Laminam has acquired the Balabanovo factory in Russia Laminam has acquired a majority shareholding in the company “Laminam Rus” and in the ownership of the Balabanovo factory in Russia. The acquisition was signed on March ...
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NatureWorks and Metalvuoto have launched Ingeo Propylester, a new high barrier flexible film that can be used in food packaging. The new Ingeo-based flexible substrate can be used for longer shelf life foods that are packaged in flat, ...
Tags: NatureWorks, Metalvuoto, Film, Ingeo Propylester, Food packaging
Packaging firm Sealed Air has launched new protective packaging solution, Bubble Wrap IB, to help companies meet rising e-commerce demand. In particular, the firm announced the worldwide commercially availability of the 'unpoppable' ...
Tags: Sealed Air, Protective packaging solution, IB, E-commerce demand
Fresh food packaging manufacturer Linpac is planning to invest €8m in new extrusion and thermoforming capacity in Pravia, Spain, to meet growing demand for PET and rPET. In order to deliver a greater range of lighter, more ...
Tags: Fresh food packaging manufacture, Linpac, Investment, PET, rPET
Fairchild Semiconductor of San Jose CA, USA has launched its first 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) diode, the FFSH40120ADN, in its series of upcoming SiC solutions. The 1200V diode's combination of switching performance, reliability and low ...
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At the Light + Building 2016 trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany (13-18 March), Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany is unveiling its Duris P 10 LED, suitable for use in professional outdoor lighting systems. Offering typical ...
Nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium has opened its new 300mm cleanroom. With this 4000m2 new facility, imec's semiconductor research cleanrooms (dedicated to scaling IC technology beyond 7nm) now total 12,000m2. Global ...
The universities of Virginia and of Texas in the USA have been developing avalanche photodiodes (APDs) based on aluminium indium arsenide antimonide (AlInAsSb) alloys. Two papers from the group detail the implementation of a staircase ...
Researchers in the UK have claimed the first demonstration of laser diodes grown directly on silicon that perform up to 75°C and 120°C under continuous wave (cw) and pulsed operation, respectively [Siming Chen et al, Nature ...
Tags: Quantum dot lasers, GaAs, Silicon substrate, MBE
At its Kassel plant, Mercedes-Benz has produced its 100,000 IPS axles for Mercedes-Benz trucks. IPS is a German shortcut and means Induction Pressure Welding. The technology enables for the first time to weld steel and casting parts with ...
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Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that Seoul-based LG Innotek (a subsidiary of South Korean electronics company LG Group) has selected an AIX G5 WW (Warm-Wall) reactor for the development of ...
Tags: SiC Epiwafers, Aix G5 WW System
Energized by demand from hybrid and electric vehicles, power supplies and photovoltaic (PV) inverters, the emerging global market for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors will rise from just $210m in 2015 to ...
Tags: Semiconductor Market, GaN, SiC
Sappi North America, a producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, has announced the expansion of its LusterCote packaging line. The addition of new heavyweight options provides press operators, brand owners and ...
Sonoco, one of the global diversified packaging companies, has expanded its fiber certification program into Brazil and Mexico, as of mid-February 2016. Although most of the raw material used in our mills is 100 percent recycled fiber, ...
Fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), in partnership with foodservice packaging specialist International Paper Foodservice Europe, has developed a plastic-free paperboard food bucket in the UK and Ireland. Designed to replaces ...
Tags: KFC, International Paper, Food Bucket