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Consumers Switched to Lower-Priced Store Brands in Many Categories

May 6, 2013

Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor, Packaging DigestDo you still call them private-label products? Or the trendier moniker "store brands?" Either way, they are worthy competitors. During the Great Recession, consumers switched to ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

New Belgium Brewing Pledged a Donation of $10,000 to Support an Analysis of EPR

May 6, 2013

Katie Wallace, sustainability specialist, New Belgium BrewingEarlier this year, New Belgium Brewing pledged a one-time donation of $10,000 to support a cost-benefit analysis of extended producer responsibility (EPR). The research is being ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Hydraulic Is Seeking Qualified Individuals in North America

May 6, 2013

The Hydraulic Institute, under the approval of the American National Standards Institute, is seeking qualified individuals in North America to participate in the review process for the draft of updated Standard ANSI/HI 1.4 Rotodynamic ...

Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery

Chemrar Ventures Has Entered Into Scouting Agreement with Sanofi

May 6, 2013

ChemRar Ventures has entered into scouting agreement with Sanofi for a venture investment in Russia and Asia. As per the agreement, ChemRar Ventures will source early and late stage compounds within a certain defined area of Sanofi's ...

Tags: Chemrar, Pharma Partnering Agreement

Bank of Beijing Is in Talks with ING Group to Buy Ing-Bob Life Stake

May 6, 2013

Bank of Beijing is in talks with ING Group over a possible acquisition of a stake in their joint venture, said Yan Bingzhu, chairman of the Beijing-based bank, at a results release conference today. ING Group intends to sell its stake in ...

Tags: Bank, Service, Bank of Beijing

Taiwan-Based Technology Firms Will Jointly Fight Against SEC

May 1, 2013

Taiwan-based technology firms will jointly fight against rising challenges from South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. (SEC). People in the circle disclosed that SEC grew fast in the fields of smartphones, DRAM chips, and ...

Tags: taiwan, Consumer Electronics, Electrical

Support to South Indian Industry Is Assured by Textile Minister

Apr 28, 2013

The Union Minister of Commerce, Industry & Textiles Shri Anand Sharma reviewed industry-related issues with the state governments of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, in Kovalam, Kerala. Senior officers from the Department ...

Tags: Textile, Apparel

House Republicans on Friday Criticized an Obama Administration Fracking Study

Apr 28, 2013

House Republicans on Friday criticized an Obama administration study of hydraulic fracturing as unnecessary and plagued by delays and excessive costs. "We all want to ensure safe and responsible production of oil and natural gas, but the ...

Tags: Chemicals

Mike Beebe Has Signed a Bill That Stiffens The Penalties for Selling Used Bedding as New

Apr 28, 2013

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has signed a bill that stiffens the penalties for knowingly selling used bedding as a new product. The bill, which was backed by the Arkansas Homefurnishings Assn., was overwhelmingly approved by the state House ...

Tags: Light Industry, bedding

Mavic Signed with Denver, Kahl and Partners to Strengthen Its Sales

Apr 27, 2013

Mavic Inc. has signed with Denver, Colorado-based rep group Kahl and Partners to strengthen its sales coverage in the Rocky Mountain and Central regions. For more than a decade, Kahl and Partners territory manager George Knaggs has been a ...

Tags: Transportation, bike

In The Year That New Recycling&Recovery Targets for Packaging in The UK Come Into Force

Apr 27, 2013

As announced a couple of weeks ago, the European Union is getting ready to review its Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, and with it the mandatory recycling targets set for packaging across the 27 member states. This is part of a ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Azerbaijan Government Has Officially Determined in Presidential

Apr 27, 2013

According to media report that Azerbaijan government has officially determined in presidential order to set up the state owned Azerbaijan Steel Production Complex that will possess the production capability from iron ore mining and ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

The CEO of S&P in Mexico Hoped That The Differences of Politicians Are Resolved

Apr 27, 2013

The CEO of Standard & Poor's (S&P) in Mexico, Victor Manuel Herrera, hoped that the differences of politicians are resolved "very shortly" to maintain the dynamic of the current federal administration. He said he was "disappointed" that ...

Tags: Mineral, Standard&Poor's

THE Toy Industry Is Dead

Apr 26, 2013

"THE toy industry is dead." That's the sort of statement that catches your attention, but I can't claim the credit for it. It was written by Richard Gottlieb, a highly respected toy industry analyst over in the States. Gottlieb's theory ...

Tags: Toys

US Government Has Filed a Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Novartis Claiming The Company

Apr 26, 2013

The US government has filed a civil fraud lawsuit against Novartis claiming the company made illegal payments to induce pharmacies to switch kidney transplant patients to its immunosuppressant drug Myfortic. Civil fraud lawsuit claimed ...

Tags: Civil Fraud Lawsuit, Health, Healthcare Scam

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