West Pharmaceutical Services has signed an agreement with Amgen to appraise Daikyo Crystal Zenith technologies for drug containment. Daikyo Seiko, West's partner, developed these technologies, which are based on a polymeric container, ...
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Thermoformed packaging products designer and manufacturer in the US, Placon has announced the launch of its new divided containers, which contain up to 100%, food-safe, post-consumer recycled materials. According to the company, the Fresh ...
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Global packaging company Sonoco has provided Melitta USA with new paperboard composite cans made from recycled and recyclable content to replace with traditional metal coffee cans. According to Sonoco, Melitta has converted its 603 and ...
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There is an interesting custom called "sifting shoes" among today's Zhuang Ethnic Minority people today. When two young people get married, the bride's sisters escort her to the bridegroom's family. Then a wedding ceremony is held, in which ...
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SureGene and PGXL Laboratories have joined forces to launch the SureGene Test for Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Response (STA2R), which is a pharmacogenetic test containing genetic markers for effectiveness of antipsychotic drug ...
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Ring Container has appointed the Energy and Sustainability division of Premier Alliance Group to implement cost cutting measures through Southern California Edison’s (SCE) automated demand response (Auto-DR) program. Incentives of ...
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Scott White, an inventor of a condiment container called the CondiCup, has filed a lawsuit alleging patent infringement by Heinz. According to White, the ketchup company infringed one or more patents through its 'Dip & Squeeze' product. ...
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Clear plastic packaging manufacturer in the US, VisiPak has completed the previously announced acquisition of Flex Products of Carlstadt, New Jersey. The acquisition expands VisiPak's existing line of plastic tube containers to include ...
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Transport for NSW has called for industry feedback on the first review of the current NSW Rail Access Regime – the regulatory framework that enables third-party passenger and freight operators to use the NSW rail network. Transport ...
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Minister for Roads & Ports Duncan Gay MLC and Sydney Ports CEO Grant Gilfillan. Road traffic to and from Port Botany is moving unhindered by trains with the recent opening of Sydney Ports’ $72 million dollar grade separation. ...
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Customs and Border Protection has seized more than 10 million cigarettes, illegally imported into Australia. On Wednesday, 28 November Customs and Border Protection officers examined a sea cargo container, said to contain ceramic tiles. ...
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Plastic Ingenuity, a US-based custom thermoformer has teamed up with the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) to fund a grant program to collect and process PET thermoformed ...
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Crown has developed a new full aperture end for metal can designed for Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (AB InBev) Budweiser. The 360 End allows the entire can lid to be removed, turning the can itself into a drinking cup. Crown ...
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North American supplier of containers and closures Berlin Packaging has announced the acquisition of Lerman Container, a packaging distributor in the US, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition will expand Berlin Packaging's presence ...
US-based Clear Lam is rolling out its second bio-based resin for container packaging, besides developing a film-based flexible, stackable container product line, with an aim to replace rigid plastic bottles, glass jars and metal cans. ...
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