Functional coatings and color solutions provider Ferro has acquired electronic packaging materials producer Electro-Science Laboratories (ESL). The deal included the payment of $75m excluding customary adjustments and fees for the ...
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Lens Technology is First Supplier to Commit to 100% Renewable Energy for All Apple Operations All 14 Final Assembly Sites in China are Now Zero Waste Compliant Beijing — Apple today announced a significant commitment by major ...
In Hall 11/D59 at the glasstec trade fair for glass production and processing (20–23 September), copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic module maker Avancis GmbH of Torgau, Germany is launching its new PowerMax ...
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Borosil Glass Works has entered primary pharma glass packaging business with the acquisition of 60.3% stake in India-based Klasspack. However, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. For the ownership stake acquisition in ...
UPM Raflatac has cooperated with Italian wine producer Cielo e Terra on a life-cycle assessment (LCA) to study the environmental impacts of wine bottles. The comprehensive study took into account the full life cycle of the wine bottle and ...
Tags: UPM Raflatac, Cielo E Terra, lca, Wine bottles, Environmental impact
One change will certainly be deeply felt in China's economy in 2016 and more time come: supply-side structural reform. "Supply-side structural reform is an urgent task that cannot afford any delay, otherwise the 'sickness' will become ...
Glass container manufacturer Owens-Illinois (O-I) and Adnams of Southwold have partnered to create a new bottle to pack the latter's ale. The UK brewer was the first to use lightweight glass in packaged ale sector when it worked with O-I ...
Output of China's building materials sector fell in the first quarter as the property market remained weak, the country's top economic planner indicated on Wednesday. Cement output was down 3.4 percent year on year to 428 million tons, ...
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Chinese manufacturer Desay has announced a new budget smartphone with one stand-out feature - a super-tough sapphire glass display. The Magical Mirror X5 from Desay, a Chinese state-controlled manufacturer, is a 6.95mm thick smartphone ...
American beverage alcohol company Constellation Brands has finalised the joint venture agreement with Owens-Illinois (O-I) and also completed the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's (ABI) glass production plant located next to ...
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PPG Industries has completed the sale of substantially all the assets of its Mount Zion, Illinois, glass manufacturing facility to automotive glass manufacturer Fuyao Glass America Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed. Fuyao plans to ...
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PPG Industries announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell substantially all the assets of its Mt. Zion, Illinois, glass manufacturing facility to automotive glass manufacturer Fuyao Glass America Inc. The sale is expected ...
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BA Glass Group is all set to upgrade and expand two container glass production facilities in western Poland upon receiving a €16.5m loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). Said to be the first part of the total approved ...
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Glass container manufacturer Owens-Illinois has officially opened its new combined R&D and pilot plant facility, the Innovation Center, at its global headquarters in Perrysburg, Ohio. The 24,000ft2 facility is expected to help the company ...
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To consumers, Bormioli Rocco, is a top selling brand of tableware glass. To the industry, it is a provider of food and beverage glass - for brands such as Nutella, Ferrero, Molinari Sambuca, Barilla, Amaretto di Saronno - and a major ...