Dawn Meats has closed its strategic partnership and acquisition agreement with Dunbia after securing all relevant regulatory approvals. Dawn has agreed a strategic partnership with Dunbia to establish a joint venture in the United Kingdom ...
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Chilean fruit producer Hortifrut has agreed to take over the blueberry business of Talsa for $160m. In addition to the cash payment, Talsa will get a stake of 17.13% in the merged company alongside a result-based reward. Talsa, a ...
Self-adhesive label materials manufacturer UPM Raflatac said that it will open a new slitting and distribution terminal in Santiago, Chile in early 2018. This new terminal will allow UPM Raflatac to improve its service capabilities and ...
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AR Packaging has initiated a review of its operational footprint to sustainably and professionally meet the growing expectations of its customers on high efficiency, vast expertise and strong innovation skills. As part of the review, the ...
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BASF has agreed to divest its paper coating dispersions business in Pischelsdorf of Austria to Synthomer for around €30m. Synthomer Austria will acquire BASF production site in Pischelsdorf, which produces styrene butadiene rubber ...
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Sustainable packaging solutions provider Ball has announced plans to stop the production of food cans at its packaging facility in Arkansas, US. The company intends to cease food can production at its tinplate food and aerosol packaging ...
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US-based poultry producer Simmons Prepared Foods has announced an investment of $300m to build a new chicken operation facility in Benton County, Arkansas. Operations at the new chicken processing plant, located between Decatur and ...
Hong Kong-based pork supplying giant WH Group said that its subsidiary Smithfield Foods will acquire 100% stake of two Romanian packaged meats manufacturers Elit and Vericom for an undisclosed price. The acquisition will further expand ...
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International Paper (IP) has unveiled plans to invest around $300m to convert its No. 15 paper machine at the Riverdale Mill in Selma, Alabama, US. The company will convert the paper machine from uncoated freesheet to whitetop linerboard ...
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German luxury automaker Daimler, through its brand Mercedes Benz is investing $1bn in Alabama, US plant to produce electric vehicles. The company plans to produce EQ-branded SUV models at MBUSI (Mercedes-Benz U.S. International), its ...
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Premium Brands, a producer, marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products has acquired 100% of Ontario-based Leadbetter Foods. Leadbetter has annual sales of approximately $55 million and is one of Ontario's leading ...
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BorgWarner, a company involved in the sale of products in the aftermarket business, is now offering its Wahler-branded products in a new white and blue box design. The new packaging has been introduced as part of the company’s ...
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DS Smith Plastics is set to open a new rigid packaging manufacturing facility in Romeoville, Illinois, US. The company intends to start production at the new rigid packaging facility in the last quarter of this year. DS Smith will use ...
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Avery Dennison reported advancements against its 2025 sustainability goals intended to transform the company and the industries it serves. The 2014-2016 sustainability report, All of Us, Every Day , highlights how the company is ...
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The Paper Cup Recovery and Recycling Group (PCRRG) said there has been a considerable progress in its 2020 goal in the UK of seeing more used paper cups that are recovered and recycled sustainably. The organization is made up of member ...
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