Smurfit Kappa has announced the new name for its e-retail offering, eSmart, and said that the service is at the forefront of e-commerce packaging solutions. The company said it is now working with 70% of European e-retail brands and ...
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Avery Dennison will launch a new forest recycled paper facestock range to help brand owners meet their sustainability goals. The US-based adhesive manufacturing company says that label printers and converters by using the recycled paper ...
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Philips Photonics of Ulm, Germany - which provides vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) technology for datacom, consumer and industrial applications - has completed ‘VIDaP’ (VCSEL Pilot Line for Illumination, Datacom ...
American branded food giant Hormel Foods has purchased Italian meats company Fontanini Italian Meats and Sausages from Capitol Wholesale Meats for $425m. Based in Chicago, Fontanini is a branded foodservice business which was established ...
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French automaker PSA Group (Groupe PSA) has completed the acquisition of General Motors' (GM) European brands Opel and Vauxhall. With the acquisition now being officially complete, PSA Group has become the second largest automaker in ...
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Princeton Infrared Technologies Inc (PIRT) of Monmouth Junction, NJ, USA - which designs and manufactures both shortwave-infrared cameras and one- and two-dimensional imaging arrays based on indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) - has announced ...
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Heinzel Group is building a second large paper machine for the production of bleached kraft papers (MG papers) at the Zellstoff Pls location in Austria. Building work for the new machine will start during this summer and operation is ...
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Eastside Distilling has acquired a controlling stake in Big Bottom Distilling (BBD), a Hillsboro, Oregon-based distiller of super premium gins, whiskeys, brandies, rum, and vodka. BBD was founded by Ted Pappas, a past president of the ...
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Middle-market private investment company Highlander Partners has acquired Gimbal Brothers, a manufacturer of gummy vitamins and gourmet jelly beans. Highlander Partners has also formed Bettera Brands to pursue confection and snack ...
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German private equity firm, Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) is looking to have a major presence in the European chilled convenience product market after agreeing to acquire Abbelen and Oscar Mayer through its top-up fund, DBAG Fund VII. ...
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Sun Chemical has partnered with Canadian firm Young Flexographic to provide packaging printers across Canada. The partnership is intended to provide packaging printers with quick access to conventional, high definition and flat-top-dot ...
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AMD releases more detail on its brand-new Ryzen CPU, and we're excited. AMD hasn't had us this excited about a new processor in a long time. For years, AMD seemed to have ceded the high-end processor crown to Intel, but the company is ...
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“This is a good deal for our customers as well as for Shell,” said Mark Williams, Royal Dutch Shell’s Downstream Director. “We will significantly reduce our capital exposure in line with our strategy to concentrate ...
Nutella and Tic Tac maker Ferrero International has announced to acquire some of the brands of UK based food manufacturer United Biscuits for an undisclosed sum. The Italian chocolatier is planning to buy Belgian cookies Delacre and ...
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) held its biennial aftermarket conference ‘Evolution’ recently, with a focus on the company evolving to meet customer needs. The event is the only conference of its kind that includes all ...
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