Saudi Arabia’s National Petrochemical Industrial (NATPET) intends to exhibit its polypropylene resins at the K 2016 trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. The company will also display its two new grades. It is collaborating with ...
Aimplas has collaborated with TAPEPLAST in the design and development of an innovative dosing capful for cleaning products. This new system is allowing companies to be more competitive, since it is offering to customers a closing for ...
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BASF has started planning for the construction of a new world-scale plant for vitamin A in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The new facility will increase BASF’s total annual production capacity of vitamin A by 1,500 metric tons. Reference ...
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Videojet Technologies has developed a new clear UV fluorescing ink for its 8610 thermal inkjet (TIJ) printer. The new ink is designed to deliver crisp codes for high end cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and other consumer goods. The ...
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Global cosmetics company Mary Kay has started construction of a new manufacturing, research, and development facility in Lewisville, Texas. Global cosmetics company Mary Kay has started construction of a new manufacturing, research, and ...
When we were drafting and seeking public comment on the rules that will implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), we promised that we would do whatever we could to help the regulated industry understand and meet the new ...
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VariBlend has purchased Hutt automatic fill and final assembly equipment to support the production of 20mm MiniMix beauty packaging product. As part of the partnership with Cosmax, VariBlend will install one of the HUTT systems at ...
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US-based blow molded packaging solutions provider Pretium Packaging has acquired Custom Blow Molding (CBM), a producer of plastic containers for sports nutrition products. California-based CBM is a supplier of rigid plastic containers ...
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the first GRAS classification for any rice protein to Axiom Foods for their clinically-studied Oryzatein organic brown rice protein ingredient. Axiom's Vegotein pea protein was also awarded a ...
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Phoenix Color, a unit of ALJ Regional Holdings, has signed an agreement to acquire Color Optics packaging business from AKI, which operates under the Arcade Beauty name. Color Optics is a provider of printing and packaging solutions for ...
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Plastic packaging material manufacturer Astrapak, through its company Consupaq, has introduced new tubing product, Econo, for its customers in the cosmetic market. Developed in sizes such as 15ml, 25ml 50ml, 75ml, 100ml, 125ml and 150ml, ...
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Ferro Corporation announced it has completed the acquisition of Pinturas Benicarló (Pinturas). Ferro has acquired 100% of the equity of privately held Benicarló, Spain-based Pinturas for €15.0 million in cash, on a ...
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In booth #1851 at LIGHTFAIR International (LFI2016) in San Diego, CA, USA (26-28 April), Taiwan-based Everlight Electronics Co Ltd is launching a new UV LED portfolio comprising five products covering wavelengths between 365nm and 400nm. ...
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Dow Chemical Company has launched an innovative Microfoaming Technology for the packaging industry in Latin America. The project is part of a comprehensive Dow program focused on mitigating the carbon footprint of the Rio 2016 Olympic ...
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Tekni-Plex has completed acquisition of Sancap Liner Technology, a manufacturer of cap and closure sealing materials to the global market. Sancap is a producer of heat-seal, pressure-sensitive and gasket-sealing liners for ...