Pelican Products, a portfolio company of Behrman Capital has acquired Minnesota Thermal Science (MTS), which provides temperature controlled packaging products, for an undisclosed value. The acquisition will see the US-based MTS become ...
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Anchor Packaging has announced the launch of its redesigned Culinary Classics line with a consumer-removable, perforated, hinged lid. The containers feature a cut-proof base and the new removable lid offers a convenient dining experience ...
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Germany-based adhesive provider Henkel and US-based DaniMer Scientific, a bio-based material technology provider, have formed an alliance to develop hotmelt adhesives made of bio-based raw materials. According to the companies, their ...
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Global packaging company MeadWestvaco (MWV) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government to invest Rs10bn ($183m) over the next three to four years. The latest investment will be used to expand the company's ...
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Netherlands-based AB Graphic has named Nilpeter as its distributor for the Middle East. AB Graphic International spokesperson Matthew Burton said the company's new partner in the Middle East will provide ongoing technical support for its ...
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US-based manufacturer and marketer of plastics packaging products Berry Plastics is all set to invest about $33m in a bid to expand and equip its Evansville production facility. Berry Plastics chairman and chief executive officer Jon Rich ...
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UK-based packaging materials supplier Davpack is expanding its customer service and purchasing new facilities to meet the growing customer demand. Davpack MD Barney Byfield said the company's detailed understanding of customers will lead ...
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Facebook today took the wraps off a new search tool that could be a game changer for social networking, according to one analyst. Basically, Facebook is unleashing the collective knowledge and opinions of its one billion users around the ...
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Startup NuoDB is hoping to position itself as having the ideal database for the post-cloud world, now that its Cloud Data Management System is generally available. NuoDB made the announcement on Tuesday during a webcast event. Some 3,500 ...
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Ford's big announcement at CES was the launch of a developers program to entice third-party software makers to build programs as part of its automobile app ecosystem called SYNC AppLink. Dovetailing the news, Ford says it has formed nine ...
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Apple's iOS and Google's Android have the widest adoption among mobile BI (business intelligence) applications, as the products are becoming more mature, according to a report from market research company Ovum. Mobile BI is far from a new ...
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Germany-based creator of health and beauty care products Dr. Theiss Naturwaren, has chosen Mega Airless again as the supplier for its new Olive Oil Blemish Balm. The company's latest retail launch, sold in pharmacies, also has the Mega ...
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Built on technology from EMC's acquisition of Syncplicity last May and its EMC Isilon scale-out NAS, the idea is to provide a secure, easy-to-use solution for file sync and sharing across devices, but on highly scalable, on-premise ...
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The hundreds of ctargeted in a large-scale cyberespionage operation dubbed Red October were not only attacked using malicious Excel and Word documents as previously believed, but also by using Web-based Java exploits, according to ...
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Not immune to sluggish sales, Apple sold about the same number of Macs in 2012's fourth quarter as it did during the year-earlier period, research firm IDC has estimated. IDC projected Mac sales in the U.S. last quarter at 2.03 million, ...
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