US-based PPG has opened a nearly $3m expansion for packaging coatings manufacturing at its Oak Creek facility in Wisconsin. As part of the expansion project, the firm added a new 3,300ft² facility to produce food-can coatings to help ...
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VPK Packaging is investing €20m to improve both the quality and capacity of the firm's corrugated packagin solutions, in response to growing customer demand. A brand new corrugator and an additional boxmaker were already brought into ...
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Sharp Clinical Services is investing £9.5m on new multiple-phase pharmaceutical manufacturing, packaging and distribution facility in Wales, UK. The Welsh Government is also investing £500,000 in the project, will help the ...
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Evolva will collaborate with Cargill for the production and commercialisation of the next-generation stevia sweetener, EverSweet. This product is on track for a 2018 launch, securing its first-mover advantage. EverSweet is a ...
Japanese firms Toppan Printing and Itochu have partnered with Thung Hua Sinn Printing Network (TPN Group) to enter into Thailand flexible packaging business. Based in Bangpakong Chachoengsao of Thailand, the TPN Group runs an integrated ...
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Portland, Oregon-based Eastside Distilling has now expanded to Alaska with its flagship product Burnside Bourbon, as well as its Portland Potato Vodka, Barrel Hitch American Whiskey, and Below Deck Silver Rum. "The residents of Alaska are ...
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Sherpa Clinical Packaging has commenced the construction of a new facility adjacent to its 38,000 ft2 headquarters building in San Diego, in a bid to provide better services for the customers. The new 24,000 ft2 facility is being ...
Mars has announced plans to reinvest $70m in its US supply chain, with the creation of around 250 jobs at sites across the country. The company said the move will ensure that over 95% of its chocolate products for the US are made here. ...
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Land O'Lakes has acquired Vermont Creamery, a creamery and artisanal cheese and butter-maker in Websterville, Vermont, US. Vermont Creamery Co-Founders Bob Reese and Allison Hooper and Land O'Lakes, Inc. President and CEO Chris Policinski ...
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Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has secured exclusivity in relation to the proposed acquisition of Chamtor, a France-based manufacturer of wheat-based sweeteners and starches. Pierre Duprat, president, ADM Europe, Middle East and ...
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JBS USA has agreed to acquire Plumrose USA, the bacon and deli-meats business of Denmark's Danish Crown, for $230m. The acquisition is in line with JBS' plans to diversify its product portfolio and expansion of prepared foods and branded ...
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Sanderson Farms has selected sites in Smith and Wood Counties for building a new feed mill, hatchery, poultry processing plant and waste water treatment facility. These facilities will comprise a state-of-the-art poultry complex with the ...
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The European Commission has approved German plans for an infrastructure network for charging electric vehicles throughout the country. The German government plans to invest €300m over four years to the increase access to high-speed ...
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Truco Enterprises has rolled out the new On The Border Nacho Cheese and Zesty Ranch flavored tortilla chip products. The products are already available on shelves at several retailers. Truco CEO Mel Deane said: "As the fastest growing ...
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Constantia Flexibles Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of flexible packaging products and labels, surpassed annual sales of two billion euros in 2016 , the first time in its history. The company also achieved record ...
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