Compac, a member of the TOMRA Group, has partnered with Xact, a UK-based provider of specialist packaging and marking equipment for the fresh produce industry. The partnership will combine Compac’s Spectrim grading technology with ...
Graphic Packaging International has completed the previously announced acquisition of Carton Craft and its affiliate Lithocraft. The deal, which was signed last month, was subject to standard closing requirements and regulatory review. ...
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The Dow Chemical Company has partnered with national nonprofit, Keep America Beautiful, to award two $50,000 grants for organizations to establish Hefty EnergyBag programs in their communities. The program is an innovative approach to ...
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The Sony PlayStation Now streaming service was touted as a Netflix of gaming, but since its inception it has existed more as a backwards compatibility method for PS3 titles. That changes today with Sony is finally adding PS4 games into ...
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Netflix has announced fledgling support for Dolby Atmos audio within its original content, but it’s hard to imagine a more limited test run. The movie theatre-like surround sound tech will only available initially on a single ...
UK flexible packaging manufacturer Skymark has joined forces with European Union (EU) partners to develop new recycling technology for printed films. The new advanced technology will be used to recycle printed films through removing ...
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Finnish packaging company Huhtamaki has agreed to acquire International Paper’s foodservice packaging operations in China for €15m. The acquisition will include two manufacturing units in Shanghai and Tianjin, which employ ...
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Expera Specialty Solutions has expanded its food packaging and processing paper portfolio with the introduction of new Prepera food processing papers. The new processing papers will keep individual food slices neatly separate and wrapped, ...
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Swedish company Scandi Standard has agreed to acquire Manor Farm, a chicken processor in Ireland, in a share-cum-cash deal. The deal values Manor Farm at an enterprise value of €94m. Under the deal terms, Scandi Standard will offer ...
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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. ...
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 ...
New York-based manufacturer Charles Ross & Son (Ross) has unveiled new multi-shaft mixers to facilitate robust large-scale production. The machine, dubbed Ross VersaMix Multi-Shaft Mixers, range allows manufacturers to achieve batch ...
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US corrugated packaging firm WestRock has agreed to acquire all the assets of New York-based Island Container and an affiliate named Combined Container Industries. Island Container and Combined Container are independent producers of ...
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is fast approaching and we’ve got a couple of nuggets of information to pass on, on this red hot Monday. The good news? It seems Samsung might be ready to launch the device at an event in New York, as soon ...
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UK-based resource management firm Veolia has introduced a new coffee cup recycling solution, in a bid to reduce cup contamination and increase recycling rates. The solution has been designed based on coffee cup disposal habits and trials ...
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