Rigid plastic container manufacturer Plastipak Packaging, a subsidiary of Plastipak Holdings, is planning to invest $10.4m to add two manufacturing lines to its Birmingham area facility in Jefferson County, Alabama, US. Plastipak ...
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Berry Plastics Group has signed an agreement to acquire AEP Industries, a North American manufacturer of flexible plastic packaging films, for $765m including debt. Under the terms of the deal, each shareholder of AEP will receive either ...
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The Greater Richmond Partnership announces that Niagara Bottling, the private label bottled water supplier in the US, will build a $95m 450,000 square-foot facility in Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park, employing 76 ...
When we were drafting and seeking public comment on the rules that will implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), we promised that we would do whatever we could to help the regulated industry understand and meet the new ...
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Kuwait-based food distributor Mezzan Holding has acquired a 70% stake in Al Safi Food Company for SAR90.75m ($24m). This will allow the Kuwait-based company to manufacture and distribute food and beverage products in Saudi Arabia using Al ...
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Nexteer Automotive has opened its new World Headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The strategically located headquarters provides a strong platform for increased industry presence and expanded reach for skilled talent. To commemorate ...
Even with the well-publicized consolidation of RF Micro Devices and TriQuint Semiconductor, Infineon's acquisition of International Rectifier (IR) and most-recently Wolfspeed, and NXP Semiconductors' acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor, ...
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Dialog Semiconductor plc of London, UK, a fabless provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid-state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth low-energy technology, has announced its first gallium nitride (GaN) power IC ...
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Mondelez International has bought the remaining 20% stake in Vietnamese food company Kinh Do’s snack unit for VND 2tn ($90m) as part of its expansion strategy in emerging markets. In November 2014, Mondelez had agreed to buy 80% of ...
According to the 2016 Chinese LED Chip and Package Industry Market Report by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, the market scale of China’s LED package reaches 2% year on year (YoY) growth at US $8.8 billion in 2015. The COB LED ...
GREEN CREATIVE, the commercial grade LED lighting manufacturer proudly announces the launch of its next generation of PL DIRect and BYPass lamps for horizontal and vertical installations. The PL EDGE SERIES horizontal (PL H) and vertical ...
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A total of 452 Taiwanese exhibitors, nearly half of whom to be grouped by EDN, will participate in this year’s Automechanika Frankfurt. To enable professionals buyers to experience in the strong manufacturing and R&D prowess by ...
One year after a devastating fire which led to the destruction of its main manufacturing plant, Abergavenny Fine Foods has opened its new £10m manufacturing plant,with a special visit from The Prince of Wales. As part of his ...
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Michelin Group has broken ground on a passenger-tire plant in Central Mexico. It is the company's 69th global facility. Michelin Group's CEO Jean-Dominique Senard said: "Our actions here today demonstrate our confidence in Mexico's ...
John Lewis has announced its Locally Made initiative which will enhance its support of local UK suppliers and manufacturers. The project will see the retailer bring together locally-designed and made products from across the country in a ...