Japanese automaker Nissan has agreed to sell its electric battery business to GSR Capital, a Chinese investment firm, for an undisclosed amount. As per the agreement, Nissan will be selling its battery subsidiary Automotive Energy Supply ...
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Harper Corporation has completed its annual technical meetings at their corporate headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. These meetings are part of Harper's strategic plan to support their customers with dedicated technical ...
Starbucks has agreed to acquire the remaining stake of 50% in East China joint venture (East China JV) from Uni-President Enterprises Corporation (UPEC) and President Chain Store Corporation (PCSC). Starbucks will pay $1.3bn in cash and ...
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) has reported sales of $1.6bn for the second quarter of this year, compared to $1.4bn for the same period last year. The company reported a net income of $143m for the period, compared to $115.9m in ...
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Qualcomm and Nichicon have signed a wireless electric vehicle charging (WEVC) license agreement. Nichicon will include Qualcomm Halo WEVC technology in its product portfolio and will focus on commercializing WEVC systems for Plug-In ...
Multi-Color Corporation has agreed to acquire Constantia Flexibles’ labels division for around €1.15bn ($1.3bn). Once the deal concludes, Constantia Flexibles will have 16.6% stake in Multi-Color and two representatives will ...
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Containerboard and corrugated packaging products producer KapStone Paper and Packaging has released its fifth annual sustainability report which shows ongoing progress towards meeting its 2020 sustainability goals. Conforming to the ...
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Renewable fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper products producer International Paper has elected Christopher Connor to its board of directors effective 1 October 2017. Mr. Connor, age 61, retired as Executive Chairman of The ...
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Can manufacturer Ball said it will showcase new range of cans for the beverage industry at Dinrktec, to be held this September in Munich, Germany. The company will showcase its latest product range, interactive displays, samples and ...
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The Dow Chemical Company has partnered with national nonprofit, Keep America Beautiful, to award two $50,000 grants for organizations to establish Hefty EnergyBag programs in their communities. The program is an innovative approach to ...
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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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Here Technologies has entered into a partnership with Increment P, a mapping subsidiary of Pioneer Corporation, with the aim of enabling global mapping solutions for the autonomous driving era. The intent to enter into this partnership ...
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Advantis is scheduled to receive the custom made canning machine that N2Pack manufactured for them by the end of this month. The company is working to allow for the Amstercan packaging solution to set up mobile canning services with their ...
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Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – has announced the installation of 2848 of its solar panels (equivalent to 484.16kW in capacity) on ...
Golden West Packaging has acquired four independent Northern California packaging firms and their co-owned sheet feeder plant for an undisclosed sum. The company acquired Heritage Solutions, Capital Corrugated, PackageOne, Packaging ...
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