Several products ranked in TIME magazine's 25 best inventions of the year are innovations that have the capability to advance the glass industry in various sectors. One of the inventions is a building facade that reacts to temperature ...
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Sugar Australia has roped in PlasPak's for the new packaging design of its CSR sugar. The company asked for the addition of an easy pour and store option to existing CSR sugar packaging, which was previously limited to paper and film ...
Indorama Ventures (IVL) has completed the previously announced acquisition of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) assets of PT Polypet Karyapersada in Indonesia. The deal was first announced in March 2012. According to IVL, the deal ...
Towers Watson and Hughes Telematics have entered into a strategic alliance to cater personal line US auto insurers with comprehensive data services for usage-based insurance (UBI) programs. As per the partnership agreement, Towers ...
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The global PET market is expected to reach $48.4 billion in 2016, up from an estimated $23.3bn in 2010, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6% from 2011 to 2016, according to a report published by Transparency Market ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is inviting tenders for the sampling of food at retail and analyses of inorganic, organic environmental and process contaminants. The work that cover the following areas include sampling of food at ...
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Researchers from Japan and the USA have reported the first fabrication on hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) aluminium nitride (AlN) substrates of aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that emit at the ...
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The Glasstec 2012 Dusseldorf has closed for a week. But for the exhibitors, it is their busiest time after Glasstec. For the Northglass, they had achieved a great success on the Glasstec. Now, they were busing in dealing with the customers ...
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US-based manufacturer of tags, labels and flexible packaging Sev-Rend has announced the addition of two distribution centers and the expansion of its sales staff besides installing a new printing press. The new distribution centers are ...
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Drewberry Insurance introduced online income protection quotation platform intended to assist consumers by providing key information and pricing to make an informed decision. The new platform provides online comparison quotations from all ...
RPC has supplied a new bespoke five liter container for automotive maintenance specialist Lescot's launch of a new all-season screen wash onto the French market. According to RPC, Lescot joined Motul Group in March 2011 - earlier the ...
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A new oxodegradable polymer, a kind of plastic that can decompose in a couple of months when exposed to sunlight, has been developed by the scientists from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga in Mumbai, India. The polymer was ...
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Morinaga America, marketer and distributer channel for a Hi-Chew Japanese candy in the US, is launching the candy in new packaging. The new designs emphasises on the candy's logo, colors and fresh fruit, according to Packaging Digest. ...
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North America’s processor and marketer of sy seafood High Liner Foods says it is commited to the packaging in which its products are distributed. The firm sought a solution that could affect the broadest possible spectrum of ...
InkSure Technologies has launched the new security taggants that can be incorporated into blister packaging and induction seals on bottles. The taggants are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for direct food contact to ...
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