Lamb Weston has completed a $200m expansion project at an existing potato facility in Richland, Washington (WA) to increase its processing capacity for manufacturing frozen French fries. The Richland facility, which was built in 1972, was ...
Netherlands-based Weener Plastics has acquired Brazilian firm Orange Products Plasticos (OPB) for an undisclosed sum. Based in Santo Amaro da Imperatriz of Santa Catarina, the OPB manufactures Roll-on Balls for deodorants. The company ...
Sofradir of Palaiseau near Paris, France – a subsidiary of Safran and Thales that makes infrared (IR) detectors for aerospace, defense and commercial markets – says that its detector Tropomi is among the instruments launched on ...
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Siegwerk, a manufacturer of printing inks and solutions for packaging and labels, has agreed to acquire Netherland-based Van Son Liquids, a manufacturer of water-based flexo and gravure printing inks. Under the terms of the deal, Van Son ...
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Xerium Technologies has launched new portfolio of press felt technology, Maximus, designed for machines producing containerboard, packaging, and graphical paper grades. The Maximus press felt technology portfolio feature single-base ...
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For more than a decade, ICTI Care has worked with the global toy industry to ensure that toys are manufactured responsibly and ethically, protecting the rights and well-being of millions of toy factory workers. ICTI Care and the Toy ...
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Taiwan Hardware Show 2017 (THS 2017), held on October 11th through October 13th, will take place at Greater Taichung International Expo Center nearby the High Speed Rail, Taichung Station; with 409 professional exhibitors and global buyers ...
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GlobalFoundries of Santa Clara, CA, USA (one of the world’s largest semiconductor foundries, with more than 250 customers and operations in Singapore, Germany and the USA) has announced its vision and roadmap for a range of technology ...
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Plastic packaging designer and manufacturer Placon has introduced new four-compartment GoCube base for grab and go snack products. The new 24-ounce base is part of the firm’s Fresh n’ Clear GoCubes stock food packaging line, ...
US-based NutraFuels (NTFU) has installed a high speed filling and packaging equipment at its manufacturing facility to produce dietary supplement nutritional products. The firm will commission the new filling and sealing machine at its ...
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Aurora Plastics has acquired US-based S&E Specialty Polymers for an undisclosed sum. Based in Lunenburg of Massachusetts, S&E Specialty Polymers produces polymers, custom plastics and compounds for use in various applications, including ...
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Chocolate and confectionery giant Ferrero’s Canada unit will be financially supported by the Ontario government in its C$90m ($72.31m) expansion project that is aimed at boosting productivity of an existing plant. The provincial ...
Praxis Packaging Solutions has selected TraceLink to help its pharmaceutical manufacturing customers comply with the serialization deadline for the US Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) After experiencing connectivity challenges with ...
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Saudi Arabia-based Napco National is set to exhibit a range of food and beverage packaging solutions at this year’s Gulfood Manufacturing event in Dubai, UAE. The event will take place from 31 October to 2 November at Dubai World ...
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US-based printing and packaging solutions provider Medius has invested in Canon Solutions America’s Océ VarioPrint i300 sheetfed inkjet color digital press. Océ VarioPrint i300 press will support Medius in various ...
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