Among the presenters at the Smart Industry Forum held earlier this month in Copenhagen, Packsize International CEO Hanko Kiessner shared his company’s progress in helping organizations transform their packaging supply chains to take ...
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Taiwan’s overall export orders in May totaled US$33.73 billion, down 5.8 percent year on year (photo courtesy of UDN.com).Taiwan's export orders received in May totaled US$33.73 billion, down 5.8 percent year on year to represent the ...
The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) is set to launch a Common Footprint Quality (CFQ) standard for the UK’s fresh produce industry that will ensure safe and high performance corrugated packaging for fruit and vegetables. ...
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About 21 million autonomous vehicles will be sold globally by 2035, with the US taking the lead, according to a new projection from IHS Automotive. Deployment in the US will start with various autonomous vehicles in 2020, which will ...
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Olam International has acquired a 100% stake in Brooks Peanut Company for $85m. Brooks, which was established in 1959, is based in Samson, Alabama. It is currently the sixth largest peanut sheller in the US. The company processes about ...
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A May 25 Bloomberg report said that Chinese officials plan to ask their American counterparts during the upcoming eighth round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue about the chance of a Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate ...
BASF’s water-based adhesive systems are an environmentally compatible and economically rewarding alternative to conventional technologies when it comes to lamination of flexible food packaging. This is the outcome of a recent ...
Australian dairy processor Burra Foods has signed an agreement with dairy farming company Inner Mongolia Fuyuan Farming, allowing the company to gain a majority shareholding in it. The move is part of Burra's growth plans to improve ...
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US-based trade organisation the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and technology company Battelle have partnered to provide a secure, web-based software tool called EMAlert, which allows food manufacturers to review and understand ...
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SAI Global has been appointed by Woolworths as an approved service delivery partner of their new Supplier Excellence program, which focuses on improving quality and product safety standards across its extensive global sourcing network. ...
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Coles and Woolies are locked in a battle for share of the customers wallets and throats that becomes more complicated every day. The competitive landscape has changed. The old model of them against each other and independent wholesaler ...
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FAW Jiefang Xichai held “Thirteenth Five-year Plan” overseas market proseminar to comprehensively make overseas market strategies and fasten the development of globalization of its brand recently. FAW Jiefang Xichai deeply ...
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ICTI Care's Mark Robertson outlines how a raft of new legislation, coming into effect today, means toy companies must take a closer look at their supply chain. Modern Day Slavery continues to make the headlines, and for very good reason. ...
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Chinese and U.S. representatives expressed optimism for the future of the China-U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) negotiations during a session at this year's Boao Forum for Asia annual conference. Against the backdrop of a global ...
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Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli has urged positive action to deal with pressure on the economy and to pursue steady and healthy growth. He made the remarks during a tour of central China's Hunan Province from Thursday to Friday. China ...
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