Starbucks has agreed to acquire the remaining stake of 50% in East China joint venture (East China JV) from Uni-President Enterprises Corporation (UPEC) and President Chain Store Corporation (PCSC). Starbucks will pay $1.3bn in cash and ...
Finland based pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has agreed to sell its 35% stake in Bulleh Shah Packaging (BSP) to the majority share holder Packages Ltd for €6m. Bulleh Shah Packaging, based in Pakistan, is a joint venture ...
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New figures have revealed that UK local authorities collecting beverage cartons for recycling from kerbside has reached 66%. The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE ) UK said it was a 16-fold increase on 2006 levels ...
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) has completed the construction of a two-train polyethylene facility in the US for ExxonMobil Chemical. MHIA, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), secured the construction order from ...
Danish brewing giant Carlsberg has partnered with Brooklyn Brewery to set up a new brewery in Klaip da, Lithuania. The new brewery will be established at the site of Švyturys Brewery, part of the Carlsberg Group. It will serve as a ...
RecoMed, the PVC medical devices take-back scheme, is a joint winner of the Waste Prevention category of the 2017 National Recycling Awards for its innovative approach to sustainable healthcare recycling. It’s yet another accolade - ...
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Atomic layer deposition (ALD) thin-film technology firm Picosun Oy of Espoo, Finland, Taiwan’s National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) and Atom Semicon Co Ltd of New Taipei City, Taiwan have begun a joint collaboration on the ...
UK-based independent milk processor Wyke Farms and The Organic Milk Suppliers Cooperative (OMSCo) have announced a growing partnership to expand organic cheese production, distribution and sales. Wyke Farms and OMSCo are developing their ...
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DuPont and other medical packaging and sterilization suppliers are participating at 2017 Medtec China in September. The rapid development of the medical industry brings with it increasingly demanding requirements with regards to aseptic ...
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Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has marked five years since investing in a pioneering initiative to transform plastics recycling in Great Britain. The anniversary comes as CCEP passed the milestone of sourcing 50,000 tonnes of ...
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Carlsberg UK has acquired London Fields Brewery, which was founded in 2011 in the London Fields neighborhood of Hackney. Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed. The Danish-brewing giant stated that it will operate London ...
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Unilever intends to enter into a strategic partnership with Zwanenberg Food Group. The partnership pertains that Unilever will sell its meat, sauce and can soup factory in Oss to Zwanenberg Food Group (ZFG) and that ZFG intends to ...
Volvo Cars and Autoliv have partnered with Nvidia for the development of advanced systems and software for self-driving cars. The three companies will work together with to develop next generation self-driving car technologies. Zenuity ...
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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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Quantum Print and Packaging has invested in Foliant equipment, in a bid to enhance its operations to meet the increasing demand from customers. The West Midlands firm has installed Foliant Vega 400A laminator, Foliant multi-functional ...
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