Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Wednesday issued a decree to expropriate land in Rio de Janeiro state for pipelines to be built for Petrobras' Comperj refinery and petrochemicals project near Rio de Janeiro, which is currently under ...
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Northeast Asian PET producers on Wednesday expressed concern about rising competition from Southeast Asian producers in the European market, after the EU Council removed antidumping duties on PET imports from five Asian nations. On ...
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Specialized diagnostic kits manufacturer Corgenix has signed an agreement with Eli Lilly and Company, a US-based pharmaceutical company, to develop diagnostic technology in support of a Lilly oncology pipeline program. As per the ...
NatWest, a member of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), has funded new machinery for Derbyshire packaging company Custompak. Custompak managing director John Baldwin said, "Like many small businesses, it's been an uphill struggle but ...
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Packaging materials manufacturer Packages Lanka has introduced its new Bobst Rotomec 4003 gravure printing press. According to Bobst, the eight-colour Rotomec 4003 printing line will be added to Packages Lanka's existing gravure printing ...
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Asthma Intervention Research 2 (AIR2) clinical trial data has demonstrated that the Boston Scientific Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) System continues to show therapy benefits in adult patients with severe uncontrolled asthma. BT ...
Covidien has announced that its Nellcor pulse oximetry portfolio received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for motion claims. The Nellcor pulse oximetry portfolio, which is used to measure arterial oxygen ...
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Revolutions Medical has secured a 12 million unit contract for its RevVac auto-retractable vacuum safety syringe from AGN Tech, the RevVac safety syringe product lines exclusive distributor in Brazil. The contract, which spreads over ...
US-based medical device company St Jude Medical has commenced its EnligHTNment clinical study. The EnligHTNment study will assess whether the EnligHTN Multi-Electrode Renal Denervation System can minimize the risk of major cardiovascular ...
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Bosch Packaging Technology has announced the completion of expansion of its vertical form fill seal (VFFS) test facility in New Richmond, Wisconsin, US. Commenced in May 2012, the $850,000 expansion will help the company accommodate two ...
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Pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging manufacturer Chesapeake has installed a Mark Andy P7 flexo label press at its Wrexham operation in North Wales. Chesapeake Wrexham operations director Ian Bates said the new press will support the ...
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TricorBraun Design and Engineering has announced the change of its name to TricorBraun Design and Innovation, in a bid to focus its capacity to meet the challenges facing the packaging industry. The Design and Innovation group provides ...
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Global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is all set to close the tablet-packaging plant at its Boronia site in Melbourne's east, Australia, leading to a loss of 120 jobs. According to GSK, continuing challenges in the operating ...
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Global thermoplastic materials manufacturer Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (EPP) has launched a new thermoplastic with permanent antistatic performance. The new FDA approved and ATEX tested ultra-high-molecular weight polyethylene ...
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Canada's federal department Health Canada has concluded that the dietary exposure to the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) through food packaging is not expected to create any health risk to the general population, including newborns and young ...
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