Unilever has agreed to divest its South African spreads business to Remgro as part of a ZAR11.9bn ($900m) worth deal with the investment firm. Under the terms of the agreement, Unilever will buy Remgro’s 25.75% stake in Unilever ...
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Tokyo-based Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has decided to expand its facilities for producing high-quality-grade silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial wafers for power devices - which have already been marketed under the trade name High-Grade Epi (HGE) - ...
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Krones has unveiled an all-in-one solution for filling and seaming cans for beverage producers. This block is, of course, packed full of Krones’ know-how coupled with state-of-the-art technology. For the filling function, Krones ...
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ROHM Semiconductor of Kyoto, Japan has launched what it claims is the industry’s smallest class (1608 size) of two-color chip LEDs. The SML-D22MUW also features a special design that is said to improve reliability along with a ...
Naturally Splendid Enterprises has executed a definitive agreement with Prosnack Natural Foods and and iCream Capital to acquire 100% of Prosnack. Prosnack is a Canadian company based in North Vancouver. Under the terms of its agreement ...
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Electronics and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories (EOSRL) under the Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has cooperated with Avertronics to develop a human-centric smart ambient lighting ...
Nelipak Healthcare Packaging has joined The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC), a private technical coalition of industry peers across healthcare, recycling and waste management industries seeking to improve recyclability of ...
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US-based spice manufacturer McCormick & Company has agreed to acquire the food division of British consumer goods firm Reckitt Benckiser (RB) for $4.2bn to strengthen its flavor and condiments portfolio. The acquisition of RB Foods ...
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Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) has completed the previously announced acquisition of Montreal, Canada-based tape manufacturing Canadian Technical Tape (Cantech). The purchase allows IPG to expand its tape manufacturing capabilities not ...
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Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – has announced the installation of 2848 of its solar panels (equivalent to 484.16kW in capacity) on ...
US corrugated packaging firm WestRock has agreed to acquire all the assets of New York-based Island Container and an affiliate named Combined Container Industries. Island Container and Combined Container are independent producers of ...
Truck manufacturers in Europe have revealed plans to introduce convoys of semi-automated trucks on European motorways before 2025. Besides setting out the timing, the ‘EU Roadmap for Truck Platooning’ also provides guidance to ...
Axalta Coating Systems, a supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has presented a campus talk at Universitas Indonesia, one of the leading universities in Indonesia. University speaking platforms provide a way for Axalta’s ...
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Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has reported financial results for its first quarter, ending 2 April 2017. First Quarter Highlights First quarter 2017 GAAP earnings per diluted share were $0.53, ...
Real Good Food announced that it has acquired an 84.33% stake in Brighter Foods for total consideration of up to £9m, on a cash and debt free basis. The two companies announced a new partnership to build on the success for the Wales ...
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