For the first time, Volkswagen Truck & Bus will be presenting itself to a broad public as a group of strong brands at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2016. On the evening prior to the opening of the world's largest commercial vehicles trade ...
Hannover, Germany — Daimler Trucks kicked off the IAA international Commercial Vehicle Show by focusing on the future of the urban city, with the unveiling of its Urban eTruck. It also highlighted and expanded upon its recent ...
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Pharmaceutical company Merck is planning to build new pharmaceutical packaging facility in Darmstadt, Germany with an investment of more than €50m ($55.7m). The German firm said it intends to complement its pharmaceutical production ...
Essentra, a UK-based supplier of beauty and personal care packaging, is planning to introduce its new blooming, lotus-shaped carton, Lotus Pack at Luxe Pack 2016. The firm will also showcase a range of its premium packaging capabilities ...
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Eckart is set to exhibit its new pigments and colour trends for plastic packaging applications at the K 2016 event in Germany. The event will take place in Düsseldorf from 19 to 26 October. The new Luxan K family pigments have been ...
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Packaging firm Essel Propack has acquired remaining 75.1% stake in its German joint venture Essel Deutschland (EDG) for $32m. As part of the agreement, Essel’s Mauritius subsidiary Lamitube Technologies (LTL) will increase its stake ...
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Dow Chemical Company’s Packaging and Specialty Plastics (P&SP) business has launched new innovation center, Pack Studios, in Ringwood, Illinois, US focused on laminating adhesive in North America. Said to be the company’s ...
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Amazon has been found guilty of shipping dangerous goods by air, and now has to cough up serious cash in penance. A UK court has ordered Amazon to pay £65,000 in fines after the online retailer tried to transport flammable aerosols ...
Sun Chemical, along with its inkjet division SunJet, is set to exhibit new ink solutions for industrial applications at Inprint 2016 in Italy. The event will take place from 15 to 17 November in Milan. Novel ink solutions and inkjet ...
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Brands including Barbie and Hot Wheels will be given a raft of new digital extensions. Mattel has launched a new partnership witn Israeli-founded mobile ad start-up StartApp. Start-Up is now Mattel's premiere partner for digital ...
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The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards has ordered Samsung and its battery suppliers to X-ray batteries in Note 7 handsets following a global recall of the phones. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the South Korean firm has ...
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Samsung has lifted the lid on dodgy reports from users claiming that their Galaxy Note 7 handsets caught fire. According to ZDnet, Samsung has received a total of 26 “false reports” from apparent Note 7 customers since the ...
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Despite an upturn in demand, PV module prices have plunged further in September, as suppliers scrambled for orders during trade fairs in India and the U.S. Indian buyers have demanded further cut into quotes, already at low level, driving ...
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A strategic partnership has been announced for the copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic cell technology of Avancis GmbH of Torgau, Germany to be used in the semi-transparent WYSIPS Design Glass energy-producing ...
Franklin Electric Co Inc has named Jonathan Grandon as chief administrative officer and general counsel. In his new role, Grandon will be responsible for Franklin Electric’s legal and human resource functions and will also play an ...