Toray Plastics (America) has introduced new polyester films, which can be used in gamma irradiation sterilization packaging applications. The firm’s new medical packaging films include Lumirror GA10, GA25 and GA66 PET films, which ...
A new top-end Qualcomm chipset is allegedly already in development, paving the way for next year’s flagship smartphones. US chipmaker Qualcomm is a global leader for smartphone processors, which explains why its chips feature in ...
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Cascades, a leader in the recycling and manufacturing of green packaging and tissue paper products, has announced the arrival of Cascades EVOK on the American market. These are the first polystyrene foam trays which contains a minimum of ...
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Veritiv a North American leader in business-to-business distribution solutions, has announced financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March, 2017. "Our first quarter results were mixed," said Mary Laschinger, Chairman and CEO of ...
Bosch is planning to divest its subsidiary Robert Bosch Starter Motors Generators, including all subsidiaries, to the purchaser consortium ZMJ (Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co., Ltd.), Zhengzhou, China, and CRCI (China Renaissance ...
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The Middleby has acquired industrial baking equipment manufacturer Burford. The company is based in Maysville, Oklahoma and has approximately $15m in annual revenues. Selim A. Bassoul, Chairman and CEO of The Middleby Corporation said: ...
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Libbey, one of the largest glass tableware manufacturers in the world, has reported results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2017 Net sales $173.0 million, down 5.4 percent versus prior year, or down 3.3 percent in constant currency ...
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The first purported images of Fitbit’s delayed smartwatch and wireless headphones have appeared online. Yahoo Finance published renders on Monday showing a retro design with an aluminum unibody surrounding a large, square, colour ...
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Lux Global Label has purchased certain assets from Pennsylvania-based global package printing firm National Label for an undisclosed price. Lux Global Label is a newly formed holding company backed by private equity company Resilience ...
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ICSH Parent, the parent company of Industrial Container Services, has announced that it has been acquired by funds advised by Centerbridge Partners, a leading private investment firm. Prior to this transaction, ICS was owned by affiliates ...
UK retailer Target has announced five new sustainable packaging goals to help deliver products that are better for the environment. The retailer is planning to eliminate the use of polystyrene, as it is difficult to recycling for guests ...
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GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – a fabless developer of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications – says that its funding partners have been recognized ...
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Valmet has secured a repeat order from First Quality Tissues (FQT) for its Advantage THRU-AIR tissue line. FQT plans to begin a new production line in the second quarter of 2018 and it will increase its production by 70,000 tons of ultra ...
Ford has unveiled the second of 13 new electrified vehicles the company plans to introduce in the next five years. The industry’s first pursuit-rated hybrid police car, the all-new Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan, is part of a ...
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Minnesota Twins and Eco-Products have collaborated once again to turn trash into compost similar to last year. After turning 300 tons of trash into fertile soil last year, the Minnesota Twins and Eco-Products plan to top that number this ...
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