UK-based 2 Sisters Food has announced that it is evaluating the closure of a roast chicken plant at Haughley Park, Suffolk, England, a move which will result in about 630 job losses. This announcement comes after the company publicly ...
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Rigid packaging supplier Silgan has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Portola Packaging, a plastic closures manufacturer in the US for $266m. Silgan executive vice president and chief financial officer Bob Lewis said the ...
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Snack food company Halo Foods has confirmed its plans to shut down its facility Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales in November this year, a move which will result in 120 job losses. This development comes after the company completed a seven-week ...
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RTI Surgical, a manufacturer of orthopaedic and other biologic implants, has launched Tritium Sternal Cable Plating (SCP) system for closing median sternotomies following open heart procedures. The device incorporates the advantages of ...
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General Motors is continuing to build anticipation for the Opel Monza concept coupe in the lead up to its unveiling at next month’s Frankfurt motor show. Opel says the car will visibly express the brand’s new design language, ...
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Opel Australia dealers walked into last Friday’s meeting in Melbourne expecting exciting news about new vehicles and fresh marketing direction. “We all went there with a great air of anticipation,” one metropolitan Opel ...
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Swedish food packaging and processing company Tetra Pak has supplied the UK-based apple juice manufacturer Cawston Press with resealable 330ml cartons. The DreamCap closure on the 330ml Tetra Prisma Aseptic carton has also been developed ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Ophthalmic Devices Advisory Panel is scheduled to decide on Ocular Therapeutix’s premarket approval application for the ReSure Sealant in September and may suggest some recommendations. ...
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CorMatrix Cardiovascular, a US-based medical device manufacturer, has received three patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office for its biomaterial heart valve that is made from biomaterial called extracellular matrix (ECM). The ...
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The polyethylene closure system, called Easy-Lock, is made of self-mating micro-hooks. Aplix said that consumed find it easy to use and the pack helps reduce food waste by keeping products fresher for longer. 'Innovation' Aplix UK ...
SAES Pure Gas Inc of San Luis Obispo, CA, USA (a member of the SAES Group) has reached an agreement with Johnson Matthey Gas Purification Technology to provide support to customers who own Johnson Matthey gas purifiers. With the recent ...
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Developed by packaging giant Tetra Pak, the 330ml Tetra Prisma Aseptic carton features a specially designed DreamCap closure. This is the first time it's been used for a fruit juice in the UK. The increased portability and larger format ...
Containerboard price rises are like buses…nothing for ages and then three come along in quick succession. If you're sat there scoffing at the seemingly incredulous prospect of three rounds of price rises this year, I'm afraid that ...
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At the end of June, the Canadian wood-based-panels manufacturer Norbord re-commissioned its US-American OSB plant in Jefferson, which had been shut down indefinitely in January 2009. The company had already announced this step at the ...
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The Australian Federal Government has awarded $7.3 million to 13 automotive suppliers to help them “develop new markets beyond the automotive sector”. With Ford having announced it will close its manufacturing operations in ...
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