Denmark-based Danish Crown through its subsidiary ESS-Food has agreed to buy 70% stake in Overberg Food Distributors, a South African foodservice business, for an undisclosed price. Overberg Food Distributors, which is based in Cape Town, ...
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Paper and packaging products supplier Sappi North America has invested $5.94m to upgrade Paper Machine 12 (PM12) at Cloquet mill in Minnesota, US. The investment was used to replace the headbox on PM12. It has added an advanced and ...
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Packaging Corporation of America has reported third quarter 2017 net income of $139m or $1.47 per share and $1.68 per share excluding special items. Third quarter net sales were $1.6 billion in 2017 and $1.5 billion in 2016. Special ...
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Graphic Packaging will create a $6bn paper-based packaging firm by combining with International Paper’s (IP) North American consumer packaging business. IP has agreed to contribute its business for around $1.8bn, of which $660m will ...
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Anheuser-Busch has released a new limited-edition 1933 Repeal Reserve, a Budweiser Amber Lager in celebration of prohibition's repeal. Budweiser 1933 Repeal Reserve is inspired by an amber lager created and brewed by Adolphus Busch that ...
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UK-based corrugated packaging company Cepac has completed redevelopment of its Doncaster facility to increase both capacity and capability of its decorative packaging and display operation. The redevelopment project was carried out with ...
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Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) for power management applications – has made available the ...
GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – a fabless developer of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications – has made available the GS61004B-EVBDC evaluation ...
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Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has launched the UltraCMOS PE29102 high-speed FET driver. With a ...
US-based prime label printer, Imprinting Systems has invested in a new Mark Andy’s 4-color EP label press in a bid to expand its productions operations in North Carolina. The Mark Andy Digital One label press was selected by ...
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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) says that its RF Energy Toolkits are now available for order, ...
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Food packaging manufacturer Linpac (Klockner Pentaplast) is set to introduce new EPS box solutions for foodservice sector. The company will offer five of its EPS box solutions in black color for fast food retailers and caterers. ...
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Self-adhesive label materials manufacturer UPM Raflatac said that it will open a new slitting and distribution terminal in Santiago, Chile in early 2018. This new terminal will allow UPM Raflatac to improve its service capabilities and ...
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General Motors has stated that it plans to introduce at least 20 electric vehicles by 2023, as part of its vision of world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion. In the coming eighteen months, the American automaker plans ...
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Canada-based Nova Chemicals has introduced three new sealant resins for flexible packaging applications. The new resins, including VPsK914, SPsK919 and SPs116, can be used in applications such as hot fill and institutional packaging. ...
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