Green packaging and tissue products producer Cascades will shut down its packaging facility in Maspeth, New York, US. The company has decided to close Maspeth packaging plant, as part of its efforts to modernize and optimize operations in ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, has released its annual sustainability report, ...
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LED maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has launched a family of high-power infrared (IR) emitters designed to address the vast array of rapidly growing IR applications, ranging from facial recognition/iris and gesture scanning to wearable ...
Midland Regional Printers will install Easymatrix to increase its die-cutting capacity at its Nottingham facility in the UK. The die-cutter is a 7,700 sph machine which can handle stocks of 90 to 2,000gsm (and corrugated up to 4mm ...
Green packaging and tissue products manufacturer Cascades is investing $80m to build a new containerboard packaging facility in Piscataway, New Jersey, US. The new center, which is due to start operations in 2018, will produce corrugated ...
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A survey commissioned by A Plastic Planet has revealed that more than 9 in 10 Britons want a plastic-free aisle in supermarkets. Populus survey of 2,000 UK adults was carried out see whether people support or oppose the introduction of an ...
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For fiscal third-quarter 2017 (to end-June), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $900.8m, up 5.8% on $851.7m last quarter and up 20% on $751.7m a year ...
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Great Lakes Cheese (GLC) is building a new $55m cheese packaging facility in Wausau, Wisconsin, US. The company has entered into an agreement with the City of Wausau to build the plant, which will help to enhance its production operations ...
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Packaging and tissue products manufacturer Cascades has opened its new $64m tissue converting plant in Scappoose, Oregon, US. The 284,000ft² facility has converting lines, high speed rewinders and folders, and bath lines.. It ...
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Continental has showcased its Cruising Chauffeur, a self-driving car platform which provides an insight into the company’s vision of the future of what it calls “highly automated driving” on highways. Highly automated ...
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Samuel Adams has collaborated with five different breweries across the US to brew a limited series of 12-pack, named Brewing the American Dream Collaboration Pack. From bartenders to chefs, the collaborative spirit of "craft" is stronger ...
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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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Blacketyside Farm installed a packaging automation revolution fully electric high speed tray sealer machine which is capable of sealing up to 200 packs per minute. A 25% increase in orders for strawberries and raspberries supplied by ...
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Schweiter Technologies AG has come to an agreement with the Swiss Rieter Group on the sale of all shares in the SSM Textile Machinery division and has executed the transaction simultaneously. SSM Textile Machinery (www.ssm.ch) is a ...
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Ofcom has named BT, Vodafone, and TalkTalk as the most complained-about providers of communications services. The regulator's latest Q1 2017 study of UK consumer complaints lists looks at Broadband, Phone, Pay TV and Mobile services. ...