Consumer goods maker Unilever has unveiled a new technology to tackle the worldwide issue of plastic sachet waste. Unilever, along with the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, developed the new technology, ...
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Italian intellectual property firm Bio-on has developed bioplastic material aimed at creating new sustainable and biodegradable food packaging materials in the future. Developed with a budget of €4m, the bioplastic will be featuring ...
Hive has launched a new subscription service that turns your house into a smart home for as little as £5.99 every month. Dubbed Hive Welcome Home, the new scheme sees users’ homes fitted with smart, connected technology on a ...
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WS Packaging Group, a provider of label and packaging solutions, has expanded capacity as a result of a three-year commitment to invest in new printing technologies. The capital investment in machinery means that WS Packaging can meet the ...
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German labeling machines manufacturer Rotocontrol has merged with US-based EMT International. EMT is a manufacturer of custom and standardized finishing equipment and accessories for narrow and wider -web digital and conventional print. ...
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Around half of all high-end VR headsets sold in 2016 were PSVRs according to the latest estimates. The sales numbers make rosy reading for Sony, whose PSVR headset had sold nearly a million units the last time data was publicly revealed. ...
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As China's smartphone market is seeing weakening growth, China-based smartphone vendors including Oppo, Xiaomi and Huawei, have been aggressively expanding their products into overseas markets. Oppo currently considers India as one of its ...
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Canada-based High Liner Foods has agreed to acquire Rubicon Resources, an American seafood importer, for about $107m in a cash-cum-stock deal. Rubicon primarily imports frozen shrimp products that are sustainably sourced and distributes ...
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Great Little Box Company has acquired three new packaging production machines, which will be installed at its Richmond plant within the next three months. These acquisitions will allow GLBC to expand and enhance its offering of packaging ...
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Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, has reported record results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017 with significant year-over-year increases in Adjusted EBITDA, net income, free cash flow and automotive ...
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Phoseon Technology is set to exhibit the latest UV LED curing solutions for printing applications at the ProPak Asia 2017 event in Thailand The event will take place from 14 to 17 in Bangkok. Phoseon’s LED curing systems will ...
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Viking Plastics has acquired Kentucky Manufacturing & Technology to expand into Southeast US and into new markets. Financial details about the transaction have not been disclosed. KMT is a manufacturer of high-precision, custom ...
Constantia Flexibles is set to showcase its packaging solutions at the international World of Private Label trade show in the Netherlands. The event will be carried out between 16 and 17 May in Amsterdam. At the event, the company will ...
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United Caps stated that it will open a new manufacturing facility in Malaysia. The Luxembourg-based company plans to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to meet increasing customer demand in the region for its caps and ...
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Qimarox, a Dutch-based material handling components manufacturer, has unveiled an improved version of its standard OEM stretch hooder launched in 2016. The company plans to introduce the new OEM stretch hooder at this month’s ...