TÜV, leading European technical certification centre, validates that New Stralis TCO2 Champion can reduce fuel consumption by up to -11.2 %, and its TCO2 Live services can cut a further -10%. Iveco announced today at the IAA 2016 ...
Finland based food packaging firm Huhtamaki is planning to expand its footprint with a launch of new manufacturing and distribution center in Goodyear, Arizona, US with an investment of $100m. The 750,000ft2 facility, which will serve ...
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Last week's Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair set an improved tone for the diamond market despite challenging conditions in the Far East. Overall, it should be considered a good show as dealer trading picked up after a very slow summer. After ...
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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Valmet has received a contract to rebuild Metsä Tissue's tissue machines in Raubach, Germany and Pauliström, Sweden. Earlier this year, Metsä Tissue commenced the operations of its TM1 tissue machine in Raubach, following ...
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Major Chinese State-owned enterprises have launched the nation's largest private equity fund, worth 350 billion yuan ($52.5 billion), to finance SOE restructuring as part of China's efforts to advance supply-side reform. The money will be ...
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India based flexible packaging materials provider Uflex has developed a melamine free acrylic coated bi-axially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) film to meet the increasing demand for the melamine free packaging from western food ...
Orbis, an international manufacturer of reusable packaging and supply chain optimization expert, has names David Heer as the senior commercial director for Orbis Europe. In this new role, Heer is responsible for leading the ORBIS reusable ...
US based Kendall Packaging has broken ground on the expansion of its existing manufacturing site in Pittsburg’s Northeast Regional Industrial Park. The flexible packaging manufacturer is investing $10m for 59,000ft2 expansion in ...
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KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation announced that effective 1January 2017, Roger Stone is stepping down as CEO. Roger will continue to be an integral part of the KapStone organization, as he will retain his role as Executive ...
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Polish firm Eurocast has installed new APET extruder, manufactured by Italian company Luigi Bandera, to meet the growing market demand for rigid packaging in the country. The new machine, which will complement the two existing machines at ...
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Five bed industry champions were celebrating last night as they scooped the top awards at the National Bed Federation (NBF) Bed Show Gala Dinner in Telford. The winners were Kaymed UK for Bed Manufacturer of the Year; Vitafoam for Bed ...
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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 ...
In booth #384 at the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2016) in Düsseldorf, Germany (19-22 September), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) is ...
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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 ...