Rockwell Automation announces the Safety Maturity Index (SMI) tool, a self-guided assessment that gives manufacturers visibility into the effectiveness of their safety programs and the ability to optimize plant performance. Applicable to ...
However, as clients increasingly recognise the power of package design, they also demand greater accountability. Evidently survey research needs to fully and accurately document the value of design. Assessing Current Packaging: Is it Time ...
BASF SE, the world's largest chemical company by sales, reported a sharp increase in profits in the third quarter on Friday, but warned that exchange-rate fluctuations will dent earnings growth in the fourth quarter. The Ludwigshafen, ...
Tags: Exchange Rates, BASF
Rising domestic demand provides firm basis for expansion in the industrial sector British bank HSBC Holdings Plc said that China's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index will rise to a seven-month high of 50.9 in October, up from 50.2 ...
Tags: domestic demand, Chemicals
According to a report by the Food Institute, consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketers introduced nearly 1,900 new products in 2012. With new products hitting store shelves in numbers not seen since pre-recession years—or ever before in ...
Lanny Cohen, Capgemini's global chief technology officer (CTO), has said that the firm has moved from advising its clients on how to improve and make adjustments, to an organisation that aims to help them meet their goals for global growth. ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
At present, there are about 8000 global companies earn more than $1 billion a year, its global income summation is about $57 trillion, equivalent to 90% of global GDP. Half large multinational companies headquartered in the United States, ...
Tags: economy, Global Enterprise
Package recyclability is a major driving factor affecting purchasing decisions by both product manufacturers and their customers. Not only does product packaging account for a significant space in landfills, but many of the current disposal ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Food Packaging
Korbel Brandy is excited to introduce Korbel 12, a limited-edition California brandy of extraordinary character. The first new Korbel Brandy in more than a decade, Korbel 12 draws on a 124-year heritage of brandy excellence to achieve the ...
Wonga, the much-criticised payday loan provider, is branching out into payments with the acquisition of Germany's BillPay for an undisclosed sum. The move will pit Wonga directly against PayPal, the eBay-owned giant of online payments. It ...
Tags: Service
Paxton Products, an ITW company, announces a major step forward in industrial static elimination and air rinsing solutions with the release of the Paxton Ionized Air System. The Ionized Air System offers manufacturers a more effective and ...
Tags: Ionized Air System, Packaging, Printing, water rinsing systems
From November 15, Sappi will be raising its SBS board prices by 75 €/ton. Rosemarie Asquino, Sappi Europe's sales and marketing director Speciality Papers, said that the move was "crucial". "We have seen a gradual continuing increase ...
During the 2013/14 season, world cotton production is projected at 25.5 million tons, the lowest in four seasons, but world cotton mill use is expected to remain around 23.5 million tons with consumption shifting from China to other ...
Tags: Cotton Output, cotton production
Widespread improvement in a number of indexes suggests optimism for the manufacturing sector in the next three to six months, according to the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) Business Outlook. The ...
It is essential that brands get it right first time, especially with increasing pressure to maintain sales during periods of difficult market conditions and on crowded retail shelves. A good package delivers a visual narrative about the ...