US-based Berry Plastics together with Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced that the company will reopen its Madisonville, Kentucky, manufacturing facility to increase its production capacity. Berry Plastics chairman and CEO Jon Rich ...
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Flexo Label Advantage Group (Flag), a US-based support organization for independent label converters has announced the appointment of Self Adhering Products as a vendor partner. Flag members will be supplied with linerless self-wound ...
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UK-based pulp‚ paper and packaging group Mondi has announced that it successfully acquired Nordenia‚ a worldwide operating manufacturer of flexible packaging‚ technical films‚ and product components for €259m. ...
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Madico Window films recently returned from another successful SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show took place October 30 – November 2, 2012 and featured some of the biggest players in the automotive industry. The SEMA Show is the ...
India-based insurance and hospitals group Max India is set to divest its bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films business for about Rs8bn ($152m), as part of plans to exit its non-core business. Max India is in advanced ...
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is beginning a project to overhaul two major entrances to Terminal 1. Damage from theApril 22, 2011 tornado created an opportunity to redesign the terminal's lower level entrances which will better ...
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Dubai-based biaxially oriented polypropylene film (BOPP) producer Taghleef Industries (Ti) has closed the previously announced deal to acquire Applied Extrusion Technologies (AET Films), a North American supplier of oriented polypropylene ...
The global PET market is expected to reach $48.4 billion in 2016, up from an estimated $23.3bn in 2010, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6% from 2011 to 2016, according to a report published by Transparency Market ...
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A new oxodegradable polymer, a kind of plastic that can decompose in a couple of months when exposed to sunlight, has been developed by the scientists from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga in Mumbai, India. The polymer was ...
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Finland-based Huhtamäki has received statement of objections from the European Commission (EC) regarding alleged anticompetitive behavior in the markets of plastic trays, which are used for retail packaging of food materials, such as ...
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Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, near Beverly Hills, has upgraded more than 78,000 square feet of its guest room windows with Solar Gard® Armorcoat® Stainless Steel window film. The application provides significant energy savings and UV ...
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Following the investment of 25 million euros in Beneq by RUSNANO in April 2012, and as a part of its planned expansion into existing and emerging markets, Beneq is opening a subsidiary company in Russia. The company’s operations in ...
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Solar Gard® a company of Saint-Gobain and global leader in the development, manufacturing and distribution of specialty films and backsheet materials, opened its new facility in Qingdao, China, today. Located in the Shandong province, ...
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Germany-based Henkel has signed an agreement with the specialty chemicals company in the US, Cytec Industries to acquire its high-performance pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) product range. Henkel said the acquisition is in line with ...
US-based packaging supplier Sev-Rand has reshuffled its management and started operating new facilities in order to consolidate itself. The firm hopes to cut down its lead times and offer more manufacturing flexibility to Sev-Rand's ...