Harbour Group subsidiary, Lindstrom has acquired Hodell-Natco Industries’ packaged fastener and master distribution business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Hodell-Natco is a leading distributor of fasteners and ...
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Volvo Cars has unveiled the new XC60 premium SUV at the Geneva Motor Show. The new car is replacement of the company's original XC60, the mid-sized SUV, which sold nearly a million units globally. The new SUV features a City Safety ...
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US auto giant General Motors has agreed to sell its European operations to French automaker PSA Group for €2.2bn. PSA will buy Opel/Vauxhall automotive operations for €1.3bn, while GM Financial’s European operations will ...
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Control Group, a US-based provider of printed packaging solutions, has installed a new Nilpeter press to boost its label and flexible packaging production capacity. The company invested in Nilpeter’s 22-inch FA-6* press, which will ...
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Paper bag manufacturer AB Group Packaging has introduced a heavyweight paper bag at the Packaging Innovations 2017 event held earlier this month in Birmingham, UK. Certified by Programme for the Endorsement of Forest certification (PEFC), ...
ICFF, North America’s one of leading design fairs for interiors, will be taking place from May 21 to 24, at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City. Heading into its 29th year, ICFF NYC 2017 is seeing a record number of ...
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Las Vegas Market hosted their fourth annual match-making and networking event, Hospitality Link from March 7 to 9. It gives an opportunity to designers, specifiers and purchasing firms to connect with hospitality industry suppliers. ...
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FAW Group, a leading Chinese automaker, said that sales surged at the start of the year on the back of expanding sales outlets. FAW Group, based in the northeastern city of Changchun, reported over the weekend that wholesale volume of ...
A study by UA researchers revealed that rats with neuropathic pain that were bathed in green LED showed more tolerance for thermal and tactile stimulus. A clinical trial involving people suffering from fibromyalgia is underway. It wasn't ...
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UK-based Reflex Labels has ordered five EF multi-substrate flexo presses from MPS for production of label and packaging. As part of the order, MPS will supply presses including one 8-colour/430mm press, two 9-colour/520mm presses and two ...
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Glanbia Co-op has proposed to create a strategic joint venture named Glanbia Ireland encompassing Glanbia Ingredients Ireland, Consumer Products & Agribusiness. Glanbia Co-op also proposes a €100m “spin-out” of Glanbia ...
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American food giant Tyson Foods has made a commitment to use only chicken with “no antibiotics ever” (NAE) in its consumer branded products. The commitment was announced by Tyson Foods president and CEO Tom Hayes while ...
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The Tisch University Chemistry and Chemical Biology professor Geoffrey Coates and his team has worked with a group of researchers from the University of Minnesota to develop multiblock polymer, which could boost plastic recycling. ...
Ericsson, Orange, and PSA Group, owner of the Peugeot and Citroen car brands, have carried out connected-vehicle field trials using 5G technology. The trials were undertaken in France as part of the vendors' Towards 5G project, which took ...
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Cascades Sonoco, a joint venture of recycled fibre packaging company Cascades and Sonoco, is planning to invest approximately $16m at its facility in Birmingham, Alabama, US to support development of new product line. The investment at ...
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