Latest industry figures gathered by ACE, the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment, revealed that the European Union (EU) recycled 47% of all beverage cartons placed on the market, or about 430.000 tonnes, in 2016. The ...
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The Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density (SFP-DD) Multi Source Agreement (MSA) Group has completed the initial hardware specification and drawings for the SFP-DD pluggable interface designed to enable high-speed, high-density ...
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Kaiam Corp of Newark, CA, UA (which makes optical transceivers for hyperscale data centers) has announced general availability of the XQX5000-series of QSFP28 100G-CWDM4 transceivers based on its LightScale2 platform. The product is ...
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India-based Uflex has developed new flexible packaging material with anti-microbial properties to improve shelf life of packed cooked foods. The new FDA approved packaging material will help to reduce microbial growth, enabling to keep ...
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Smurfit Kappa has been awarded the gold Corporate Social Responsibility (‘CSR’) rating by EcoVadis for the fourth successive year. The company ranked among the top 1% of the 30,000 companies that were assessed on a range of ...
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Krones has unveiled an all-in-one solution for filling and seaming cans for beverage producers. This block is, of course, packed full of Krones’ know-how coupled with state-of-the-art technology. For the filling function, Krones ...
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The global light-emitting diode (LED) market is increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 18% during 2017-2021, rising from $18.51bn in 2016 to $24.67bn in 2012, forecasts market research firm Technavio. In ...
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has announced that STIHL Inc. and Goodwill Industries International are the winners of the 2017 Excellence in Reusable Packaging award. Two award categories were established in 2017: one to ...
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French automaker Renault will be showcasing a new concept – Symbioz – at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show to be held on 12 September. Renault stated that Symbioz will culminate autonomous, electric and connected mobility ...
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SPTS Technologies Ltd of Newport, Wales, UK (an Orbotech company that manufactures etch, PVD and CVD wafer processing solutions for the MEMS, advanced packaging, LED, high-speed RF on GaAs, and power management device markets) has won a ...
Petrochemical firm Braskem has renewed a long-term agreement with Sojitz Pla-Net to supply green plastic. Under the deal, Braskem will continue to supply I'm greenT Polyethylene (green plastic), which is a polymer made from renewable ...
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Ferrotec (USA) Corp, the US subsidiary of materials, component and precision system supplier Ferrotec Holdings Corp of Santa Clara, CA, USA (whose Temescal division of Livermore, CA, USA makes electron-beam evaporative coating systems) has ...
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German luxury auto-brand Audi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hanergy Thin Film Power Group for cooperation on thin film solar cell technology in China. The thin film solar panels will be installed on the rooftops of ...
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German automaker, BMW Group has showcased a new concept Z4 at Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach in California, US. The BMW Group is using the Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach to present its exciting new take on a BMW ...
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Constantia Flexibles’ film-based product CompresSeal has won German Packaging Award 2017 in sustainability category. The award will be officially handed over to winners at a gala event in Berlin, Germany, on September 26. ...
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