Soon after federal mediators were brought in to help reach an agreement between teams representing employers at the ports of Los Angeles (POLA) and Long Beach (POLB) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office ...
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The shiny image of Zhang Ziyi in the movie the Banquet is impressive to many audiences. Her red and bright lips, short and dark eyebrows, and well decorated cheeks are the typical elements in the makeup popularized during the Tang Dynasty ...
RPC has supplied a new bespoke five liter container for automotive maintenance specialist Lescot's launch of a new all-season screen wash onto the French market. According to RPC, Lescot joined Motul Group in March 2011 - earlier the ...
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US-based Owens-Illinois(O-I) has launched an easy-to-use online tool to help customers identify the right glass package from its vast offering of standard containers for beer, food, non-alcoholic beverages, spirits and wine. According to ...
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The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) today announced the winners of its 2012 Clear Choice Awards. This year, eight consumer product goods companies were recognized for their achievements in creating innovative glass packages with shelf ...
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HB Fuller has announced two advances for the Liquamelt adhesive system. The bulk feed option that helps to avoid on-floor staff to refill the adhesive reservoir and a gateway I/O option that will permit the system's operation to be ...
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Glass container manufacturer Ardagh has agreed to acquire US-based Anchor Glass Container from private investment funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners in a deal worth €721m ($880m). Ardagh chairman Paul Coulson said the ...
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Ardagh Group has secured US regulatory approval and completed the previously announced acquisition of Anchor Glass Container in the US for $880m (€721m) from private investment funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners. The deal ...
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Freund Container & Supply, a division of Berlin Packaging has unveiled its new line of legacy canning jars that are nearly identical in appearance and feature the same, classic two-piece vacuum seal lids. According to Freund Container, ...
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Verallia North America, a glass container manufacturer has announced the introduction of a new line of single serve yogurt glass jars for national distribution. According to the US-based Verallia, the new four and six ounce capacity ...
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Salzgitter announced that Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH (ILG) is raising its heavy plate prices by EUR 30 per tonne for all new product sales. It said "The necessary price increase reflects the rising costs of raw materials and the resulting ...
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OCCG has operations in northern Mexico and the southern United States. OCCG employs 2,800 people (2,000 of whom are employed in Mexico), and is expected to generate $53m of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ...
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In Mile Xishan of Southwest China's Yunnan Province is mainly inhabited by the Axi people, who are a subgroup of the Yi ethnic group. With a population of 170,000, Axi people, different from some other Yi branches, enjoy a simple marriage ...
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North American rigid containers supplier BWAY has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ropak Packaging from the Linpac Group in a deal valued at about $265m. BWAY president and chief executive officer Kenneth Roessler said ...
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US-based Wawa has launched Wawa original blend and 100% Colombian in a single-serve container compatible with the popular Keurig brewing system. Wawa category manager Mendy Meriwether said they have launched these convenient new ...
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