Optomec said its printers were highlighted at the Grand Opening of the University 3D Printing Research (U3DP) facility at Hong Kong Polytechnic. Hong Kong Polytechnic currently owns an Optomec Aerosol Jet system for 3D printed electronics ...
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The LED materials market is increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.9% from 2016 to $12.55bn in 2021, forecasts a report from MarketsandMarkets. The market is driven by the growing demand for LED materials in general ...
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The LED lighting market grew 18.1% to $47,303m in 2016, accounting for almost 60% of global lighting, according to the report ‘Global LED Lighting Market (2017 Update)’, part of Frost & Sullivan’s Homes & Buildings Growth ...
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A report from Smithers Pira expects global bioplastics for packaging industry to be worth $7.2bn, at an average rate of 17% per year between 2017 and 2022. According to the report - The Future of Bioplastics for Packaging to 2022, ...
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Ford has unveiled the second of 13 new electrified vehicles the company plans to introduce in the next five years. The industry’s first pursuit-rated hybrid police car, the all-new Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan, is part of a ...
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French food manufacturer Cerelia has acquired Canada-based cookie specialist, English Bay Batter (EBB) for an undisclosed price. The acquisition is expected to accelerate Cerelia's development in North America. Headquartered in ...
Edelmann and Landa Digital Printing announce that Edelmann, one of the world’s leading providers of high-quality and innovative board and paper packaging solutions, will install a Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press. Edelmann, ...
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US-based rigid packaging supplier Silgan has completed the acquisition of WestRock Company’s specialty closures and dispensing systems business for $1.025bn. The business is engaged in supplying triggers, pumps, sprayers and ...
China's apparent oil demand rose 5.3% year on year in the first two months of 2017 to 11.65 million b/d on the back of robust economic growth, holiday transportation demand and efforts to build stocks ahead of the refinery maintenance ...
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Apple is supposedly planning to release a new generation of the Apple Watch later this year. According to a report by industry news site Digitimes, Apple is working with suppliers to release the “upcoming next-generation Apple ...
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CCL Industries has purchased two European direct-to-consumer and software-powered online digital printing businesses to support its Avery unit. The company has acquired Goed Gemerkt B.V. and Goed Gewerkt B.V. (Goed Gemerkt) privately ...
Print solutions provider, Kodak has launched a new Flexo Packaging Technology Center in Shanghai, China. The center is intended to allow customers and others from the print industry to see and discuss demonstrations of the Kodak Flexcel ...
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Global renewable energy generation capacity increased by 161 gigawatts (GW) in 2016, making the strongest year ever for new capacity additions, according to data released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable ...
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Showa Denko (SDK), Showa Aluminum Can (SAC) and Carabao Group have agreed to set up a joint venture (JV) to manufacture and sell aluminum cans in Thailand. The joint corporation is part of CBG’s plan to meet its increasing demands ...
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Pernod Ricard has completed the sale of Domecq brandies and wines to Bodega Las Copas, a joint venture between Emperador Group and González Byass, for €81m. The sale includes Pernod Ricard’s portfolio of brandies ...
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