Protective packaging materials manufacturer Pregis has agreed to acquire Free-Flow Packaging International (FP International) for an undisclosed sum. Pregis expects to take ownership in the coming weeks pending regulatory approval. FP ...
Food and drink firm Nestlé has partnered with transport and logistics solutions provider XPO Logistics to build a digital warehouse facility in the UK. Nestlé, the world’s largest food and drink company, and XPO ...
South Korean automaker Kia Motors has showcased its Niro EV Concept at the CES Asia 2018 being held in Shanghai, China. Under its new ‘Boundless for all’ vision, Kia is working towards a future in which opportunities for ...
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Sun Chemical will increase the prices of all ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) inks in Europe between 4% and 6%, effective 1 July, 2018. As announced previously, governmental initiatives and regulations geared toward environmental ...
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Genesis Motor America, a California-based luxury automotive brand, is set to launch its new luxury sport sedan 2019 Genesis G70 in the US. G70 is the third of six new Genesis models slated to debut by 2021, and the final sedan of the ...
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German automaker Volkswagen is set to use quantum computing to simulate industrially relevant molecules for the development of batteries for electric vehicles. The experts have successfully simulated molecules such as lithium-hydrogen and ...
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Rethink Plastic alliance stated that the European Commission’s new tax on non-recycled plastic packaging waste within the new EU budget might fail to address the plastic pollution crisis. The proposal, unveiled in the Multiannual ...
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Packaging machinery solutions provider ProMach has expanded its Western US capabilities with new Southern California facility in Corona, California. The facility will serve as the company’s new home for upgraded and extended ...
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Automotive technology company Protean Electric has completed a $40m equity investment as the initial closing of its Series E funding round. The investor group is led by Weifu High-Technology Group, a leading diversified automotive ...
The Audi Q8 is scheduled to be launched on the European market in the third quarter of 2018. Richly equipped, comprehensively connected and tough enough for off-road duty, it is a confident companion for business and leisure. Versatile, ...
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Daimler Trucks & Buses has established an automated truck research & development center in Portland, Oregon. This innovation facility is already working in close cooperation with existing development functions for automated driving in ...
DowDuPont Specialty Products Division business unit, DuPont Safety & Construction, is planning to invest more than $400m to expand the manufacture of Tyvek nonwoven materials at its Luxembourg facility. The production expansion, which ...
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Project Beacon, which has the potential to recycle all plastics in Scotland and beyond, has secured £3m funding. Project Beacon, at Binn Farm in Perthshire, is lighting the way to a circular world of complete plastics recycling ...
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The British Plastics Federation (BPF), the trade association for the UK Plastic Industry, has released a plan to make 100% of plastic packaging reused, recycled or recovered. The intention forms part of a document, Plastics: A Vision for ...
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BMW M is presenting another exclusive, limited-run special-edition model in the shape of the new BMW M3 CS. BMW M3 CS’s fuel consumption combined: 8.5 l/100 km or 34.0 mpg; CO2 emissions combined: 198 g/km. With its accentuated ...