American meat processing company Tyson Foods has selected western Tennessee as the location of its new $300m chicken production complex. Tyson Foods had originally planned to construct the project in eastern Kansas, near Tonganoxie in ...
South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor says that SunLike (which is claimed to emit light that comes closest to sunlight) has received an RG-1 Eye Safety certification based on the safety of its light source, and has been recognized for ...
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Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Bury, a manufacturer of pre-cut lid and shrink sleeve packaging solutions, has developed a new lidding solution for Kerrygold's Winter Edition yogurt range in Germany. The firm developed 50 micron polyester ...
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Titan Hemp, a provider of hemp commodities and extracts, and Green Growers Technology Alliance (GGTA) have partnered to develop plant-based materials for a range of manufacturing applications including packaging. As part of this effort, ...
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For third-fiscal 2017, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $131.9m, up 15% on $115.1m last quarter and up 54% on $85.5m a year ago, marking the first full ...
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PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) has partnered with seafood producer Thai Union Group to jointly research and develop packaging and packaging materials for sustainable business practices. The partnership will cater to the food industry by ...
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Topas Advanced Polymers and Polyplastics claim that discrete layers of cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) significantly improve the performance in three- and five-layer packaging film structures made of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE). ...
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DS Smith collaborated with sustainable exhibition packager Aspect Exhibitions for the design, supply and build of the “One DS Smith” exhibition stand for Automechanika. Working with Aspect Exhibitions allowed DS Smith to share ...
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division announces it will be increasing the prices of its offset printing plates. The price increase is a result of raw material cost increases, most significantly driven by substantial ...
Scottish craft brewery BrewDog has launched a limited edition beer to challenge the US Government’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The new beer, Make Earth Great Again, will be served directly from a beer tap built ...
Archroma plans to showcase its solutions and expertise to improve the optical and functional properties of board and paper during the Paperex 2017 event to be held next month in India. The Switzerland-based color and specialty chemicals ...
Packaging Corporation of America has reported third quarter 2017 net income of $139m or $1.47 per share and $1.68 per share excluding special items. Third quarter net sales were $1.6 billion in 2017 and $1.5 billion in 2016. Special ...
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Avery Dennison has announced preliminary, unaudited results for its third quarter ended 30 September 2017. All non-GAAP financial measures referenced in this document are reconciled to GAAP in the attached tables. Unless otherwise ...
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UPM Paper ENA has announced plans to permanently close paper machine 5 at UPM Blandin in Minnesota, US in a bid to reduce graphic paper capacity. The closure plan comes as the firm seeks to reduce its the annual coated paper production ...
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This month sees the launch in Grenoble, France of the three-year, €7.2m European Union ‘Horizon 2020’ project ModulED, which brings together 10 European research institutes, key members of the automotive-industry value ...