Sonoco announced it is implementing price increases for all round composite cans and shaped rigid paperboard containers in North America by a minimum of 5 percent. The increase is effective with shipments beginning April 15, 2017. ...
Linx Printing Technologies is strengthening its Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) sales support team with the appointment of Greg Treanor as global CIJ business manager. In his new role, Greg will work closely with Linx’s direct and indirect ...
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US-based PAC Machinery has introduced a new Rollbag R1285 Velocity automatic bagger, which is designed for mail order fulfillment packaging of poly mailers. The company has unveiled an advanced automatic bagger at this year’s Pack ...
British-Dutch multinational company Unilever is reportedly planning to divest certain food brands from its consumer goods portfolio for £6bn. Flora margarine spread and Stork butter brands are among the brands that are likely to be ...
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Coveris Holdings has reported financial results with $2.5bn for the full year of 2016. Excluding the impact of currency, $96 million, these sales were in-line with the prior year. For the fourth quarter, net sales were $592 million ...
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German luxury car-maker BMW plans to launch 40 new or revised models under its brands BMW, Mini and Rolls Royce by 2018 as it looks to compete against its rival Mercedes. The company will focus on top end and premium segments in its ...
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Carlsberg Sweden is launching its non-alcoholic beer, Carlsberg Non-Alcoholic 0.5%, in an organic variety. Swedes' interest in non-alcoholic beer is greater than ever. Sales at Systembolaget, the state-owned chain of liquor stores in ...
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Brazilian meat industry has received a huge blow as several countries have started to ban its meat imports following an investigation into corruption by health inspectors and the alleged sale of rotten products. China is the latest of the ...
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French packaging company RPC Bebo Bouxwiller has been selected to manufacture beer cups for Monaco-based bar and restaurant, La Brasserie de Monaco. RPC Bebo Bouxwiller is manufacturing polypropylene cups that are transparent and ...
Peperami, the pork sausage snack manufactured by Jack Link's, has unveiled new packaging and pack designs. The company said the new design features simplified messaging and the logo has a better impact on pack, which will help in ...
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a $15m loan to Agrofusion Group, the largest tomato paste producer and exporter in Ukraine. Agrofusion, a vertically integrated and family-owned company, is planning ...
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Benefiting from the steady LED market price and the rapid growth of the automotive lighting field, automotive LED value will reach $2. 817 billion (+14.8% YoY) in 2017, as LEDinside forecasts. Relatively speaking, the compound annual growth ...
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Taiwan-based consumer IC suppliers are expected to report revenue growth of over 20% sequentially for the second quarter, while handset-related IC firms expect sales to recover from the bottom seen in the first quarter, according to ...
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The global solar market has yet to show signs of turnaround after going through the turbulent 2016. The latest Gold Member Solar Report by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, forecasts that the global PV demand for 2017 will total just ...
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Organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and CIEC Exhibition Company (HK) Limited, the 12th the Hong Kong International Printing & Packaging Fair will run from April 27 through 30, 2017 at the AsiaWorld-Expo. By ...