We may live and do a lot business in a virtual world today, but there's nothing like a little face time. EastPack, to be held June 18-20 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, will provide plenty of opportunities for ...
Tags: Smorgasbord, Packaging&Printing
Europe's refiners are likely to raise production in July because gains in product premiums have recently outpaced crude prices, traders said Thursday. This could mark the end of a period of limited production in Europe that has lasted ...
Tags: European, Chemicals, Production
Toronto-based Healthcare packaging manufacturer Bellwyck Packaging Solutions has opened a new facility in West Chester, Ohio, to carry out its US clinical services activities. The opening of the new facility, which was independently ...
Tags: Healthcare packaging, Medicine
iGPS Company LLC, operator and owner of the largest global pallet rental pool of lightweight, 100% recyclable plastic platforms with embedded RFID tags, today announced that it has reached an agreement for the sale of substantially all of ...
Rakuten, Japan's largest online retailer, is acquiring a U.S. logistics firm as it continues to build out its infrastructure to compete with foreign rivals like Amazon.com. The company said Thursday it will acquire Webgistix, which ...
Wilo USA has opened a new distribution and service center in Thomasville, Ga. ?Our new distribution center will ensure we provide our valued customers with long-term, sustainable logistics and a service level second to none in the ...
Tags: Processing Machinery
Coca-Cola has announced the opening of a bottling plant in Crystal Springs, Hmawbi Township in Myanmar, as part of its planned investment of $200m over the next five years. Coca-Cola and Sprite in 425ml plastic bottles with scripted ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, Bottling Plant
Global pallet rental pool operator iGPS has signed an agreement for the sale of substantially all of its assets to iGPS Logistics for an undisclosed value. According to the US-based company, iGPS Logistics is a joint venture formed by ...
Tags: US, Assets, IGPS Logistics
SAP is set to acquire Swiss e-commerce and logistics management firm Hybris in a deal reportedly worth at least $1bn (£650m). SAP said the acquisition will allow it to begin focusing on optimising the customer experience for ...
Tags: SAP, Hybris, E-Commerce
April March Increase Rate over Last Month Historical Average in April Manufacturing PMI 50.6 50.9 -0.3 55.4 Production Index 52.6 52.7 -0.1 ...
New officers and board members of the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) and the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO), an education and research foundation affiliated with IARW, were elected at the 122nd ...
During the past two decades corporate logistics and supply chain groups have adopted a wide range of automation technologies and support technology to reduce costs, improve efficiency and drive business. Join Dan Kara, Chief Research ...
Structural pallet racks are most suited for bulk and high-density storage requirements in warehouses. They are manufactured using high quality structural steel. This gives them unmatched strength and durability even in the most demanding ...
Tesco continues to struggle across Europe, with like-for-like sales excluding petrol down 5.5% as “tough economic conditions, challenging competitors and over-dependence upon out-of-favour hypermarkets” take their toll. ...
Tags: chilled convenience meals, frozen beef, Tesco, Darren Shirley
In May, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 50.8 percent, up by 0.2 percentage point month-on-month. In view of the sizes of enterprises, the PMI of large-sized enterprises was 51.1 percent, up by 0.1 percentage ...
Tags: PMI