Packaging materials developer Tekni-Plex is expanding its Tekni-Films operations in Italy via an acquisition. The company acquired the self-adhesive tape substrate operations of Alfatherm SpA of Venegono Superiore (VA), Italy. The ...
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Lollicup USA has signed the land development deal to begin construction of the company's new, 700,000 ft2 manufacturing facility in Rockwall, Texas, US. The manufacturing plant, located not far from Dallas, will open with new machines for ...
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Georgia-Pacific has announced that its Palatka, Florida, mill has been selected as the location for the company's previously announced investment of more than $400m in its GP Consumer (retail) tissue and towel business. The investment ...
Flexible packaging solutions provider Scholle IPN has opened a new manufacturing facility in Santiago, Chile. The new facility will manufacture bag-in-box style flexible packaging for institutional and retail markets. It will also ...
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Traceability systems provider Optel has opened new manufacturing plants in Campinas, Brazil. The company said its new site in Sao Paulo, particularly in Campinas, was opened due to the quality of the local infrastructure, which will help ...
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Luxembourg-based United Caps has agreed to acquire Dewit Plastics’ acquire caps, closures and handles business for an undisclosed sum. Under the deal, United Caps will acquire screw, tamper-evident (TE) and child-resistant (CRC) ...
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United Caps stated that it will open a new manufacturing facility in Malaysia. The Luxembourg-based company plans to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to meet increasing customer demand in the region for its caps and ...
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South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors is set to enter the Indian car market by investing $1.1bn to build its first factory in the country. The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the State Government of ...
Ohio Pack is set to invest around $25m to develop a new manufacturing facility in Heath, Ohio, US. The new 135,000ft² facility will be constructed on a 20-acre site in the southern end of the Heath-Newark-Licking County Port ...
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The Packaging Systems Division of SSI Schaefer Systems International, a leader in reusable packaging systems, has expanded production capabilities with a new manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico. SSI Schaefer Packaging, ...
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Drake Plastics has unveiled the capacity and facility expansion of its medical products operating unit, which was launched in February 2016. Drake Plastics Medical was formed to better serve the specialized requirements of the medical ...
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December 19, 2016, Qingdao, Shandong West Coast New District and SINOTRUK held a new energy commercial vehicle project signing ceremony, marking another high-end, new manufacturing project successfully settled in Qingdao. SINOTRUK plans to ...
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Finnish packaging firm Huhtamaki is planning to establish three new manufacturing units in a bid to boost its flexible packaging business. One of the three facilities is planned to be built in Cairo, Egypt while the other two units in ...
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Silgan, a supplier of rigid packaging for shelf-stable food and other consumer goods products, reported third quarter 2016 net income of $69.8 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, as compared to third quarter 2015 net income of $70.3 ...
Toyota has broken ground on Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Guanajuato (TMMGT), its fifteenth manufacturing facility in North America. TMMGT will produce Corolla, the top selling car in the world, beginning in 2019, and will employ ...
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