Volvo Trucks has developed a new self-steering truck which is expected to significantly boost sugar-cane harvest in Brazil. The truck, which is used to transport newly harvested sugar-cane, is steered with great precision through the ...
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Tyson Foods has completed the acquisition of AdvancePierre Foods, a provider of ready-to-eat sandwiches, snacks and other food products, for about $4.2bn. The acquisition to expands its Tyson Foods’ portfolio of prepared foods and ...
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The Alkaline Water Company said that it sold a record $1.84m of Alkaline88 water to its customers in May 2017. The Company is the creator of an innovative, state-of-the-art, proprietary electrolysis beverage process. The Company packages ...
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Lacerta Group, a US-based plastics thermoformer company, has expanded its Fresh n’ Sealed anti-tamper food packaging range to applications beyond cold foods by using Milliken’s NX UltraClear polypropylene (PP). It uses US ...
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Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has launched what it claims is the smallest bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filter available that can handle ...
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Israel-based Highcon has increased the productivity of its Euclid digital cutting and creasing system. The system now has an effective speed increased by up to 40% for B2 sheets, reaching speeds of up to 2,750 sheets per hour. Highcon ...
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Balchem, a US-based firm which provides solutions and products for a range of industries globally, has acquired nutrition ingredients maker Innovative Food Processors (IFP) for an undisclosed sum. Headquartered in Faribault, Minnesota, ...
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Brazil-based meat processing company JBS has agreed to sell its beef operations in three South American markets to companies controlled by Minerva for $300m. Under the deal, JBS’ beef businesses in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay ...
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Dow Chemical has completed the construction of its new ELITE enhanced polyethylene production facility in Freeport, Texas, US. Part of the firm’s $6bn expansion on the US Gulf Coast, the 400,000 metric ton polyethylene facility is ...
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Eukalin Special Adhesives has joined the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), the North American association for paperboard packaging manufacturers and their suppliers. Founded in 1904, Eukalin is a family owned and operated adhesives ...
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Dana has broke ground on a new 7,500m2 production and assembly facility in Chongqing, China, that will manufacture advanced driveline products for the Chinese market. Scheduled to open in late 2018, the facility will produce final drive ...
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Envision Plastics has received a no-objection letter from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to use its EcoPrime product in packaging for fatty foods and spirits. The letter was issued under FDA’s conditions of use A through H ...
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MGP Ingredients has released George Remus Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a more complex whiskey with a new bottle design. Available in select markets, George Remus is made at MGP's historic, 170-year-old distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. ...
Molson Coors Brewing has agreed to import, market and distribute Heineken's Sol beer brand in the US. Heineken and Molson Coors Brewing have signed a 10-year import agreement, which offers both brewers an opportunity to focus on important ...
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Goslings Brothers, Bermuda's oldest business house and largest export company, has unwrapped the world's most elaborate rum package. Four years ago, the America's Cup announced their decision to bring the 35th running of the event to ...