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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Ecuadorian dairy firm Tonicorp has opened a new dairy production plant in Guayaquil. The inauguration ceremony was chaired by the President of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, together with directors of Arca Continental and The Coca-Cola ...
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Futamura has reported better sales growth and record levels of operational efficiency in the year since its purchase of Innovia Films’ cellulose business. The acquisition was announced back in April last year. The company stated ...
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Flexible packaging products manufacturer Bemis is planning to close two manufacturing facilities and separately cut about 300 jobs as part of its measures to reduce cost structure. The company unveiled its restructuring and cost savings ...
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Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – has announced the installation of 2848 of its solar panels (equivalent to 484.16kW in capacity) on ...
Georgia-Pacific has announced that its Palatka, Florida, mill has been selected as the location for the company's previously announced investment of more than $400m in its GP Consumer (retail) tissue and towel business. The investment ...
Indiana-based Deufol Sunman has agreed to acquire Bentley World-Packaging’s Pennsylvania and Ohio locations in the US. Under the deal, Deufol Sunman is acquiring Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Cincinnati locations from Bentley ...
Spending on RF high-power semiconductors for the wireless infrastructure markets continues to flatten out in 2017, despite the fact that the overall market hit well over $1.4bn in 2016, according to ABI Research. While certain market and ...
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Mercedes-Benz has started construction on a new engine plant in Poland, which will be the company's second facility for engines outside of Germany. The company is building a 50ha plant in Jawor by investing €500m in the site and ...
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Alliance Creative Group has produced new packaging for the Crossfuel Extreme Performance Black series. The folding carton has 4-color glossy UV coating, diecut and is glued to create a combo pack to fit 3 different items. The Crossfuel ...
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Tyson Foods has completed the acquisition of AdvancePierre Foods, a provider of ready-to-eat sandwiches, snacks and other food products, for about $4.2bn. The acquisition to expands its Tyson Foods’ portfolio of prepared foods and ...
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Eukalin Special Adhesives has joined the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), the North American association for paperboard packaging manufacturers and their suppliers. Founded in 1904, Eukalin is a family owned and operated adhesives ...
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Molson Coors Brewing has agreed to import, market and distribute Heineken's Sol beer brand in the US. Heineken and Molson Coors Brewing have signed a 10-year import agreement, which offers both brewers an opportunity to focus on important ...
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WestRock has agreed to acquire five corrugated converting facilities from U.S. Corrugated for about $192m. The deal includes facilities located in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana. The facilities are used to offer a suite of products ...
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LED maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has added the LUXEON 2835E 3V to its LUXEON 2835 Line. The standard 2.8mm x 3.5mm package footprint first gained traction in television backlighting, but it is now proving convenient in general ...