German luxury automaker BMW will be investing EUR400m to expand its its FIZ research and innovation centre in Munich. The “FIZ Future” masterplan, which was developed as part of an urban development competition, will expand ...
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After narrowly missing out on entering IHS Markit’s top 10 for 2016 and first-quarter 2017, Nationstar (whose primary markets are lighting and signage) has broken into the top-10 ranking for packaged LED firms for Q2/2017, according ...
Tags: LED market, Packaged LED
Avery Dennison will launch a new forest recycled paper facestock range to help brand owners meet their sustainability goals. The US-based adhesive manufacturing company says that label printers and converters by using the recycled paper ...
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Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has shipped multiple TurboDisc EPIK 868 gallium nitride (GaN) metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems to several leading Chinese ...
Tags: LED Production, LED
Self-adhesive label materials manufacturer UPM Raflatac has introduced new plant-based PE film for home and personal care applications. Launched in European market, the company’s new RafBio PE film can be used for the squeezable ...
Unilever has agreed to divest its South African spreads business to Remgro as part of a ZAR11.9bn ($900m) worth deal with the investment firm. Under the terms of the agreement, Unilever will buy Remgro’s 25.75% stake in Unilever ...
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Swedish packaging firm Tetra Pak has introduced new ice cream extrusion line for medium-capacity producers. The new ice cream extrusion line employs an independently controlled horizontal cutter to slice the ice cream as it exits from the ...
Food firm Tulip, part of the Danish Crown group, has acquired UK pig producer Easey. Easey Holdings Ltd is a family-owned pig farming operation consisting of four key divisions – breeding herds(sows), growing herds, a veterinary ...
Tags: Food firm Tulip, Tulip Agriculture
IoT (Internet of Things) applications took center stage at the 2017 Cross-Strait Startup Competition that just wound up its three-month run in late August at Shanghai Jinshan Cross-Strait Youth Entrepreneurship Base, with China-based ...
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Canada-based Agropur Cooperative has signed an agreement with Agrifoods to acquire Ultima Foods. Ultima Foods was a 50-50 joint venture by two of Canada’s leading cooperatives; Agrifoods and Agropur. With more than 40 years of ...
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NAPCO has agreed to purchase the assets of Vulcan Information Packaging (including Binders.com), a subsidiary of EBSCO Industries, for an undisclosed sum. Post acquisition, Vulcan Information Packaging will function as NAPCO’s ...
Bandai partnered with the UK's number one kids radio station, Fun Kids as well as YouTube influencer Ruby Rube. Bandai has celebrated International Friendship Day with a series of promotions for its blockbuster brand Miraculous: Tales of ...
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The Laser X infrared gaming experience is expected to be one of the most in-demand toys for the Christmas season. Character Options has reported an excellent performance for its infrared real-life gaming experience Laser X, with the game ...
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International packaging and paper group Mondi has won two German Packaging Awards 2017 (Deutscher Verpackungspreis) in the “Cost Effectiveness” category for enhancing corrugated packaging efficiency. The competition - ...
Tags: Corrugated Packaging, Packaging
TricorBraun WinePak, a subsidiary of TricorBraun, has issued a statement in conjunction with the evolution of the wine packaging industry. For the past 35 years, TricorBraun WinePak has been a driving force in the wine packaging industry. ...
Tags: wine packaging, packaging industry