Germany-based Herbold Meckesheim has supplied and commissioned a plastic film recycling system in Germiston South, near Johannesburg, in South Africa. The first large-scale plant for the recycling of heavily contaminated PE film waste has ...
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Groupe PSA has acquired controlling stake in Chinese automotive spare parts distributor Jian Xin. With this acquisition, Groupe PSA will be able to accelerate the rollout of its aftermarket offering in China by rapidly establishing its ...
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Chinese co-packer Nanjing Ziquan has installed second Sidel complete hot fill PET line at the Nanjing facility. Nanjing Ziquan, a member of The Shanghai Ziquan Beverage Company, produces PET bottle products for major brands such as ...
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AMRI, a global contract research, development and manufacturing organization working with the life sciences industry, is expanding leading container closure integrity testing (CCIT) services into the European Union. The company will build ...
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Panasonic Corp of Osaka, Japan has developed an insulated-gate metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) gallium nitride (GaN) power transistor capable of continuous stable operation with no variation in its threshold gate voltage. This makes it ...
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Eltete Group, a provider of transport packaging solutions, has acquired the remaining 55% stake in Poland-based Packprofil. Eltete, which owned 45% stake in Packprofil before 2001, now became the sole owner of the company by purchasing ...
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Tyson Foods said that it will launch several new products this year and modernize its $1bn brands as part of its transformation into a modern food company. Speaking at the 2018 Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference, Tyson Foods ...
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Universal Laser Systems has expanded its laser material processing systems with the addition of ULTRA Platform Series ULTRA platform-based laser systems are designed and ideally suited for precision laser cutting, laser ablation, and ...
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Ford is investing $25m at its Kentucky plant to increase production of its Lincoln Navigator, Expedition SUVs in order to meet increasing customer demand. The company claimed that Navigator retail sales were up triple digits in most ...
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Coca-Cola is using Crown’s thermochromic Reveal ink technology for its Coke, Coke Zero, Fanta and Sprite beverages in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Crown Bevcan Europe & Middle East and Chromatic Technologies (CTI) have developed ...
Danish Crown’s Polish meat business Sokolow has revealed its intentions to acquire its rival Gzella Meat Group. Gzella Meat's operations are confined to the northern region of Poland. The deal between the two Polish meat firms ...
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Pacific Foods has introduced two new organic tomato stocks, Tomato and Tomato & Red Pepper, in the US to meet consumer demand for plant-based pantry essentials. The new stocks expand culinary options for vegans, vegetarians and people ...
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Sincerity Applied Materials Holding has unveiled plans to enter the US market, helping to serve customers in the region. Presently over 90% of SAPL's revenue is derived from sales within the Australian market. However, due to the strong ...
Packaging firm Sonoco has reported a 13.7% increase in net sales to $1.30bn for the fourth quarter of 2017, compared to $1.14bn for the same period in 2016. The company said the growth in net sales was supported by acquisitions, net of ...
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Color Label, a Denmark-based label converter, has ordered a refurbished Nilpeter FA-2500 flexo press for installation at its facility in Aarhus, Denmark. Established in 1980, the Color Label is engaged in supplying self-adhesive labels ...
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