BT has announced wide-ranging plans to transform the BT TV service over the next few months, including the introduction of Dolby Atmos sound and a next-generation YouView TV service. In a press release on Friday the firm said it’ll ...
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Australian packaging company Amcor has acquired China-based Hebei Qite Packing for around RMB185m ($28m). The acquisition will allow Amcor to expand its flexible packaging operations in the Northern China region. Hebei Qite, which ...
Australian rigid and flexible packaging products provider Amcor has closed acquisition of plastic blow molding operations of the US-based packaging firm Sonoco Products for $280m. As part of the deal signed earlier, Amcor has purchased ...
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Australian packaging company Amcor has signed an agreement to acquire the North American plastic blow molding operations of US-based packaging firm Sonoco Products for $280m. Under terms of the deal, Amcor will acquire Sonoco Specialty ...
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Australian packaging company Amcor has signed an agreement to acquire flexible packaging manufacturer Alusa for A$570m ($435m). Amcor expects the acquisition to complement its newly created flexible packaging business in the Americas. ...
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A law forcing tobacco companies to wrap their cigarettes in plain packaging could be in force in New Zealand by the end of 2016. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has confirmed a bill, which is on pause, would be resumed. He expected ...
Australian packaging company Amcor has acquired flexible packaging firm Deluxe Packages in a deal that is valued at around $45m. Deluxe Packages will be operated as part of Amcor's newly-formed Flexibles Americas business group. Based ...
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After 10 years at the helm of Amcor, Ken MacKenzie has decided to retire from the position of managing director and chief executive officer, Amcor chairman, Graeme Liebelt announced on 22 January. “I believe after 10 years in the ...
The debate around raw milk continues after dairy company Mountain View Farm recalled its Organic Bath Milk product. The recall came after the product was implicated in the death of a three-year-old child, who had consumed it. ACCC to ...
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Emser Tile has made a donation to the Red Cross Relief Fund for victims of the Typhoon Haiyan. "We encourage all to join us in helping those affected by this enormous disaster by making a donation to Red Cross Relief Fund," said Carl ...
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Women know what they want in mattresses, according to Top 10 bedding producer Restonic. And the producer says it is listening closely to those consumers. That effort is paying off, according to WomenCertified, a women's research group ...
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Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have produced a "smart" glass coating that can be selectively controlled to block visible light, heat-producing near-infrared (NIR) light, or both, by applying a small electrical ...
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Researchers at the Berkeley National Laboratory of the Department of the U.S. Department of Energy (Berkeley Lab) have developed a new material that will make the smart windows more intelligent. This material, which is a thin layer of ...
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Material scientists have published a study describing how they engineered a spray-on nanocrystal coating that that can control how much light or heat passes through it using electricity. The team, from the US Department of Energy's ...
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