IMCD, a distributor of speciality chemicals and food ingredients, has signed an exclusive agreement with Givaudan to distribute the latter's flavours range in the food and nutrition markets across Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, ...
French automaker Renault has agreed to boost its presence in Iran and step up the brand's growth. The company signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with the Industrial Development & Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) and PARTO NEGIN ...
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Swanline Paper and Board (SPB) has introduced two new folding boxboards – PankaLux and PankaBrite – for the luxury packaging and food packaging markets. PankaLux and PankaBrite provide brands and packers with quality solutions ...
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Finland-based self-adhesive label materials producer UPM Raflatac has purchased the assets of Texas-based paper and forest products company Southwest Label Stock for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition will enable UPM Raflatac to ...
The global market for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) reached $426m in 2016, and is expected to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.5% from $539m in 2017 to $1.8bn in 2022, according to BCC Research’s report ...
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LED maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has launched a family of high-power infrared (IR) emitters designed to address the vast array of rapidly growing IR applications, ranging from facial recognition/iris and gesture scanning to wearable ...
For second-quarter 2017, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $115.1m, up 22% on $94.4m last quarter and up 53% on $75.3m a year ago. However, this includes ...
Private equity firm GenNx360 Capital Partners has signed an agreement to sell its portfolio company Novel Ingredients to specialty ingredients provider Innophos Holdings. Novel Ingredients, which was acquired by GenNx360 in March 2014, is ...
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Mexican dairy company Grupo Lala has agreed to acquire Brazil-based dairy and food firm Vigor Alimentos for BRL 5.725 bn ($1.84bn). The deal follows approval by Grupo Lala’s board of directors, with the favorable opinion of the ...
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Blue Pacific Flavors, an organic flavor and ingredient manufacturer has opened a new research and development laboratory, dubbed the Flavor Creation and Culinary Innovation Center. The lab handles all product development and flavor ...
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Comtech Telecommunications Corp of Melville, NY, USA says that during fiscal fourth-quarter 2017 its subsidiary Comtech Xicom Technology Inc of Santa Clara, CA – a part of Comtech′s Commercial Solutions segment that makes ...
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For fiscal fourth-quarter 2017 (ended 1 July), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $149.4m (split about 50:50 between client-side/datacoms ...
For fiscal first-quarter 2018 (ended 1 July 2017), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $639.9m, down slightly on ...
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Spectra Packaging has created new packs for BetterYou’s magnesium oil spray products using its Tubular design. The 100ml packs, made with high-density polyethylenein (HDPE), were adapted and tooled to accept tamper evident spray ...
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Consolidated Label has added an HP Indigo 8000 digital press to its production line-up to keep up with increased demand for digitally printed custom labels. This latest addition will enable the company to expand production capacity, ...
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