China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA) have officially announced the 13th Five-Year Plan for power development, including carbon emission, power structure adjustment, ...
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US-based flexible packaging firm Vonco Products has lunched new division which will focus on the liquid-tight packaging market. The new division, known as LiquaLoc Flexibles, is intend to bring Vonco’s liquid-tight packaging ...
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VPK's parent company in Oudegem, Belgium, has a new, ultra-modern machine. The case maker Martin 924 produces American boxes with 6-colour printing in a single pass. This means an increase in the total corrugated packaging capacity of 5 ...
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Nestle has opened a new LKR500m ($3.4m) UHT milk plant in its Kurunegala factory in Sri Lanka to boost its production capacity. The new investment is said to help Nestle in expanding the production capacity for its dairy based products. ...
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Irish dairy products firm Ornua has announced to invest €10m to expand its Neukirchen-Vluyn, production facility in Germany. The investment is aimed at meeting the growing demand for its Kerrygold products in Germany. The expansion ...
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LCD TV panel shortages are prompting panel makers to shift their capacity and the issue has caused notebook panels to see tight supply, according to Compal Electronics president Ray Chen, while notebook panel demand will remain strong in ...
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DuPont Nutrition & Health has announced to invest $100m to increase its probiotics manufacturing capacity in the US. The specialty food ingredient company expects to increase the production of probiotics by 70% through the new investment. ...
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Beer giant Anheuser-Busch has agreed to acquire Texas craft brewer Karbach Brewing for an undisclosed sum. Karbach Brewing, which was established in 2011, produced 17,000 barrels of beer in 2013. Its production capacity reached 40,000 ...
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Smurfit Kappa UK has acquired Saxon Packaging, as part of its efforts to expand operations in the region. Based in Lowestoft of Norfolk, Saxon designs and produces corrugated products, cardboard packaging and boxes. The company provides ...
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Volvo Cars has unveiled a new manufacturing strategy for China in which production capacity will be increased. China will be developed into a global manufacturing and export hub servicing growing demand for the company's new range of cars ...
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Connecticut based Harvest Hill Beverage Company has acquired the beverage business of Minneapolis based Faribault Foods for undisclosed sum. As part of the deal, Harvest Hill has acquired the beverage manufacturing assets of Faribault ...
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Detroit-based auto-parts maker American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) has agreed to acquire Metaldyne Performance Group (MPG) in a transaction worth about $3.3bn. MPG provides lightweight components for use in powertrain and suspension ...
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Taiwan Hon Chuan, a producer of caps and performs, has selected Sacmi’s IPS 400 injection preform moulding machine to manufacture PET performs. Sacmi, as part of an agreement signed in May 2016, will supply its three complete ...
Ball Corporation reported, on a US GAAP basis, breakeven net earnings attributable to the corporation and earnings per diluted share for the third quarter 2016 on sales of $2.8bn, compared to $45m of net earnings attributable to the ...
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Donaldson Company has introduced new LifeTec technology for food and beverage process filtration. The filters are engineered for higher flow rates, greater strength, and longer life than comparable products, with a variety of media ...