Axiom has entered into a strategic alliance with Canada-based developer and marketer of innovative and environmentally friendly packaging solutions PaperNuts. The transaction will make PaperNuts a wholly-owned subsidiary of Axiom. Once ...
US-based blow molded packaging solutions provider Pretium Packaging has acquired Intertech, a manufacturer of custom and plastic bottles for an undisclosed amount. Intertech specializes in developing blow molded high-density ...
Tags: Plastic Bottles, Packaging
Favourable government policies, low wages, shorter sea route and growing garment exports make Myanmar an attractive option for Indian textile entrepreneurs, says Rajesh Kumar Shah The garment sector in Myanmar has grown enormously since ...
Tags: garment exports, Textile
'Made in China' gains credibility, as makers of home appliances expand Chinese home appliances and electronics are increasingly gaining popularity among European consumers because of their price advantages and innovation. Leading the ...
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New rules to facilitate entry of bulk carriers at the nation's ports China is likely to import more iron ore from Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the Brazilian mining giant, to bolster its raw material reserves, after the Ministry of ...
Akzo Nobel N.V. has reported positive volume growth and an improvement in return on sales (ROS) for the full-year 2014. Excluding incidentals, ROS was 7.5 percent (2013: 6.1 percent). Operating income excluding incidentals grew 20 percent ...
Tags: AkzoNobel, Decoration Coating
US-based Replenish Bottling that creates new formats for plastic spray bottles and containers has opted for R&D/Leverage for its injection mold building expertise. As a part of scaling up from its initial pilot molds, the Replenish ...
Tags: Injection Mold, Packaging
UPS has added to its UPS Temperature True Packaging service with four new, specially designed packaging lines. The Temperature True service offers temperature-sensitive storage and transportation solutions, consultative expertise and ...
Tags: Cold-Chain Solutions, UPS
Sensor Electronic Technology Inc (SETi) of Columbia, SC, USA, which develops and manufactures deep-ultraviolet (DUV) LED devices and modules, has started shipping samples of its UVC LEDs with 2.5mW of optical power at 265–280nm. First ...
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Thermal Packaging Products, a unit of MP Global Products, has introduced an eco-smart foam-free thermal and protective packaging for shipment of mail-order temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products. The insulated protective mailers ...
Tags: Protective Packaging, MP Global
Capitala Finance has recently invested $20m, with warrant participation, in Tender Greens Holdings, a grower, packer, and shipper of niche tender leaf salad greens to markets throughout North America and the United Kingdom. Headquartered ...
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When the Boston Red Sox in 2004 won their first World Series in 89 years, I noticed that the championship t-shirts, hats and other gear were on the streets of Boston within hours of Game 4. Knowing a bit about manufacturing, I found out ...
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Shipments of smartphones by China-based vendors declined 8.8% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2014, affected by weaker than expected sales for some brand vendors, according to Digitimes Research. For the first quarter of 2015, ...
Tags: smartphones, smartphone shipments
Nearly 15 years ago a number of industry players—manufacturers, distributors, retailers, contractors, software providers and others—got together and decided to start the process of bringing the industry’s technology into ...
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For fiscal second-quarter 2015 (ended 28 December 2014), Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported revenue of $413.2m, down 3.4% on $427.7m last quarter but similar to $415.1m a year ago and in the upper half of the target range of $400-420m ...
Tags: LED Demand, LED Lighting Offsets, Electrical