According to the retailer, working with supplier, Kingsland Wines and Spirits, the lightweighting move will save 725 tonnes of glass each year. This means that the retailer will also save over 556 tonnes of CO2 per year. The ...
Tags: Co-op's Wine, Lightweighting, Packaging
The new EP9214 power distributor box provides durable energy management solutions that can withstand harsh industrial environments outside of electrical cabinets, This solution enables the local distribution and switching off of the power ...
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According to report, Australia’s BlueScope and the world’s second largest steelmaker have commissioned their $1.31 billion joint venture in coated products. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) will invest US$540 ...
Tags: Bluescope, Nippon JV, Metallurgy
Ireland-based Holfeld said its new Diamat technology, a plastic extruder, can processes PET sheets with up to 50% recycled post-consumer PET. In a statement, the firm said: “The decontamination process is the nub; it involves 50% ...
Tags: PET flakes, PET sheets, food packaging
In the week ended March 22, prices decreased strongly in the London Metal Exchange (LME) billet market, after the uptrend recorded in the previous week which had followed two weeks of downward movement. The following prices were recorded in ...
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Colombia exported 10,670 mt of ferronickel in January this year, falling 1.2 percent year on year and down 19.7 percent compared to December 2012, with a value of $60 million, falling 11 percent year on year and down 15.4 percent month on ...
In February this year, global pig iron production amounted to 92 million metric tons, decreasing by 5.2 percent compared to the previous month and up 3.4 percent on year-on-year basis, according to the preliminary data covering 38 countries ...
Tags: Pig Iron Output, Pig Iron, Iron Output
SynCardia Systems, a manufacturer of Total Artificial Heart, has secured $15m structured financing from Athyrium Opportunities Fund and $4m follow-on equity investment from existing shareholders. The company will use the capital to ...
Tags: SynCardia Systems, Artificial Heart, biventricular heart
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.2 per cent at 4967.3 points after hitting a six-week low of 4927.9. Financials and consumer staples lent support, with ANZ, Westpac, NAB, Woolworths and Wesfarmers up 0.8 per cent to 1.5 per cent. ...
Tags: economy
Microbes lurk almost everywhere, from fresh food and air filters to toilet seats and folding money. Most of the time, they are harmless to humans. But sometimes they aren't. Every year, thousands of people sicken from E. coli ...
The QComp 5G Palletizer features a durable, robust robot that boasts a picking rate of up to 20 picks per minute. Its compact modular design frees up valuable floor space, reduces installation times and saves customers money.? "The new 5G ...
Tags: Robotic Palletizer, Packaging, Printing
It said that its latest investment will give the company leading edge capability in process print on coated materials to meet the requirements of its expanding customer base. TRM said that following extensive research, it identified that ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, coated materials
The curvy Windjammer is a 400ml HDPE bottle and comes with a 24/410 neck. Its curved shape provides a distinctive point of difference for stock bottles with a custom appearance. With more than 1,200 standard products plus a full custom ...
Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, 3/22/2013 8:31:30 AM For the second consecutive year, el Jimador, 100 percent blue agave tequila, has released limited-edition soccer bottles. As the official tequila sponsor ...
The government's spy agency, GCHQ, has launched an Academic Research Institute to investigate new ways of automatically analysing software to reduce its vulnerability to cyber threats. It is the second institute focused on cyber security ...
Tags: GCHQ, economy, Cyber Research