The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a proposal, which would allow passenger carriers to provide free test rides in autonomous vehicles. The proposal would authorize transportation firms using autonomous vehicles ...
Bobst Group, a Swiss-based supplier of equipment and services to the packaging and label industries, has reported consolidated sales of CHF1 529m ($1,629m) in 2017, an increase of CHF82m, or 5.7%, compared to 2016. The operating result ...
Tags: packaging, label industries
Norway-based Tomra Group has agreed to acquire New Zealand-based BBC Technologies for NZD66.9m ($48.9m) Based in Hamilton, BBC Technologies provides solutions for sorting, optimising, and packing small fruit. The company designs, ...
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In stand I-2 (hall 2) at GSMA’s Mobile World Congress (MWC2018) in Barcelona, Spain (26 February – 1 March), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which makes analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has launched its first ...
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Food Lion has issued a recall of all code dates of its Food Lion brand Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits after being notified by its manufacturer that the product may have been contaminated with listeria monocytogenes. While there have been ...
To cope with increasing price competition in the blue LED segment, Taiwan-based LED packaging firms are shifting the focus of their production to infrared (IR) and sensing devices, reports Digitimes. China’s largest LED packaging ...
Tags: LED market, LED chips
Prices of mainstream packaged LED products in China were generally stable in December, with no obvious fluctuation in either the high-power or mid-power segments, but prices are expected to fall in first-quarter 2018, reports LEDinside (a ...
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Creative Contract Packaging has issued an allergen alert regarding 4 Ounce jars of Herb-Ox Beef Flavor Granulated Bouillon due to potential presence of undeclared milk Creative Contract Packaging LLC is voluntarily recalling 4,412 cases, ...
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The 405nm laser diode market was $904.46m in 2016, and will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5% to $1857.29m in 2025, forecasts a new report from Research N Reports. By product type, the market is segmented into: ...
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Held annually at Sands Expo in Las Vegas, the U.S., AAPEX (Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo) has ended another successful year and unveiled future trends of the continuously growing auto aftermarket and car servicing industries through ...
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For fiscal first-quarter 2018 (to end-September 2017), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $155.6m (split about 48%:52% between ...
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DuPont Teijin Films has introduced a new class of flame retardant PET polyester films to promises to help designers in the industrial, transportation, construction, electronics and label industries provide improved safety. The new ...
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Electronics For Imaging (EFI) has reported a 1% increase in its revenue to $248.4m for the third quarter of 2017, compared to $245.6m the same period last year. The Silicon Valley-based technology company which specializes in ...
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Spain-based paper mill company Europac Group has increased its net profit by 81.8% to £58.2m for the first nine months of the year compared to the same period last year. The company made a turnover of €876.9m in the reported ...
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Clearwater Paper Corporation has reported financial results for the third quarter of 2017. The company reported net sales of $426.5 million for the third quarter of 2017, down 2.0% compared to net sales of $435.3 million for the third ...
Tags: Clearwater Paper, Packaging