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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Global renewable energy generation capacity increased by 161 gigawatts (GW) in 2016, making the strongest year ever for new capacity additions, according to data released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable ...
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Showa Denko (SDK), Showa Aluminum Can (SAC) and Carabao Group have agreed to set up a joint venture (JV) to manufacture and sell aluminum cans in Thailand. The joint corporation is part of CBG’s plan to meet its increasing demands ...
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Google's Android is no longer just the world’s most popular smartphone software, it’s now the most used operating system in the world, period. Taking a crown that Microsoft has held for almost three decades, Google’s ...
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Everlight Electronics has disclosed it will expand its annual LED packaging capacity from 4.5 billion chips currently to 5.5 billion, with most of the additional capacity to be used for fine pixel pitch displays and automotive lighting. ...
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WitsView, a division of the market intelligence firm TrendForce, estimates that worldwide shipments of LCD TV panels for 2017 will total 255.6 million units, down 1.8% in unit volume from 2016. This year’s increase in the average size ...
China is highly likely to restrict oil product exports in the first half of 2017 to flat or below H1 2016 levels amid growing focus on pollution control, curbing excess capacity and international trade flows, sources with knowledge of the ...
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Dow Chemical has completed construction phase of ethylene production facility in Freeport, Texas, ahead of schedule. The firm is now progressing through the commissioning phase for the ethylene facility scheduled by mid-year. Dow ...
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Pac Machinery has installed new bag-making capital equipment at its Converting Technology division in Milwaukee, US. The installation is a part of the company’s effort to support growing demand for custom pre-opened bags on a roll ...
Tension Packaging & Automation is set to launch two new order-fulfillment systems at the ProMat trade show in Chicago, US. At the event, which will take place from 3 to 6 April, the firm will introduce BoxSizer and Pack+Sort ...
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Swiss specialty chemicals firm Clariant is strengthening its collaboration with Gettel High-Tech Materials on biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) manufacturing in China. The companies will jointly promote additives and liquid feeding ...
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Sanderson Farms has selected sites in Smith and Wood Counties for building a new feed mill, hatchery, poultry processing plant and waste water treatment facility. These facilities will comprise a state-of-the-art poultry complex with the ...
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German chemical company BASF is building a new plastic additives plant at its Caojing site in Shanghai, China. The development is a part of the company's €200m global investment plan to boost its plastic additives business. With an ...
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A recent change of premises for Leeds-based Yamato Scale Dataweigh UK, a leading manufacturer of quality industrial weighing machines, has significantly improved its production throughput capabilities. The greater space at the new ...
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Self-adhesive technology provider Herma is showcasing new wrap-around labeling system, 152E, at the upcoming Interpack 2017 event. At the event, which is scheduled to be held from 4-10 May in Germany, Herma will demonstrate 152E compact ...
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