Canadian label and packaging maker CCL Industries has signed an agreement to acquire Innovia Group, a UK-based manufacturer of specialty co-extruded, bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films for C$1.13bn ($842m). Innovia Group, a ...
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Australia-based packaging producer Streamline Cartons has invested in first sheetfed offset press, KBA Rapida 105 solution for UV print and finishing. The new press, which features six printing units, inline coating tower and full ...
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Minnesota based cereal company Post Consumer Brands is expanding its distribution operations in Salt Lake City in Utah with a $50m facility. The company has begun the construction on a 901,000ft2 facility near the Northwest Quadrant ...
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Indian dairy firm Verka has commenced operations at its new dairy and ice cream plant built with an investment of INR320m ($4.7m) in Punjab state. Dubbed as the Verka Bathinda Dairy and located in Bathinda, the dairy and ice cream unit ...
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London-based print specialist Kingswood iOptus augmented its wide-format digital print offering with the purchase of an EFI VUTEk GS3250LX Pro LED superwide-format printer and an EFI H1625 LED wideformat printer. Each complements the ...
Where Food Comes From (WFCF) has acquired a 60% stake in California based SureHarvest for nearly $2.8m in a cash-cum-stock deal. Based in Colorado, WFCF is a North American food verification company whose controlling stake in an agri-food ...
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Get ready for a wild 2017 when it comes to the world of wireless. From the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States to ever-growing hype around 5G wireless technology, the signs of change are unmistakable. It could ...
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Spirits and wine firm Pernod Ricard has agreed to acquire a majority stake in West Virginia distiller Smooth Ambler Spirits. The purchase, to be made by Pernod Ricard North America subsidiary NBV Investments, is anticipated to be ...
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China's e-sports games revenues are expected to exceed CNY50 billion (US$7.3 billion) for 2016, up more than 50% from 2015 thanks to the increasing popularity of tournaments as more organizers and players jump on the bandwagon, according to ...
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Toscotec has secured a contract to reconstruct PM1 tissue machine at Correll Tissue facility in Durban, South Africa. The rebuilding of the machine is expected to start in the second half of 2017. Correll Tissue is the primary tissue ...
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Barry Group was ordered to pay, in St. John’s Provincial Court, a total of $200,000 in penalties for environmental violations that occurred at fish-processing facilities in Witless Bay and Port de Grave, Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
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Spanish food company Ebro Foods has announced the merger of its three US rice and pasta companies in a bid to become a major player in the two segments in the country. The companies to be merged, with effective from 1 January 2017, are ...
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Dongfeng Honda Automobile a Honda automobile production and sales joint venture in China, has unveiled plans to build a third automobile production plant. The announcement included a groundbreaking event in Wuhan, China. The event was ...
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PSA Group and STAFIM have signed a letter of intent to assemble and sell a Peugeot brand Pick-up truck in Tunisia. This planned assembly plant will start operations in mid-2018, producing 1,200 units annually to meet the demand in the ...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has secured a €250m loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for its research and development (R&D) projects. The three-year loan will support the automobile manufacturing group’s activities ...
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