German packaging company Gerhard Schubert GmbH will demonstrate its high-performance packaging machines at PackExpo 2017 trade fair to be held in Las Vegas from September 25 to 27. The company will display a new compact flow-wrapping ...
Didi Chuxing and SoftBank Group will invest up to $2bn to lead Grab’s current financing round, which expects to raise $2.5bn in total. The investment upon completion will allow the ride-hailing company to strengthen its position in ...
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Russian meat and feed producer Cherkizovo Group has unveiled plans to build turkey fattening sites in Lipetsk region. "Cherkizovo Group is a long-established and strategically important partner of Lipetsk region. The Group is building ...
The British Plastics Federation recently held its second ‘Mould Tour’, which took place at the Stewart Company facility in Banbury. The event gave attendees a unique opportunity to learn about the Stewart Company’s ...
Pfizer, Merck and Corning have unveiled a new pharmaceutical glass packaging solution, which is claimed to improve the storage and delivery of the existing drug formulations. Merck and Pfizer have combined their pharmaceutical formulation ...
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Food and agriculture investment firm Arlon Group has purchased a minority stake in Brazil-based CBL Alimentos (Betania). Betânia is the largest dairy company in the Northeast Region of Brazil, producing fluid milk, dairy drinks and ...
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Sun Capital Partners' affiliate has closed the sale of Creekstone Farms Premium Beef to an unnamed supplier of premium USDA-certified beef and pork products. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. The choice of food lovers ...
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Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that, for first-half 2017, it expects revenue of about £70m, reflecting increased sales in each of its three primary markets. “All business units have ...
Packaging Concepts & Design (PC&D) and O2 Investment Partners (O2) have acquired Packaging Specialists, Southwest (PSI) for an undisclosed sum. PSI, which was established in 1976, is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, US. It designs and ...
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Huddersfield, England-based Swiftprint has purchased a new Matrix digital foiling & laminating system from Vivid Laminating Technologies. The move will allow Swiftprint to offer customised foiling solutions to its customers. Swiftprint, ...
Brewer Science has announced the extension of its partnership with Arkema to develop second-generation directed self-assembly (DSA) materials using high-x (chi) block copolymers. Brewer Science indicated these new materials target ...
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Blacketyside Farm installed a packaging automation revolution fully electric high speed tray sealer machine which is capable of sealing up to 200 packs per minute. A 25% increase in orders for strawberries and raspberries supplied by ...
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Vanguard Packaging has invested in a HP Scitex 15500 corrugated press as part of its efforts to expand the digital printing capacity. The company installed Scitex digital press at its underground facility in Kansas City of Missouri. ...
Sonoma Creamery has secured a $10m equity investment from Svoboda Capital Fund IV (SC). Specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1931, the Company is a Sonoma, California-based manufacturer and marketer of ...
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Semiconductor packaging and electronic assembly solutions provider Kulicke & Soffa (K&S) has expanded its advanced packaging presence with the acquisition of privately held Dutch packaging company Liteq. Financial terms of the acquisition ...
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