Netherlands-based Weener Plastics has acquired Brazilian firm Orange Products Plasticos (OPB) for an undisclosed sum. Based in Santo Amaro da Imperatriz of Santa Catarina, the OPB manufactures Roll-on Balls for deodorants. The company ...
Toy suppliers have stopped deliveries to the UK arm of Toys R Us over fears the financial struggles of its American company could leave them out of pocket. Despite the retailer insisting last month that it was ‘business as ...
German luxury automaker BMW will be investing EUR400m to expand its its FIZ research and innovation centre in Munich. The “FIZ Future” masterplan, which was developed as part of an urban development competition, will expand ...
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Avery Dennison will launch a new forest recycled paper facestock range to help brand owners meet their sustainability goals. The US-based adhesive manufacturing company says that label printers and converters by using the recycled paper ...
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“The SiC power business is concrete and real, with a promising outlook,” said Yole Développement in 2016. The trend has not changed in 2017, and the SiC industry is going even further as industrial players have increasing ...
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UK-based corrugated cardboard maker DS Smith has completed acquisition of a 80% stake in American packaging firm Interstate Resources from Merpas for $835m. DS Smith holds the option to buy out the remainder 20% stake in Interstate ...
China's direct investment in Pakistan from July last year to June this year stood at US$1.19 billion, up 11 percent year-on-year and accounting for 49 percent of the total foreign direct investment in Pakistan, according to the National ...
Tags: CPEC, Pakistan's Economy
German luxury auto-brand Audi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hanergy Thin Film Power Group for cooperation on thin film solar cell technology in China. The thin film solar panels will be installed on the rooftops of ...
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Conner Industries, a provider of integrated packaging solutions, has received from existing investors additional growth capital which, when added to the investment made in April 2017, totals $10m. The capital infusion will be used for ...
French automaker PSA Group (Groupe PSA) has completed the acquisition of General Motors' (GM) European brands Opel and Vauxhall. With the acquisition now being officially complete, PSA Group has become the second largest automaker in ...
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UK-based Fast Pak Packaging has installed a new 1700 x 1200 size semi-automatic diecutting machine in the Redline product range manufactured by Diecut UK as part of an ongoing expansion plan. The new Redline diecutter has been placed next ...
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Chinese manufacturing company Truking Group has completed the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Germany-based Romaco. The sale, which was announcved in May, gives Truking a 75% stake in Romaco. Former owner, provate equity fund ...
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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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Pakistan-based Deluxe Packages has invested in KBA’s seven-colour Rapida 106 sheetfed offset press, in a bid to enhance its production operations. The company will install seven-colour sheetfed offset press at its Karachi facility ...
Tags: Packages, UV production
Stephens & George has invested in saddle stitching and perfect binding systems, in a bid to expand its operations. As the installation of our second Bolero B9 gathers pace, we reflect on the reasons behind our investment within our ...