German automotive manufacturing firm Continental has agreed to establish a joint venture (JV) with China’s CITC to manufacture 48-volt battery systems. The companies, via their respective subsidiaries, will set up the JV for the ...
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Kraft Heinz has launched a new platform, called Springboard, which seeks to partner with and incubate fast-growing, disruptive brands. The platform is dedicated to nurturing, scaling, and accelerating growth of disruptive US brands within ...
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Loftware, a provider of enterprise labeling technology, has acquired UK-based artwork management solutions provider, Gap Systems, to expand its global presence. Gap Systems controls complex packaging artwork processes throughout the ...
Irish packaging firm Smurfit Kappa has rejected €8.6bn ($10.6bn) takeover offer from the US-based International Paper. Smurfit Kappa said the unsolicited proposal from International Paper failed to reflect the company's strong growth ...
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SixB Labels, a US-based supplier of labels, decals and bar codes, has installed an Epson SurePress L-4033AW digital label press to enhance its workflow and meet the label printing needs. The investment in the second Epson digital label ...
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European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association for the bioplastics industry in Europe, said said that revised legislative package on waste acknowledges that bioplastics play a key role in achieving EU recycling goals. The association said ...
Fonterra Ventures has partnered with German active nutrition start-up foodspring via an investment in its parent firm, Goodminton. The new partnership will enable Fonterra to tap into the rapidly growing active nutrition consumer segment, ...
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Kush Bottles, a provider of packaging, supplies, vaporizers, accessories and branding solutions for the regulated cannabis industry, has hired a regional sales director, Kyle Heverly, to expand its physical presence in the rapidly growing ...
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Sappi North America, a producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, has joined as a new funding partner of The Recycling Partnership, a national nonprofit that applies corporate funding to improve recycling efforts in ...
ON Semiconductor of Phoenix, AZ, USA – which supplies power management, analog, sensors, logic, timing, connectivity, discrete, system-on-chip (SoC) and custom devices – has extended its silicon carbide (SiC) diode portfolio by ...
US food giants Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Cargill have signed an agreement to create a joint venture (JV) to meet increasing customer demand for soybean meal and oil in Egypt. The JV, which will be equally owned by the partners, ...
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German automaker Volkswagen is set to showcase its new product, ID Vizzion, an electric car with a driving range of 665km, at Geneva International Motor Show to be held between 8 and 18 March 2018. With self-driving capabilities, ID ...
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Pearson Packaging Systems, a producer of secondary packaging equipment, has completed the acquisition of robotic automation specialist Flexicell. Established in 1992, Flexicell provides end of line automation equipment for manufacturing ...
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US-based Corrugated Synergies International (CSI) has invested in Electronics For Imaging’s (EFI) full ecosystem of technologies, as part of its efforts to advance its corrugated packaging operations. The company purchased full ...
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Chinese co-packer Nanjing Ziquan has installed second Sidel complete hot fill PET line at the Nanjing facility. Nanjing Ziquan, a member of The Shanghai Ziquan Beverage Company, produces PET bottle products for major brands such as ...
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