KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation recently received a Silver Outstanding Merchandising Achievement (OMA) award in the food category at the annual Shop! Association OMA Awards at GlobalShop 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ...
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General Motors (Gm) said it will invest $14m on a new facility in San Francisco for Cruise Automation to accelerate the development of autonomous cars. GM acquired the driverless tech startup last March. The new R&D facility, which is ...
RPC Promens Industrial and RPC Promens have developed practical containers for Dow AgroSciences to minimize environmental impact. A range of Dow AgroSciences’ liquid crop protection formulations are being benefitted with the new ...
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Just last week, we learned Apple was going to be "rethinking" its Mac Pro desktop computer, after introducing the new-look 'trash can' version of the desktop way back in 2013. Apple’s SVP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller was ...
Valmet will deliver its DNA automation systems and IQ quality control systems for four tissue machines at Jiangxi Taison Paper in China. Valmet’s automation technology will allow Jiangxi Taison Paper’s tissue machines to ...
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US ride-hailing firm Lyft has raised $600m in new round of financing at a $7.5bn valuation. The investors in the funding round include KKR, Baillie Gifford, Alliance Bernstein, Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP) ...
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Constellium has installed a new recycling furnace at its Muscle Shoals, Alabama facility to expand recycling capabilities in North America. The now fully operational furnace is expected to increase the total recycling output by 170 ...
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Loews has agreed to acquire US-based rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Consolidated Container Company (CCC) from Bain Capital Private Equity for about $1.2bn. Based in Atlanta of Georgia, CCC offers packaging solutions to stable end ...
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French food manufacturer Cerelia has acquired Canada-based cookie specialist, English Bay Batter (EBB) for an undisclosed price. The acquisition is expected to accelerate Cerelia's development in North America. Headquartered in ...
The PFF Packaging Group has appointed Libby Coe as account manager. Libby brings a wealth of experience to the role having spent 11 years with Anson Packaging, and will work predominantly with PFF customers based in the South of England ...
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Fitbit's Blaze “smart fitness watch”, launched last year, was the company's first attempt at a quasi-smartwatch design, and rumours of a "full" smartwatch quickly followed the launch. Once the company bought crowdfunding ...
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It was just a few days ago that news broke of Apple ending its licence agreement with British graphic chip-maker Imagination Technologies, causing the latter's stock to plummet. As the revelation broke, a statement from Imagination ...
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Barbequed meats manufacturer Rupari Food Services has agreed to divest almost all of its assets to a subsidiary of Carl Buddig and Company. The sale of the company is a natural next step for Rupari Food Services, who had been seeking a ...
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Flexible packaging firm ProAmpac has acquired US-based Trinity Packaging for an undisclosed sum. Based in Armonk of New York, Trinity provides flexible packaging solutions to the lawn and garden, food and specialty industrial markets. ...
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Russian meat and feed producer Cherkizovo has agreed to acquire domestic grain producer Napko for around RUB5bn ($88m). Cherkizovo will also assume the net debt of the grain producer which stood at RUB751m ($13m) as of 31 March 2017. ...
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