Solegear Bioplastic Technologies has secured an initial truckload order for bioplastic rollstock from a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of custom thermoformed plastic packaging in the retail, industrial and food industries. ...
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Sidel Group, along with Gebo Cermex, is set to launch multiple next-generation packaging solutions for beverage markets at Drinktec 2017 in Germany. The event will take place from 11 to 15 September in Munich. At the event, the company ...
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Sidel has secured approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Aseptic Combi Predis FMa blow fill seal filler for low acid product manufacturing. The new blow fill seal solution is claimed to be the world's first aseptic ...
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UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Heineken’s £403m bid to acquire Punch Taverns estate could reduce competition in over 33 places across the country. The regulator has asked the Dutch brewing company to ...
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Audi of America has secured approval from New York to carry out autonomous vehicle testing in the state. Audi intends to demonstrate and test vehicles in New York with Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE) Level 3 automation. It will ...
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LyondellBasell has announced that its Supervisory Board has authorized the company's Management Board to declare a dividend of $0.90 per share, representing a 5.9 percent increase over the company's first quarter 2017 dividend. The ...
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Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) International has reported a net income of $10.8m, or $0.14 diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter ended 31 March 2017, compared to $3.8m, or $0.05 diluted earnings per share, for the same period ...
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UK-based FFP Packaging Solutions has launched a fixed colour palette (FCP) guide for brands and retailers. The FCP guide has been designed to allow brand managers to select repeatable and achievable colours based on the Pantone library ...
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Surface Laptop vs Chromebook Pixel: What's the difference between Microsoft's affordable new Surface Laptop and Google's Chromebook Pixel? We reveal all. Microsoft has reignited the cheap laptop wars, unveiling the latest addition to its ...
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Ohio Pack is set to invest around $25m to develop a new manufacturing facility in Heath, Ohio, US. The new 135,000ft² facility will be constructed on a 20-acre site in the southern end of the Heath-Newark-Licking County Port ...
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Self-adhesive label materials producer UPM Raflatac has two new lightweight solutions for wash-off logistics labeling applications. The new materials include Thermalite Top+ PEFC and Thermalite Eco+ PEFC. They can be paired with the RP45 ...
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Russian meat and feed producer Cherkizovo has agreed to acquire domestic grain producer Napko for around RUB5bn ($88m). Cherkizovo will also assume the net debt of the grain producer which stood at RUB751m ($13m) as of 31 March 2017. ...
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Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has created a new set of tools designed to help customers choose products that are fully compliant with regulations. Burak Sahbaz, director paper and variable information, Avery Dennison ...
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Cambridge Nanotherm Ltd of Haverhill, Suffolk, UK, a producer of nanoceramic thermal management technology, says that its Nanotherm LC thermal management solution addresses the unique needs of chip-scale packaged (CSP) LEDs. CSP LEDs have ...
Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS), a global leader in value-added print and packaging solutions for the healthcare, branded consumer and multi-media markets, has brought agility to the consumer launch of Chattem’s Xyzal Allergy 24HR, ...
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