Dow Chemical has completed the construction of its new ELITE enhanced polyethylene production facility in Freeport, Texas, US. Part of the firm’s $6bn expansion on the US Gulf Coast, the 400,000 metric ton polyethylene facility is ...
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Envision Plastics has received a no-objection letter from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to use its EcoPrime product in packaging for fatty foods and spirits. The letter was issued under FDA’s conditions of use A through H ...
Tags: Fatty Foods, Spirits
Molson Coors Brewing has agreed to import, market and distribute Heineken's Sol beer brand in the US. Heineken and Molson Coors Brewing have signed a 10-year import agreement, which offers both brewers an opportunity to focus on important ...
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Goslings Brothers, Bermuda's oldest business house and largest export company, has unwrapped the world's most elaborate rum package. Four years ago, the America's Cup announced their decision to bring the 35th running of the event to ...
Toray Plastics (America) is now offering its analytic testing of films, laminations, and finished printed structures to all consumer packaged goods companies and converters. Toray’s wide array of sophisticated lab equipment and ...
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Ride-hailing company Lyft is collaborating with autonomous vehicle technology firm nuTonomy to optimize passenger experience in self-driving cars. Under the partnership, the two companies will align their technology platforms to collect ...
Euro Packaging affiliate Broomco (4294) has acquired Essentra’s consumer packaging site, located in Bristol, UK. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The Bristol facility is engaged in the manufacturing of printed paper bags ...
Tags: Essentra, Consumer Packaging
Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has announced new bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters that significantly expand Wi-Fi range and coverage ...
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Luxembourg-registered synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six (E6), a member of the De Beers Group of Companies, has developed a new thermal grade of synthetic diamond grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Diafilm ETC700 is both ...
Canada-based Brick Brewing has completed a brand licensing agreement for the rights to the Chudleigh's brand for cider. The agreement is for an initial ten-year term, with provision for further extensions. “This is an exciting ...
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2 Sisters Food Group is closing its Smethwick poultry plant in the West Midlands, UK, which will result in the loss of several jobs. The 2 Sisters Food Group, which is owned by food tycoon Ranjit Boparan, revealed that the poultry factory ...
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Siemens business unit Mentor has introduced a new solution for the design and verification of the existing IC package designs. The Mentor Xpedition High-Density Advanced Packaging (HDAP) flow solution can be used for rapid prototyping ...
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India-based packaging solutions provider Uflex has achieved low ink GSM for rotogravure printing. The company has optimized cell structures of laser engraved rotogravure cylinders, which will result in around 20-25% less ink consumption ...
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US Foods has agreed to acquire F. Christiana, a Louisiana-based food service and retail distributor for an undisclosed price. F. Christiana focuses on the major center-of-the-plate categories along with dairy and dry goods. A ...
Amcor is showcasing its new packaging solutions at the International Deli Dairy and Bakery Association’s (IDDBA 17) annual trade show in Anaheim, California, US. The event is being held between 4 and 6 June at the Anaheim Convention ...