Tokyo-based Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) says that, by the end of January 2018, it will acquire assets from Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp (NSSMC) and Nippon Steel & Sumikin Materials Co Ltd (NSMAT) concerning the ...
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Lecta will exhibit three of its innovations in specialty paper labels for the beverage and liquid food sector at the Drinktec trade fair to be held in Munich, Germany, from September 11 to 15, 2017. The product lines to be on display ...
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Packaging and printing supplier Flint Group has launched nyloflex FTC Digital for corrugated postprint. The product launch will expand the company's flat top dot flexo plate that can provide significant fluting reduction for various ...
The Hive smart home brand now has two pay-monthly smart home services thanks to today’s launch of Hive Home Check. Centrica, the firm behind British Gas, has launched a new subscription service through its Connected Home brand, in ...
Ardagh Group has been awarded Innovative Glass Product 2017 for preserve jar by the Glass Packaging Action Forum in Hamburg, Germany. The ‘Innovative Glass Product’ award is organised by Aktionsforum Glasverpackung (part of BV ...
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The Crew 2 is here, and it’s totally bonkers. After a mixed reception for the racing game’s first outing, Ubisoft has thrown every kind of motor vehicle you can think of at this, a new title set to launch “early ...
Health and hygiene company RayVio Corp of Haywood, CA, USA, which is commercializing deep-ultraviolet (UV) LEDs and consumer disinfection solutions, has published its latest application note, which details its UV dosing experiments proving ...
BMW has announced that its new-for-2018 M8 GTE challenger will make its global race debut at next year's Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. The new M8 model will be equipped with classic M features including larger air intakes, modified brakes ...
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RPC Promens Consumer Kutenholz has designed new packaging for Schwartauer Werke’s Fruttissima fruit spreads. The new blow moulded polypropylene jar features a black lid and reduced neck, while includes the same volume and fill ...
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When reading monitor reviews, one of the terms you’ll see mentioned quite regularly is colour space. For instance, a review might report that a monitor can cover only 60% of the sRGB colour space, so it’s bad, or 100% of ...
Earlier this week, the NHS suffered a widespread and crippling cyberattack that put important data at risk. We take a look at ‘WanaCrypt0r 2.0’, the ransomware software behind the attack. What is ransomware? The first thing ...
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Sealed Air has announced financial results for first quarter 2017, as well as outlook for the complete year. Commenting on these results, Jerome A. Peribere, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “2017 is a transformational ...
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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 ...
Berry Global Group has reported results for its second fiscal 2017 quarter, referred to in the following as the March 2017 quarter. Net income for the March 2017 quarter was $72 million ($0.54 per diluted share) compared to $59 million ...
The new AACS 2.0 encryption method used to protect Ultra HD Blu-rays from unlawful copying may have been cracked for the first time. A report from Torrent Freak brings word that a copy of Smurfs 2 has been posted to the BitTorrent tracker ...
Tags: HD Blu-rays, Blu-ray discs