Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/5/2012 3:45:13 AM U.S. demand for post-consumer recycled plastic is forecast to rise 6.5 percent per year to 3.5 billion pounds in 2016. Gains will be driven by a ...
Tags: plastic recycling, PET, HDPE, beverage bottles, thermoformed containers
Men Are Bigger Mobile Shoppers Than Women Men Shop at Work, While 12% of Women Shop While Waiting for the Doctor In the mobile and digital age, men have surpassed women shoppers with 45% of men having made a mobile purchase vs. 34% ...
Tags: buying habits mobile, buying habits of men, buying habits women
Thanks to the solid support of HTC and Sony,AU Optronics(AUO),Taiwan's leading flat panel display(FPD)maker,announced that yield rate of its AMOLED(active-matrix organic light-emitting diode)panel has exceeded 50%,paving the way for its ...
A chunk of Dole Food Co.'s business could end up in the hands of one of Japan's largest trading houses it was announced this week - and China appears to be central to the potential deal. On Wednesday (12 September), Dole, which is in the ...
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Even though sales of some mobile devices are booming,overall confidence in the tech sector continues to erode as economic weakness puts downward pressure on the computer market. The Nasdaq Computer Index slumped Friday afternoon,hitting ...
Tags: Wall Street, Chips, mobile devices, IHS
Demand for protective coatings in the European Union has been weakened by the downturn in EU manufacturing due to the euro crisis. But there is a protective coatings segment—coatings for oil and gas pipeline—further east in ...
Tags: protective coatings, EU, euro crisis, coatings for oil and gas pipeline
Taipei, Dec. 5, 2012 (CENS)--Industry executives have regarded an Nvidia executive's statement in a recent interview with a South Korean newspaper as the company's inclination to contract Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) as its ...
Tags: Samsung, TSMC, semiconductor, 20nm process, silicon foundry, tablet PCs
Global insulation demand is forecast to rise 5.5 percent annually to 23.1 billion square meters of R-1 value in 2016, a substantial acceleration from the 2006-2011 rate. In developing countries, insulation demand is expected to expand at a ...
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The global PET market is expected to reach $48.4 billion in 2016, up from an estimated $23.3bn in 2010, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6% from 2011 to 2016, according to a report published by Transparency Market ...
Tags: PET market, growth, demand, packaging
The latest batch of reports from the just-food research store includes a look at bakery trends,a European dairy industry outlook to 2020,and how stevia will change the sweeteners market. TRENDS What's Hot in Bakery:Global Industry ...
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Zensah announced at The Running Event 2012 that it is the number one selling compression leg sleeve for running specialty,according to Leisure Trends Group Specialty Running Retail TRAK YTD Data. Leisure Trends Group(LTG)is a leading ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. Third Quarter Review Net sales were $376.4 million compared to $414.4 million for the same period last year. Gross margin was 42.3% ...
Paper and paper products manufacturer Sappi Southern Africa has updated and refreshed the packaging for Typek brand, which currently is available in red and white packaging. Sappi Southern Africa chief executive officer Alex Thiel said ...
Tags: paper products, packaging, Typek brand
MediaTek Inc.has recently received notification to send the sample of its MT6589 quad-core processors to be tested at Sony Mobile,likely breaking Qualcomm Inc.'s monopoly in the Sony Mobile supply chain. Although Sony Mobile has not yet ...
Tags: MediaTek, Sony Mobile, smartphone chips, smartphone
Nokia Siemens Networks is selling its optical networking business unit to private investment firm Marlin Equity Partners, the latest in a series of sell-offs as the vendor concentrates on mobile broadband networks. The two companies ...
Tags: Nokia Siemens, Networks, optical networking, DWDM equipment