier for the packaging industries, has entered into a partnership with high-quality packaging grade Tamfold. Tamfold, which is a part of the Stora Enso group, offers its products to companies ...
Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (NAIST) has claimed the highest breakdown voltage to date for a diamond metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET) [Hitoshi Umezawa et al, IEEE ...
Tamfold, which is stocked hard-sized and FSC certified as standard, is said to offer excellent value, runnability and performance in pharmaceutical, food and chocolate packaging. The continuous product development of Tamfold has resulted ...
Tags: fast food packaging, Packaging
As December declined 38 points to close at 63.56 cents/lb, while March shed 56 points to close at 61.71 cents/lb, New York cotton futures moved slightly lower this week. Another round of severe weather in the Delta and Southeast ...
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Ross Hydropneumatic Tanks and Pressure Vessels are built in any capacity up to 100,000 gallons, with working pressures from 50 to 200 psig, for indoor or outdoor installation. Available in carbon steel, 316 and 304 stainless steel, Monel, ...
Tags: Ross Hydropneumatic Tanks, Pressure Vessels, Decoration
Maroon Group has announced the addition of Brian Wilson as Chief Financial Officer. Wilson brings with him to Maroon financial expertise with multi-billion dollar Fortune 500 and private-equity owned companies. Prior to joining Maroon ...
The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that U.S. Christmas-season retail sales will increase 4.1 percent year on year to approximately $619.9 million for the months of November and December 2014. The projected increase is higher ...
Tags: NRF, Christmas-season retail sales