Packaging firm Sonoco has reduced total water usage by about 5% in 2016, total energy usage by 0.52% and recovered the equivalent (by weight) of 57% of the product that Sonoco places into the marketplace through recycling, according to the ...
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Starbucks has agreed to acquire the remaining stake of 50% in East China joint venture (East China JV) from Uni-President Enterprises Corporation (UPEC) and President Chain Store Corporation (PCSC). Starbucks will pay $1.3bn in cash and ...
Otsuka Pharmaceutical has agreed to acquire Canada-based Daiya Foods which specializes in the manufacturing plant-based foods. The acquisition, reported at 405 million Canadian dollars, is expected to help increase Daiya's presence ...
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PepsiCo and The Recycling Partnership have agreed to work on a cross-sector approach to increasing recycling rates across America. The partnership will address the continued shortfall in US recycling rates. At present, still less than ...
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Diamond Packaging has won three awards in the 2017 Premier Print Awards, the world’s most prestigious international print competition. Printing Industries of America (PIA) hosts the competition, which recognizes the creation and ...
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Atlantic Packaging is inaugurating a new $10m packaging solution center in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. The solution centre, which will be opened next month, features advanced research, testing, and shipping certification for the first ...
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Canada-based Flash Reproductions has installed Konica Minolta AccurioJet KM-1 inkjet press in Toronto, Ontario. The new technology will provide flexibility, that will satisfy the requirements of creative agencies and graphic designers. ...
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New Creation Labels and Packaging (NCLPS) has installed Colordyne Technologies’ aqueous retrofit solution, 3600 Series AQ – Retrofit, at its headquarters in Atlanta to meet the needs for shorter runs and customization from its ...
Princeton Infrared Technologies Inc (PIRT) of Monmouth Junction, NJ, USA - which designs and manufactures both shortwave-infrared cameras and one- and two-dimensional imaging arrays based on indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) - has announced ...
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Nuance Communications has agreed to improve the Epson customer experience by offering its document imaging solutions via Epson distributors and resellers. The new partnership is expected to bring cost synergies, decrease intervention and ...
Qualcomm and Nichicon have signed a wireless electric vehicle charging (WEVC) license agreement. Nichicon will include Qualcomm Halo WEVC technology in its product portfolio and will focus on commercializing WEVC systems for Plug-In ...
Small Town Brewery has extended its Not Your Father's hard soda range with a new Mountain Ale expression. The new brew joins Not Your Father’s brand which includes Not Your Father’s Root Beer, Ginger Ale and Vanilla Cream Ale ...
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Graphic Packaging has reported a 8% drop in its net sales to $1.09bn for the second quarter of 2017, compared to $1.10bn reported in the prior year period. Though sales had fallen by 8%, the company stated that its net tons sold increased ...
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US-based packaging firm Sonoco has completed its purchase of flexible and forming plastic packaging films manufacturer Clear Lam Packaging for about $170m. Clear Lam Packaging, which was established in 1969, operates manufacturing plants ...
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Esko's XPS Crystal flexo plate exposure unit has received the respected Printing Industries of America (PIA) InterTech Technology Award. Since 1978, the InterTech Technology Awards have honored the development of technologies predicted to ...
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