International Paper (IP) will exit from Chinese coated board joint venture (JV) by selling its 55% stake to JV partner Shandong Sun Holding for $23m. The IP-Sun JV operates one manufacturing facility with four paper machines in Shandong ...
US based premium truck manufacturer PACCAR is expanding its range of engines in North America with the introduction of the PACCAR MX-11 engine. The 10.8-liter engine is capable of producing 430 HP and 1,550 lb.-ft. of torque. The ...
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Maroon Group, a world-class supplier of specialty additives, resins, pigments, and packaging, continues to expand its U.S. reach with the addition of Chris Stephens as its newest Account Manger to cover the West Region of North America. ...
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WACKER has expanded the service portfolio at its technical center in Mexico City, Mexico. The local facility now comprises state-of-the-art applications technology and test equipment for polymer dispersions needed as binders for ...
Emery Oleochemicals LLC has earned the Certified Biobased Product Label granted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), for six products from the company’s EMEROX range of renewable-based polyols. This certification, ...
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Benjamin Moore, North America’s favorite paint, color and coatings brand, today announced its highly anticipated 2016 Color of the Year – Simply White OC-117. The company also unveiled Color Trends 2016, a corresponding palette ...
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Ford has issued five safety recall and one recall compliance in North America to fix defects in some of its vehicles. The company is recalling around 37,000 units of 2015 Ford F-150 vehicles due to issues with adaptive cruise control. ...
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Brazilian meat producer JBS has completed the acquisition of European poultry company Moy Park for $1.5bn from Marfrig Global foods, following an approval from the European Union. The deal, which was announced in June, required certain ...
Ajinomoto is investing JPY2.4bn ($20m) on a new production line for frozen rice products at the Oakland facility in the US, as part of its aim to boost production capacity. This line will become operational by 2016. The North American ...
PPG Industries today announced that it has completed a $27m expansion of its San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico, coatings manufacturing facility. The company marked completion of the project, which adds 115 new jobs, with a grand-opening ...
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Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited, has acquired Whole Harvest Foods, a refiner and packager of expeller pressed commercial cooking oil. Whole Harvest Foods products, which including frying oils, pan ...
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Flexible packaging and filling systems provider Rapak of North America has launched Strivo, the twist lock bag-in-box connecting system for dispensing liquid foods. The simple connect, twist and firm lock functionality of the new ...
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Delta Products Corporation, a Delta Group company, is showcasing a complete line of industrial automation, power quality, and thermal management products and solutions that maximize efficiency and productivity for packaging machinery at ...
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Valmet will supply a CompactCooking G2 pulp cooking system to bleached paperboard and pulp company Clearwater Paper's mill in Lewiston, in the US state of Idaho. The supply is in line with Clearwater Paper's $160m upgrade project to ...
As the demand for plastic sorting solutions continues to soar, C, a member of The Bühler Group, and US-based National Recovery Technologies (NRT) are entering a strategic commercial agreement to offer plastics recyclers a complete ...