Packaging company Grafobal has installed the group’s sixth KBA Rapida’s Rapida 106 press at its headquarters in Skalica, Slovakia. Grafobal specializes in printing packaging for food, pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, ...
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 ...
Turkish tea vendor Dogus Cay has selected Krones’ new NitroHotfill line to produce iced teas in consumer-friendly PET containers. Dogus Cay produces around 35,000t of tea annually in five facilities in Rize. It also operates a ...
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At a time when dairy companies have struggled with the continued European oversupply of milk, Arla has strengthened the quality and profitability of its business. Arla’s strategic branded sales grew 6.1 per cent in the first half of ...
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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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Sanderson Farms reported results for the third fiscal quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2016. Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2016 were $728.0 million compared with $739.9 million for the same period a year ago. For the ...
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The Furniture Ombudsman’s pool of retail members grew by 13.5% in 2015, according to the latest figures. The Furniture Ombudsman managed a total of 3968 disputes in 2015. Some of the product categories disputes were filed under ...
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The Contemporary Ceramics Centre has partnered up with the British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) to present ‘Out Of Stoke’ at the upcoming London Design Festival. Out Of Stoke is an exhibition of clay works made by Bruce McLean as ...
According to the new 2016 edition of the IHS Markit's 'Packaged LED Report' (its annual revenue-share ranking of the top LED suppliers in backlighting, automotive, lighting and other applications), Nichia led in both lighting and mobile ...
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Ford has issued two safety recalls and one safety compliance recall in North America. Ford issues safety recall for certain 2013-15 Ford and Lincoln vehicles to replace fuel pump control modules Ford is issuing a safety recall for ...
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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 ...
The net turnover of the Ebro Group grew by 16.1% year on year in 2015, rising to €2462m (€2.4bn). The EBITDA, or gross operating profit, was considerably better than year-end projections, closing at €314.8 million, up 9.6% ...
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Cherkizovo Group, the largest vertically integrated meat and feed producer in Russia, announces its unaudited consolidated IFRS results for the period ending June 30, 2016. Second quarter financial highlights Revenue increased by 9% ...