Innovia Films' NatureFlex flexible packaging film has been chosen by South African company KiddieKix to pack its cereals and dried fruit snacks. NatureFlex speciality packaging films are made from renewable resources such as wood-pulp ...
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Precor has reached an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with Mad Dogg Athletics Inc. under which Precor will assume all commercial Spinner bike production for an entirely new line of commercial Spinner indoor cycling equipment. ...
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Chinese automotive platform maker AVIC Automotive Systems has acquired Henniges Automotive which makes engineered sealing and anti-vibration systems for the automotive market. US based Henniges Automotive is known for designing, ...
The US Air Force has awarded Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which makes silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafers and devices as well as LEDs, a $4.1m follow-on contract, enabling qualification of a high-performance power ...
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In the wake of several foodborne illness outbreaks in the US, the country's watchdog has finalized two rules that requires firms to identify food safety risks and detail measures to prevent or minimize such risks from occuring. ...
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Liquid packaging specialist Aran Packaging is expanding its manufacturing presence to the US with the establishment of a new facility in Greer, South Carolina. The proposed facility will see an investment of around $5.2m and it will ...
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Packaging machinery company Pro Mach has expanded its labeling and coding business with the acquisition of Greydon for an undisclosed amount. Based in Pennsylvania, Greydon manufactures inline printing and coding solutions for flexible ...
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Flexible packaging material supplier Rollprint Packaging Products has added a new easy-to-open package Peelable Exponent to its Barex replacement product range. The new peelable Barex replacement structure has been developed for ...
The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into Mondi's proposed acquisition of two industrial packaging plants from Walki in a bid to ensure that the deal is pursuant to the EU Merger Regulation. The regulator is ...
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Brewing major Anheuser-Busch will invest $170m to expand its Metal Container Corporation (MCC) facility in Jacksonville, in the US state of Florida. The proposed expansion will ramp up Budweiser and Bud Light aluminum bottles ...
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Chivas Brothers has broken ground to expand The Glenlivet distillery in Speyside, Scotland, in order to bolster production capacity of its single malt Scotch. According to the planning applications, the company intended to add more ...
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Cargill Poland has divested its Polish pig and cattle entity Agro Provimi to meat processor PKM Duda for PLN28.1m (€6.7m). PKM Duda funded about 10% of the acquisition deal through its own resources, while the rest was managed ...
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Anheuser-Busch is investing $170m in expansion of its Metal Container Corporation (MCC) subsidiary's facility in Jacksonville, as part of its plan to increase production of Budweiser and Bud Light aluminum bottles. The expansion project ...
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H.B. Fuller has officially opened its Lüneburg Adhesive Academy in Germany, the company's newest technical centre of excellence, to help its customers respond more quickly and effectively to market trends, industry challenges and ...
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Lakeland Dairies has opened a €10m logistics facility at its foodservice dairy processing complex in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. The new centre features advanced technology, robotic systems, 14,000 individual pallet ...
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