US-based pulp and paper company Georgia-Pacific has acquired Excel Displays & Packaging, for undisclosed amount. Excel Displays & Packaging designs and manufactures point-of-purchase displays, high-graphic retail packaging, in-store ...
Canadian label producer Access Labels has implemented the Xeikon 3030 digital color press. The new press is being used to supplement Access Labels' flexo equipment, expand into new markets, and better service the demands of their ...
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Kodak will showcase its new KODAK NEXPRESS ZX3900 Digital Production Color Press at drupa 2016. The new press supports thicker paper and the use of synthetic substrates that will open up new opportunities for printers, including short-run ...
Luxoft has announced that it has acquired Symtavision, a provider of automotive software tools and consulting services focused on scheduling analysis, architecture optimization, and timing verification. These tools and services are for ...
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GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components for fiber-optic and wireless networks) has signed Japan's largest electronic components distributor UKC Holding Corp as its ...
Self-adhesive laminates producer Frimpeks is planning to invest in new equipment for its Saxmundham site in the UK over the next three years. The plans for the expansion come one year after the company launched its UK presence by opening ...
FormFactor Inc of Livermore, CA, USA (which provides wafer test technologies and expertise) has agreed to acquire Cascade Microtech Inc of Beaverton, OR, USA (which provides equipment enabling precision contact, electrical measurement and ...
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Freund Container & Supply, a leading supplier of packaging and industrial supplies available for same-day shipment, today announced the opening of a warehouse in Atlanta to provide faster and lower-cost deliveries to customers throughout ...
Crown Asia Chemicals has reportedly invested in new equipment to increase plastic compounding capacity in Philippines by around 10%. The company equipped its facility in Guiguinto, Bulacan with a new polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compounding ...
Glendale Foods Limited, the Salford based food manufacturing business, has undergone a partial shareholder buyout for an undisclosed sum, leaving full control to management as the company enters the next stage of development. Paul ...
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Contract packaging specialist South Atlantic Packaging Corporation has acquired Prostar Packaging for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition forms a part of the company's strategy to become a $50m enterprise by focusing on acquisitions ...
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Ningbo Joyson, a Chinese company that produces automotive and industrial electronics equipment has acquired US based airbag maker Key Safety Systems (KSS) for $920m. KSS is a Michigan-based engineering safety products supplier of ...
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Design and packaging firm Graphic Packaging International has agreed to acquire 100% of Australian folding carton supplier Colorpak. Under the agreed terms, Graphic Packaging would pay $0.68 per share inclusive of a fully franked dividend ...
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Tsinghua Unigroup of mainland China announced on Dec. 11 to acquire a 24.9 percent holding in Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. (SPIL) and a 25 percent stake in ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) Ltd. for total cost of NT$68.8 billion ...
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The European Commission has cleared commodities trading group Trafigura's minority holding in Belgium-based zinc and lead producer Nyrstar. In November, Trafigura told the EC its minority 20.02% stake in Nyrstar -- held through its ...
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