The installation of a new 6-inch (150mm) Davis-Standard extruder and strategic line upgrades have enabled Mid South Extrusion of Monroe, Louisiana, to improve throughputs while delivering a broader slate of HDPE procession options. The ...
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The Carton Council of North America has announced the success of a program that is using artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic systems to collect cartons more efficiently at the Alpine Waste & Recycling's material recovery facility in ...
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OFD Foods, a supplier of freeze-dried food for the US Military, will expand its operations in New York State with a new $25m manufacturing plant in Monroe County. The company has selected Henrietta in Monroe County to build a new ...
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Mid South Extrusion, a US-based converting and process films supplier for packaging industry, has installed a new 150mm Davis-Standard extruder to improve throughputs and expand film manufacturing capabilities. The firm has also made ...
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a $15m loan to Agrofusion Group, the largest tomato paste producer and exporter in Ukraine. Agrofusion, a vertically integrated and family-owned company, is planning ...
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At Semicon China 2017, executives at chip giant Intel, IC packager Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, equipment vendors ASML, Lam Research and Tokyo Electron (TEL), and nano-electronics research institute Imec talked about innovation to ...
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Las Vegas Market hosted their fourth annual match-making and networking event, Hospitality Link from March 7 to 9. It gives an opportunity to designers, specifiers and purchasing firms to connect with hospitality industry suppliers. ...
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China’s installation rush has yet emerged until early March as expected, while PV supply chain have started fluctuating. Strong demand to mono-si products drove the prices to hike during this week; by contrast, spot prices for ...
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Mobileye has installed collision avoidance technology across 4,500 for-hire vehicles in New York City, US. Together with Atlas Financial Holdings, a leader in passenger transportation insurance, Mobileye has equipped thousands of New York ...
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French automaker PSA Group is in talks to acquire the European operations of General Motors' (GM) business, including the Vauxhall and Opel brands. PSA and GM have earlier had a close alliance, working together on three projects since ...
DGBAS reports Taiwan’s 2017 GDP growth forecast to stand at a three-year high of 1.92 percent, with annual export to show the strongest increase of 8.5 percent in the past six years (photo courtesy of UDN.com). In light of the ...
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Sappi has announced plans to invest at its facilities in Europe and the US in a bid to increase capacities for packaging and specialty paper. In the next three years, the firm intends to invest $140m in equipment upgrades and production ...
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Clearwater Paper reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016. The company reported net sales of $425.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, down 1.4% compared to net sales of $431.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2015 ...
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Crown Holdings announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended 31 December 2016. Highlights Earnings per share $0.47 for the quarter; $3.56 full year versus $2.82 in 2015Adjusted earnings per share $0.71 for the ...
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China National Energy Administration released statistics right after the Lunar New Year: Up until late-2016, the cumulative PV installation reached 77.42GW in China. The newly-added installation reached 34.54GW in 2016, a doubled growth ...
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