China has targeted installing 86.5GW PV capacity during 2017-2020 under the 13th Five-Year National Development Plan, including 54.5GW for ground-mounted PV projects and 32GW, or 8GW a year, for PV projects under the "Top Runner Program," ...
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Mattel has enjoyed a spike in net sales in its second quarter 2017 financial results. The firm reported that net sales were up by two per cent as reported and up by three per cent in constant currency, versus the prior year's second ...
Finland based pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has agreed to sell its 35% stake in Bulleh Shah Packaging (BSP) to the majority share holder Packages Ltd for €6m. Bulleh Shah Packaging, based in Pakistan, is a joint venture ...
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SunOpta has agreed to divest equipment used in the production of flexible, re-sealable pouches from its Allentown, PA facility to Skjodt-Barrett for $2m. The asset sale is in conjunction with the Company’s decision to discontinue ...
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The UK Government has unveiled plans to ban the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of its program to deliver clean air. As per the plan, the ban will only include stand-alone petrol or diesel vehicles and not hybrid or ...
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Moretto, which provides automation technology for the plastic processing industry, is expanding its activities globally with the opening of three new branches in China, India and Russia. Three markets where Moretto’s technology has ...
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Graphic Packaging has reported a 8% drop in its net sales to $1.09bn for the second quarter of 2017, compared to $1.10bn reported in the prior year period. Though sales had fallen by 8%, the company stated that its net tons sold increased ...
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Durst, a manufacturer of advanced digital production technologies, will display its latest digital, high-resolution and high-speed UV inkjet single pass printing press – 8 color label press Tau 330 RSC inline with OMET’s Xflex ...
German packaging company Gerhard Schubert GmbH will demonstrate its high-performance packaging machines at PackExpo 2017 trade fair to be held in Las Vegas from September 25 to 27. The company will display a new compact flow-wrapping ...
The KHS Group, a manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for the beverage, food and non-food industries, will launch a compact labeler, Innoket Roland 40, at Drinktec 2017 trade show to be held in Munich, Germany, from September 11 to ...
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US-based packaging firm Sonoco has completed its purchase of flexible and forming plastic packaging films manufacturer Clear Lam Packaging for about $170m. Clear Lam Packaging, which was established in 1969, operates manufacturing plants ...
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Esko's XPS Crystal flexo plate exposure unit has received the respected Printing Industries of America (PIA) InterTech Technology Award. Since 1978, the InterTech Technology Awards have honored the development of technologies predicted to ...
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Lecta will exhibit three of its innovations in specialty paper labels for the beverage and liquid food sector at the Drinktec trade fair to be held in Munich, Germany, from September 11 to 15, 2017. The product lines to be on display ...
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PAC Machinery, a US-based manufacturer of equipment and materials for the flexible packaging industry, will display around 20 packaging solutions at Pack Expo Las Vegas on 25-27 September, 2017. The firm will showcase its solutions at ...
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For first-half 2017, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France, which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells, has reported revenue of €12.5m, up 80% on €7m in first-half 2016, ...