RISI announced that the China RCP Conference will combine with international containerboard expertise to provide a holistic view of the market dynamics of Containerboard. Named the 6th International Recycled Fiber and Containerboard ...
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Plastic packaging solutions provider Alpla has agreed to acquire South Africa-based Boxmore Packaging for an undisclosed sum. Based in Samrand of Johannesburg, Boxmore manufactures PET pre-forms, PET bottles and closures for the customers ...
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French-automaker PSA Group has received approval from the European Union antitrust authorities for the acquisition of Opel and Vauxhall brands from General Motors. Through the acquisition, PSA plans to make profitable growth not only in ...
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has marked five years since investing in a pioneering initiative to transform plastics recycling in Great Britain. The anniversary comes as CCEP passed the milestone of sourcing 50,000 tonnes of ...
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A new report from Smithers Pira expects the worldwide rigid plastic packaging consumption to grow during 2017–2022 at an annual rate of 3.7% to 63.4 million tonnes. Economic and demographic trends are key determinants of packaging ...
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Apetit Group has agreed to divest its seafood business in Finland, Norway and Sweden to Insula for an undisclosed price. The divested seafood segment of Apetit is made up of Apetit Kala fish processing business which salmon and rainbow ...
Ecuadorian dairy firm Tonicorp has opened a new dairy production plant in Guayaquil. The inauguration ceremony was chaired by the President of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, together with directors of Arca Continental and The Coca-Cola ...
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Mercedes-Benz, a division of German firm Daimler, is commencing construction work for a new passenger car plant in Russia. “Establishing a passenger car production in Russia is a strategic investment in an important sales market for ...
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Mercedes-Benz has started construction on a new engine plant in Poland, which will be the company's second facility for engines outside of Germany. The company is building a 50ha plant in Jawor by investing €500m in the site and ...
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Swiss technology firm Berlinger Special is set to introduce a new generation of anti-doping security bottles this autumn. Designed to be used for anti-doping testing worldwide, the Bereg-Kit Geneva security bottles are currently being ...
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Earlier this week, the NHS suffered a widespread and crippling cyberattack that put important data at risk. We take a look at ‘WanaCrypt0r 2.0’, the ransomware software behind the attack. What is ransomware? The first thing ...
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Truck manufacturers in Europe have revealed plans to introduce convoys of semi-automated trucks on European motorways before 2025. Besides setting out the timing, the ‘EU Roadmap for Truck Platooning’ also provides guidance to ...
Bosch is planning to divest its subsidiary Robert Bosch Starter Motors Generators, including all subsidiaries, to the purchaser consortium ZMJ (Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co., Ltd.), Zhengzhou, China, and CRCI (China Renaissance ...
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Suzuki Motor, Toshiba and Denso have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture company to produce automotive lithium-ion battery packs in India. In India, higher attention is being paid to environment, and new CO2 standards for ...
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German private equity firm, Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) is looking to have a major presence in the European chilled convenience product market after agreeing to acquire Abbelen and Oscar Mayer through its top-up fund, DBAG Fund VII. ...
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