PET packaging firm Petainer is set to exhibit its petainerKeg portfolio at this year’s Drinktec event in Germany. The event will take place from 11 to 15 September in Munich. Petainer has partnered with its official distribution ...
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Iberdrola, through its American subsidiary AVANGRID Renewables, is currently building four wind farms and a photovoltaic plant in the USA, which will add almost 600 megawatts (MW) of capacity expected to be commissioned before the end of ...
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CTI Industries, a manufacturer and marketer of flexible packaging and storage products, laminated films and novelty balloons, has reported net sales of $12.81m for second quarter ended 30 June 2017, compared to $14.15m for the same period ...
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Sappi has reported a net profit of $58m for this financial year’s third quarter, compared to $32m for the same period last year. For Q3, its earnings per share stood at $0.11, excluding special items. Sappi had also reduced its debt ...
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Conner Industries, a provider of integrated packaging solutions, has received from existing investors additional growth capital which, when added to the investment made in April 2017, totals $10m. The capital infusion will be used for ...
A new report from Smithers Pira expects the worldwide rigid plastic packaging consumption to grow during 2017–2022 at an annual rate of 3.7% to 63.4 million tonnes. Economic and demographic trends are key determinants of packaging ...
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McLaren Automotive has debuted new convertible Sports Series model, the 570S Spider, at Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK. The 570S Spider is powered by 3.8 litre V8 twin-turbocharged engine connected to a seven-speed gearbox, that ...
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Flexible packaging products manufacturer Bemis is planning to close two manufacturing facilities and separately cut about 300 jobs as part of its measures to reduce cost structure. The company unveiled its restructuring and cost savings ...
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Swedish company Scandi Standard has agreed to acquire Manor Farm, a chicken processor in Ireland, in a share-cum-cash deal. The deal values Manor Farm at an enterprise value of €94m. Under the deal terms, Scandi Standard will offer ...
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The global UV LED market will increase from $288m in 2017 to $526m in 2020 while it rises at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34% during 2015-2020, projects LEDinside (a division of TrendForce). UV LEDs are used particularly in ...
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Epson America has achieved record sales of the SurePress L-4033AW and L-6034VW digital label presses for the fiscal year ending 30 April. Epson America and its global affiliates continued its record-breaking momentum with over 250 ...
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Pro Mach is set to showcase packaging solutions from various brands at Expo Pack Guadalajara event in Mexico. The event will take place from 13 to 15 June in Guadalajara. At the event, Pro Mach will exhibit automated capping solutions ...
US pet food manufacturer Freshpet has selected Butler Automatic auto-splicing technology, in a bid to improve production efficiency on one of their pet food manufacturing and packaging lines. They came across a solution at PackExpo that ...
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Dairy firm Almarai has added real-time intelligence to more than 100 packaging lines to increase performance. The company expanded its Schneider Electric deployment as part of a Smart Manufacturing initiative by implementing Line ...
General Motors (GM) said it will phase out its Chevrolet brand in India and South Africa by the end of this year. The move is part of key restructuring actions in the company's GM International operations to strengthen global business ...
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