Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany has laid the cornerstone of its new Center for High-Efficiency Solar Cells, which is financed by a total of €32.6m from the federal government and the state ...
Tags: solar cells, photovoltaics market
Chemical firm BASF and SoloPower Systems of Portland, OR, USA, which designs, manufactures and deploys copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) flexible thin-film solar technology, have launched a seamless and multi-layered roofing system ...
As part of its continuing actions to improve profitability and cash flow, NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA (a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic modules and subsystems for ...
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At LED Japan 2017 in Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan (4-6 October), Seoul-based LG Innotek (a subsidiary of South Korean electronics company LG Group) is exhibiting about 30 types of UV LED packages (optimized on the basis of UV wavelength and ...
Tags: UV LED, LED package
Belgium-based VPK Packaging Group has agreed to acquire a 30% stake in corrugated sheet manufacturer CorrBoard UK for an undisclosed price. As part of the transaction, VPK Packaging has agreed for a capital increase and will acquire the ...
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After narrowly missing out on entering IHS Markit’s top 10 for 2016 and first-quarter 2017, Nationstar (whose primary markets are lighting and signage) has broken into the top-10 ranking for packaged LED firms for Q2/2017, according ...
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Solar-Tectic LLC of Briarcliff Manor, NY, USA says that the US Patent and Trademark Office has granted it US patent 15/205,316 ‘Method of Growing III-V Semiconductor Films for Tandem Solar Cells’ for high-efficiency and ...
Tags: Thin-film PV, Glass Substrate
Tetra Pak has published its 2017 Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s annual progress and key achievements in the areas of environmental performance, social responsibility and corporate governance. For the first time ...
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Food packaging and processing firm Tetra Pak has acquired Germany-based Big Drum Engineering for an undisclosed sum. Based in Edertal, Big Drum is involved in the supply of filling machines for the ice cream industry. The company is ...
Valmet has delivered three IQ Moisturizers to Dunapack Mosburger's corrugated line in Strasswalchen, Austria, which will allow the plant to improve corrugated box quality and performance. The moisturizing system is used to rectify all ...
UK-based PCI Pharma Services has acquired pharmaceutical and healthcare contract packaging services provider Millmount Healthcare. Financial terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. For more than 20 years, Millmount has been ...
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Pet food manufacturer Interquell offers a JETQ 350 as a food bin. The funny line drawings make the yellow hobbock a real eye-catcher. Under the brands Happy Dog and Happy Cat, Interquell produces high quality pet food that is available ...
Skanem Interlabels India has deployed Esko’s ArtPro and Automation Engine software solutions at its Vasai facility, as part of its digitalization strategy. The company has implemented the software solutions to support a fleet of ...
Avery Dennison will launch a new forest recycled paper facestock range to help brand owners meet their sustainability goals. The US-based adhesive manufacturing company says that label printers and converters by using the recycled paper ...
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Food packaging manufacturer Linpac (Klockner Pentaplast) is set to introduce new EPS box solutions for foodservice sector. The company will offer five of its EPS box solutions in black color for fast food retailers and caterers. ...
Tags: Food packaging, EPS box solutions