The 115th United States Congress has passed the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA), which reduces the federal excise tax for breweries, wineries and distilled spirits producers. Under the bill, the federal excise tax ...
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DS Smith Recycling is calling for a more sustainable festive season with the launch of its Christmas recycling guidelines. With Christmas cards, wrapping paper, and packaging all heading home with us this Christmas, it’s important ...
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Of 3.1 million tons of PET bottles and containers placed in Europe last year, a 59.8% (1.88 million tons) of them were collected and 1.77 million tons have been recycled, according to a survey by Petcore Europe. The survey revealed that ...
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South African specialist paper company Sappi has unveiled plans to expand its dissolving wood pulp (DWP) capacity by 2020. The company's plans include potential expansion at its Saiccor DWP Mill to increase the mill’s capacity by ...
Vietnam Beverage, ThaiBev’s domestic unit, has won a bidding to acquire 54% stake in Saigon Beer Alcohol & Beverage Corp (Sabeco) for $4.8bn. Sabeco is owned and under the authority of Vietnam's Ministry of Trade and Industry. The ...
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Tomra, a Norwegian firm engaged in the field of instrumentation for recycling solutions, has unveiled a new solution for separating single-layer PET trays from PET bottles. The solution improves the earlier capability of the ...
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International technology firm Andritz has been awarded a contract to upgrade stock preparation line of PM1 machine at Mariysky Pulp and Paper Mill, in Volzhsk, Russia. Under the contract, Andritz will upgrade the existing stock ...
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Beyond Meat has closed a new financing round led by Cleveland Avenue, a venture capital firm founded by Don Thompson, former CEO of McDonald’s Corporation. “We see Beyond Meat as a strategic and compelling consumer-focused ...
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Guardian Optical Technologies announced the launch of breakthrough, patent-pending sensor technology for automobile manufacturers, supported by $5.1m in Series A funding from Maniv Mobility and Mirai Creation Fund. The company will use ...
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DS Smith said that it will participate in the coffee cup recycling trial that will be carried out at its Kemsley Paper Mill located in Sittingbourne, UK. Slated to begin in January 2018, the project is being carried out on behalf of the ...
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General Motors has launched the automotive industry’s first commerce platform for on-demand reservations and purchases of goods and services. With Marketplace, drivers can now order and pay for their favorite coffee — and much ...
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Constantia Flexibles has delivered the packaging decoration for chocolate Santa Claus, with its Tepro2 method. Every year, Constantia Flexibles manufactures packaging for more than 50 percent of the 150 million chocolate Santa Clauses ...
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Packaging firm Cascades has acquired four containerboard packaging plants in Ontario, Canada from Coyle family. The firm has also acquired 33% ownership stake in Tencorr, a manufacturer of sheet stock for box producers, as well as ...
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Philips Lighting says that it has now delivered 1 billion LED lamps and luminaires as part of its commitment to the ‘Global Lighting Challenge’, the Clean Energy Ministerial campaign to deploy 10 billion high-efficiency light ...
Amazon introduced “Frustration-Free Packaging,” an invention designed to reduce waste and delight customers with easy-to-open, 100% recyclable packaging, ten years ago this holiday season. Frustration-Free Packaging ends ...