Amcor Rigid Plastics, a producer of rigid plastic packaging in the US has expanded the use of roll-on pilfer-proof (ROPP) finish design for aluminum screw-cap PET bottles to meet the increasing demand for premium packaging of wines and ...
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With the Ford Falcon having posted its lowest-ever sales result in 2012, and falling out of the top 20 sales charts by one spot, the new year is a good time to pause, reflect, and ponder again if Australians really are missing out on a good ...
The Hyundai iMax loves a load. In fact, it seems to ride smoother and handle better with eight people and luggage on board. The eight-seater passenger version of the Hyundai iLoad commercial van also delivers enough torque from its ...
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,35 commodities increased in prices, 19 fell and 45 remained unchanged on 08/01/2013.The largest rises were DRAWTEXTUREDYARN (1.88%),Iron ore (1.79%),PTA (1.70%),while the ...
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New York City-based private equity firm SK Capital Partners, in partnership with global investment firm First Reserve Corp., has acquired TPC Group Inc. — a Houston-based producer of value-added products derived from niche ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4 Comfort and Interior 4.5 Quality & Design 4.5 Value & Features 3.5 Safety 5 Green 3.5 Few nameplates say ‘executive express’ quite as succinctly as the BMW 550i. For ...
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PPG Industries' automotive refinish business has expanded the PPG Global Refinish System line with the addition of two new versatile, reduced-gloss clearcoats, D8115 Matte and D8117 Semi-Gloss. The new clearcoats make up the Matte ...
Sam Farmer in the U.K. has launched a new range of hair and skincare products with packaging from M&H Plastics. The product range comprises Shampoo, Conditioner, Moisturiser, Face Wash, Body Wash and a Deodorant. Sam selected M&H's ...
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BASF will increase its annual global capacity for manufacturing the chemical intermediate 1,6-hexanediol(HDO)by more than 20 percent to more than 50,000 tons per annum by 2014.For this purpose,the company will further optimize its ...
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China-based Formosa Polypropylene (FPC) Ningbo has collaborated with Milliken to develop a new grade of polypropylene (PP) 5200XT using Milliken's Millad NX 8000K clarifier. Produced at FPC Ningbo's facility in China, the 5200XT grade ...
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US-based plastic film converter MULTI-PLASTICS has introduced a new laminated pouch structure EZTear, which can be used in easy open stick packs or similar flexible packaging applications. According to the company, the new EZTear ...
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Eagle x-ray inspection equipment detects and rejects foreign body contaminants including metal, glass, stone, bone, plastics and rubber in food products. The US-based firm said that Brazil’s food exports are expected to increase ...
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The Financial Express reported that amid continuous downtrend of the export volume Bangladesh has moved forward to increase shipment to Iran. Officials said that Bangladesh mainly exports raw jute and jute goods to the Muslim nation and ...
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The UK glass industry (all sectors) produces an estimated 4 million tonnes of glass per year, divided as follows in the generalised subsectors of Container, Flat, Fibre and Domestic (including Crystal and Special Glass):/p> Production of ...
The much-anticipated Tesla Model S, which started production last week, uses a lot of aluminum, and that has industry groups pleased as punch. Alcoa and the Aluminum Association released laudatory statements abut the Tesla Model S, a ...
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