BASF, The Chemical Company, says it has made a game-changing breakthrough toward sustainable snack packaging that can help companies and communities everywhere get closer to their goal of zero waste. Earlier this month, BASF partnered with ...
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ARM is a Belgium-based manufacturer of metallised paper and H.I.G. purchased the firm from Ackermans & van Haaren. Vacumet Paper is a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of metallised paper and it purchased the firm from Scholle Corporation. ...
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Broad-based Chinese plastics firm Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Ltd. has closed an appliance and electronics molding factory in Wuxi, China, as tougher economic conditions sharply cut sales and pushed the company into a small loss in the ...
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WikiCell Designs,a US-based developer of edible forms of food and beverage packaging,has announced that it closed a$10mn Series-A financing co-led by Flagship Ventures and Polaris Venture Partners. The company also announced that ...
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The year 2012 has not been the same for all of Taiwan`s plastic extrusion machine suppliers.During this period of global economic uncertainty,some suppliers have had an increase in contract orders while others have seen a decline in ...
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Linpac Packaging,a UK-based food packaging manufacturer,has partnered with Addmaster to develop an advanced packaging range with built-in antimicrobial technology to ease bacteria growth on the outer packaging of meat. Linpac said that ...
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As grocery and food retailers continue to look for ways to increase profit margins by curbing costs, many are finding a solution in their refrigerated display cases. Replacing traditional fluorescent tubes in refrigerated display cases with ...
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A pump is an integral part of any domestic, industrial or commercial establishment. The smallest house pump pushes waste water from the basement to the septic tank or draws from the deep bore well to be stored on the top floor. An ...
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Sustainable resins supplier to the global plastics and packaging industries, Cardia Bioplastics Limited, has today announced that it has received Halal certification for its range of Biohybrid™ resins. Derived from renewable sources, ...
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Xylans and mannans,the plant cell wall polysaccharides,can be used to replace starch in biodegradable food packaging,according to a new Finnish study. According to study,which was conducted by researchers at the University of ...
Plaskolite Inc. has purchased the North American Vivak polyester sheet business from Bayer MaterialScience LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, except that all Bayer employees involved in the business will remain with Bayer. Vivak is ...
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US-based Twin Rivers Paper has launched Acadia Natural,a compostable and recyclable paper made from unbleached pulp,for use in food packaging. According to the company,the packaging can be used for applications such as fast-food sandwich ...
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Plastics Machinery Group LLC of Solon, Ohio, is experiencing strong demand for equipment and has added jobs. In early February, the firm acquired nine used thin-gauge thermoforming machines from model years 1990 and later. “We sold ...
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In order to meet higher demand for locally made machines, KraussMaffei has started to make injection moulding machines in its Haiyan, China, factory, which will double its production space and capabilities. Hans Ulrich Golz, the new ...
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Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture Co., a veteran manufacturer of plastic injection molding machines, recently said it has NT$1.2 billion in backlogged orders, which will help boost shipments in the second quarter of this year. The company ...
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