Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has reported financial results for its first quarter, ending 2 April 2017. First Quarter Highlights First quarter 2017 GAAP earnings per diluted share were $0.53, ...
Kush Bottles, a provider of packaging, supplies, accessories and branding solutions for the regulated cannabis industry, reported financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2017. Second Quarter Fiscal 2017 ...
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Valmet has secured a repeat order from First Quality Tissues (FQT) for its Advantage THRU-AIR tissue line. FQT plans to begin a new production line in the second quarter of 2018 and it will increase its production by 70,000 tons of ultra ...
Loews has agreed to acquire US-based rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Consolidated Container Company (CCC) from Bain Capital Private Equity for about $1.2bn. Based in Atlanta of Georgia, CCC offers packaging solutions to stable end ...
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Compal Electronics expects to ship 40 million notebooks and desktops in 2017, growing 10% on year, company president Ray Chen said at a March 28 investors conference. PC shipments in first-quarter 2017 will decrease 15% sequentially and ...
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China is highly likely to restrict oil product exports in the first half of 2017 to flat or below H1 2016 levels amid growing focus on pollution control, curbing excess capacity and international trade flows, sources with knowledge of the ...
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JBS USA has agreed to acquire Plumrose USA, the bacon and deli-meats business of Denmark's Danish Crown, for $230m. The acquisition is in line with JBS' plans to diversify its product portfolio and expansion of prepared foods and branded ...
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Flexible packaging and labels provider Constantia Flexibles Group has purchased a new printing technology for installation at its manufacturing site in Louvain, Belgium, in a bid to boost its pharmaceutical packaging business. The firm ...
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Constantia Flexibles is planning to close its plant in Bucharest in Romania in a bid to optimize its film-based flexible packaging, manufacturing footprint in Europe. Expected to be finalized by July 2017, the manufacturing site closure ...
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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Regarding the performance of LED industry in Taiwan, due to low season, demand for InGan (blue) LEDs has dropped in the first quarter, while that of AlINGap (red) LEDs is still strong. Thus, institutional investors estimate that business ...
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Cenveo has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2016. The reported results for all periods presented exclude the operating results of the Company's packaging operating segment and its top-sheet ...
Cascades Sonoco, a joint venture of recycled fibre packaging company Cascades and Sonoco, is planning to invest approximately $16m at its facility in Birmingham, Alabama, US to support development of new product line. The investment at ...
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Norway-based wine and liquor wholesaler Arcus has selected Thin Film Electronics’ near field communication (NFC) technology to better connect with its consumers. Preparations are underway for an initial field trial, which is ...
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Graphic Packaging Holding Company, a provider of packaging solutions to food, beverage and consumer product companies, reported Net Income for fourth quarter 2016 of $34.9m , or $0.11 per share, based upon 317.9 million weighted average ...
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