In the beverage market, brands are exploring new formats. As Amanda Roberts finds, traditional packs are constantly being challenged The UK beverage packaging market is experiencing a breakdown in pre-conceptions of the packaging formats ...
Tags: beverage, packs, packaging, packaging format, new paper, board formats, wine
One look at Ipininder Singh, director-technology, Convergys, and you know little fazes the man. His lithe frame and steely gaze leave little doubt. But then, maybe all he needed was for the right project to come along, a project his own ...
Tags: Convergys, lithe frame, steely gaze, fleet management
IDG News Service - The U.S., U.K. and Canadian delegations to a worldwide telecom treaty-writing meeting will not ratify a resolution approved by the majority of countries because regulations will include provisions on Internet governance ...
Tags: Computer Products, Telecom Treaty, US, UK
How did you come up with the Slow Toy concept? What inspired you? I’ve got a strong feeling about what I would call the ‘slow toy’. It’s a concept that was introduced to me when I went to France and met a lady ...
Tags: Thierry Bourret, Interview, slow toys
The NSG Group has announced an investment of£4 million at its NGF EUROPE glass cord manufacturing site in St Helens,UK,with the creation of 24 new jobs.The site will become the first fully-integrated high tensile strength glass cord ...
The recent final investment decision taken by Gazprom on the development of the giant Chayanda gas field in East Siberia paves the way to move negotiations forward on gas supplies to China via the so-called eastern route, Gazprom CEO Alexei ...
Tags: gas supplies, pipeline, chayandinskoye
Rigid plastic packaging company RPC has provided a new Thermic Ultra retortable barrier jar to Spain-based olive supplier Aceitunas del Guadalquivir, in Moron de la Frontera, Seville. The RPC Containers Corby, the 3.8 liter American ...
Tags: RPC, olive supplier, barrier jar
Supplier Aceitunas del Guadalquivir, based in Moron de la Frontera, Seville, Spain, will be using RPC’s Thermic Ultra pack. The new jar has been specifically developed to meet the needs of the olive industry, according to RPC. The ...
Tags: polypropylene jar, Thermic Ultra jar, RPC
Milliken is set to introduce its new clarifying agent for polypropylene (PP) Millad NX 8000, which lets processors produce parts with better optics at lower processing temperature and shorter cycle times. According to the company, the new ...
Tags: Pp Clarification, Nucleation, Converter
Phil Gee, vice president of EMEA sales at component distributor Nu Horizons, talks to Electronics Weekly about the European components market and the economic slowdown, the most promising geographic markets, rising fuel costs and Chinese ...
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Beer brewer Grolsch said it would start using a lightweight bottle cap for all of its returnable bottles beginning October. The new bottle caps are said to be 17% lighter, with 19% lesser steel, which would help Grolsch save over ...
Tags: Bottle Caps, Lightweight Bottle Caps, returnable bottles
Smurfit Kappa is enhancing its supply in the Scandinavian corrugated market with the launch of S-flute, a new proprietary concept that combines printing properties with high strength, low weight and environmental benefits. The S-flute ...
Tags: Retail Packaging, S-flute, innovative packaging solutions
Spain-Lighting designer Oscar Gallardo has turned to an energy and cost-saving MAC Aura lighting rig supplied by MFO S.L.Productions for Joan Manuel Serrat and Joaquin Sabina's current tour. After the spectacular success of ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, energy, cost-saving
Production cuts in Finland have brought some balance to the market Summary Sawn timber prices are improving. Mild weather has hindered access to harvesting sites. UK purchases continue to be hand to mouth. Finnish producers are generally ...
Tags: market view, mill
KUCHING: Malaysia is coming up with a “constructed” price for plywood in the wake of its manufacturers being penalised by South Korean authorities on charges of dumping their panel products. This proposed price is being worked ...
Tags: market view, plywood, price