Ford Smart Mobility and Zotye Auto have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish electric vehicle solutions joint venture (JV) for China’s ride-hailing market. The two car companies plan to supply ride-hailing fleet ...
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Filtration Group announced the closing of its acquisition of Multisorb Technologies, a world leader in active packaging technology. As part of the Filtration Group family, Multisorb will now be able to enhance its product portfolio and ...
PolyOne, a provider of advanced technologies for packaging, has announced that its barrier additives are increasing sustainability and design freedom while extending shelf life and lightweighting options for packaging manufacturers. ...
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The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has launched a new campaign to promote the value of reusable transport packaging systems for the movement of food from farm, producer, or processor to point of sale. The campaign demonstrates how ...
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Tyson Ventures, the venture capital unit of Tyson Foods, has co-lead a $2.2m seed investment in Future Meat Technologies. Based in Jerusalem, Future Meat Technologies is a food tech company that is engaged in non-GMO production of ...
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Baidu has unveiled Apollo 2.5, the latest version of the open autonomous driving platform, which now supports autonomous driving on geo-fenced highways. At a launch event to celebrate Apollo’s one-year anniversary in Beijing, Baidu ...
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Snyder's of Hanover, which has been recently acquired by Campbell Soup, has launched five new snack flavors across its Pretzel Pieces and Wholey Cheese! product lines. The new Snyder's of Hanover innovations are created with the same ...
Personal care giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced new sustainability goals for 2030, which include 100% recyclable or reusable packaging. PG announced it has achieved many of its 2020 environmental sustainability goals, has plans ...
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Huawei and Groupe PSA have debuted a DS 7 CROSSBACK, the first connected vehicle, at the Hannover Messe 2018. The vehicle is the result of their partnership covering all of the Group's connected vehicles, announced in November 2017. ...
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US firm Meredith-Springfield has acquired latest injection stretch-blow molding machine (ISBM) technology from Japan’s Aoki Technical Laboratory. The move will allow Meredith-Springfield to economically manufacture a new product ...
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Sonoco has reported net sales of $1.30bn for the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 11.2%, compared to $1.17bn from the last year’s quarter. Gross profits for the period stood at $250.6m, an increase of 12.4%, compared to $223m ...
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OFD Foods, a supplier of freeze-dried food for the US Military, has started construction on a $25m, nearly 50,000ft2 facility in the Town of Henrietta, Monroe County in New York State. The facility, which will be operating by the end of ...
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Japan-based packaging manufacturer Takigawa has broken ground on its $46m flexible packaging and high-performance films plant in Nelson County, Kentucky, in the US. The new 148,000ft² facility, which is expected to create 180 jobs, ...
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US-based Prestige-Pak has installed Paper Converting Machine’s (PCMC) Fusion C flexographic press to better meet its customers’ needs. Based in Fond du Lac of Wisconsin, Prestige-Pak supplies printed and laminated flexible ...
Electrify America has selected ABB, BTC Power, Efacec and Signet to jointly install more than 2000 ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging systems across the US. The chargers will be installed across 484 stations in the US. The ...
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