Futamura has reported better sales growth and record levels of operational efficiency in the year since its purchase of Innovia Films’ cellulose business. The acquisition was announced back in April last year. The company stated ...
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Flexible packaging products manufacturer Bemis is planning to close two manufacturing facilities and separately cut about 300 jobs as part of its measures to reduce cost structure. The company unveiled its restructuring and cost savings ...
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DS Smith has introduced new packaging solutions for the e-commerce industry at #Deliver2 in Berlin, Germany. The company's DISCS technology tests whether packages can survive the bumps and scrapes of the average e-commerce supply chain. ...
Qualcomm is building fingerprint sensors that will work via our phone screens and arrive as early as Summer 2018, the company announced at MWC Shanghai today. The series of next-gen sensors will adopt ultrasonic technology to scan ...
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Smartphones launched as soon as next year could feature a bezel-free design thanks to new fingerprint scanning technology announced by Qualcomm. The US chipmaker has long supplied components to major phone makers like Apple and Samsung, ...
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Navitas Semiconductor Inc of El Segundo, CA, USA has expanded its support in Asia by entering two new distribution partnerships for its gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs. By partnering with Myland Technologies Inc and Allied Group (HK) Ltd, ...
Tags: GaN Power, IC Adoption
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany says that, for the first time, it has integrated two LED chips and a lens into a single module. The compact Oslux S 2.1 multi-chip LED gathers the firm’s technical expertise into a ...
The National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planner, and the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) jointly issued a document entitled "The Vision for Maritime Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative" on June 20, ...
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The number of iPhone 8 handsets available for purchase at launch may be more limited than usual, according to a new report. Every year, Apple announces an iPhone in September, and then proceeds to sell them by the bucketload. But this ...
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Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) has deployed Heidelberger Druckmaschinen’s new 18-unit Speedmaster XL 106 press at its Scottish facility. It is the first such installation of Speedmaster XL 106 in the world in terms of the ...
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Stephens & George has invested in saddle stitching and perfect binding systems, in a bid to expand its operations. As the installation of our second Bolero B9 gathers pace, we reflect on the reasons behind our investment within our ...
PureCircle has developed the first commercially viable stevia antioxidant product providing food and beverage companies new access to health and wellness ingredients for their consumers. While researchers have known that antioxidants are ...
Canadian agribusiness Richardson International has acquired European Oat Millers for an undisclosed price to expand its oat milling business. European Oat Millers, based in Bedford, England, is considered to be the second largest oat ...
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The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) has told the US Commerce Department that aluminum can sheets and aluminum ingot, which are used to make beverage cans, are not a security risk that requires intervention in the form of tariffs or trade ...
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We’re now almost certain about regional European pricing for Huawei’s next budget smartphone, the Honor 9. Huawei launched the Honor sub-brand back in 2013, in a bid to better compete with China’s online phone brands ...