DS Smith has developed a new type of packaging solution for Spain-based Carbones Fergon, which supplies fire lighting and combustion solutions for barbecues and fireplaces. Carbones Fergon selected DS Smith to develop a sustainable ...
Samsung SDI has completed the construction of an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Hungary. Samsung SDI President Jun Young-hyun hosted a completion ceremony for the state-of-art electric vehicle (EV) battery plant scheduled to open ...
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Pegasus Food Futures has finalized plans for a new facility in Abu Dhabi. The organisation is aimed at providing solutions to global food supply challenges through operations and innovations in livestock, feed stock and food production. ...
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Aptar Food + Beverage and GualapackGroup have partnered to introduce a premade no-spill spouted pouch solution for the European beverage market. The companies signed an agreement to introduce the product and technological solution. ...
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Swedish label converter LariTryck has invested in Mark Andy’s new flexo press and Digital Series inkjet hybrid press platform to enhance its production capacity. LariTryck had already installed three Mark Andy Performance Series P7 ...
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LyondellBasell has announced that its Supervisory Board has authorized the company's Management Board to declare a dividend of $0.90 per share, representing a 5.9 percent increase over the company's first quarter 2017 dividend. The ...
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Discount retailer Lidl UK has selected IFCO's nesting trays for meat, poultry, and packaged seafood shipments. Under the five-year deal, IFCO will supply the trays 16 million trays in the first year. The company will increase the number ...
ILC Dover has introduced its new Xtrakt System, which it claims will significantly reduce waste and the environmental impact of bulk liquid dispensing. The system has been designed with a goal to deliver virtually complete extraction of ...
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Gerresheimer is all set to showcase user-friendly ideas for packaging at this month’s FCE Pharma in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The three products include a tablet container having a compartment for information leaflets, an attractive aid ...
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Siemens subsidiary Mentor Graphics is set to exhibit its Valor suite of software and hardware internet of things (IoT) technologies at the SMT Hybrid Packaging event in Germany. The event will take place from 16 to 18 May in Nuremberg. ...
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RPC Zeller Plastik has developed trigger pumps for a section of Henkel’s laundry and home care range. Henkel owns brands such as Bref, Biff, Persil, Sidolin and Soft Scrub. It produces products in various sectors such as laundry and ...
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Earlier this week, the NHS suffered a widespread and crippling cyberattack that put important data at risk. We take a look at ‘WanaCrypt0r 2.0’, the ransomware software behind the attack. What is ransomware? The first thing ...
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Consumer goods maker Unilever has unveiled a new technology to tackle the worldwide issue of plastic sachet waste. Unilever, along with the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, developed the new technology, ...
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The US state of New York is accepting applications from companies that seek to test or demonstrate autonomous vehicles on public roads. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that a program to allow testing of autonomous vehicles is ...
Verde Farms, a provider of 100% grass-fed and free range beef, has acquired El Raigon Natural Beef’s import division Estancia Beef. The acquisition is a natural next step in expanding Verde Farms' offerings nationwide while ...
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