The Sego Group will be investing in Kodak’s hybrid technology with the installation of a Kodak Prosper S20 Imprinting System at its facility in Taverny, near Paris. This equipment uses Kodak stream inkjet technology and the Kodak ...
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Aschenbrenner printing house in Austria has invested in the first Polar BC 330 to be used in the country. The new equipment enabled the company to increase the production speed of its perfect-bound brochures. The eco-conscious ...
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US-based buyout firm Lindsay Goldberg will sell German packaging company Weener Plastik for approximately $500m (€400m), as per a report by Reuters. Reuters quotes that rival buyout firms including CD&R, Ardian, Charterhouse and ...
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There were 230 entries submitted into this year’s German Packaging Award. NMP Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of KHS, wowed the judges by putting together two of its prototypes. NMP’s Direct Print and Nature MultiPack ...
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According to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, UK retail sales were flat last month, at 0.0% on a like-for-like basis from October 2013, when they had increased 0.8% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 1.4%, against a ...
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Venture unites the complementary product ranges and management skills of both IMC Toys and Rubie’s to form one trading base. IMC Toys and Rubie’s have revealed the incorporation of its new Italian companies, IMC Italia srl and ...
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Kiosks will open later this month in two stores. Toys R Us in the US is to pilot in-store 3D printing kiosks. The kiosks will open later this month in two TRU stores across the states, offering customer the chance to create toys and ...
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Puppy Surprise is the 90s toy featuring a mummy dog with a surprise number of puppies in her litter. Trends UK has signed an agreement to distribute Puppy Surprise from Just Play in the UK. The firm will relaunch the Puppy Surprise ...
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Bauer Hockey Corp. has agreed to stop claiming its Bauer RE-AKT hockey helmet protects players from concussions after Canada's Competition Bureau challenged the claim. Under the terms of a consent agreement reached with the Bureau, Bauer ...
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Gold demand dropped in China during the third quarter of the year to a five-year low amid slumping prices and a nationwide anti-graft campaign, the World Gold Council said on Thursday. According to the WGC, the latest trends put China ...
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China may overtake the US as the largest oil consumer globally in the early 2030s as emerging countries will lead growth in oil consumption in the next decades, the International Energy Agency said in a report yesterday. Global oil demand ...
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The “Blue Belle of Asia,” weighing 392.52 carats, set a new world record price for a sapphire when it sold for $17.5 million, leading Christie’s to its highest jewelry auction total ever. Click through the gallery to ...
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The annual 2014 Specsavers everywoman in Retail Ambassadors have recently been announced at a ceremony in central London attended by Dame Mary Perkins and several hundred leading business figures representing over 50 retail brands. Twelve ...
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Bolton-based family-run furniture and home accessories company, Global Interiors, is set to dramatically expand its operation after receiving a £80k BFS Business Loan which is drawn from a £24m fund delivered by Business Finance ...
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LEGO Movie director and writer Phil Lord and Chris Miller have revealed the sequel movie will feature more female characters and more female stuff. LEGO Movie 2 will feature more female characters and more female role models, the ...
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