Packaging solution providers Amcor has entered into an agreement to acquire Chinese flexible packaging business Zhongshan Tian Cai Packaging Company for $34.04m (RMB211m). The company said that the purchase price represents 7.1 times ...
Tags: Chinese Packaging, Packaging
Eastman Chemical Company has completed the acquisition of Commonwealth Laminating & Coating, Inc. The acquired business is part of Eastman’s Advanced Materials business segment, and is expected to be accretive to 2015 earnings ...
Tags: Laminating, Coating, Construction
Surya has entered into an exclusive partnership with Shaw Floors to market and sell Surya area rugs through the Shaw Flooring Network (SFN), an aligned dealer program that includes more than 2,000 flooring retailers across the U.S. As a ...
Tags: Flooring Network, Construction
British wine importer EWGA has acquired regional wholesaler Heritage Wines for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition, which is said to be the company's biggest purchase to date, will further bolster the company's position in the South ...
Tags: Wines, Heritage, Agriculture
Amazon.com has introduced a ‘Make an Offer’ feature that allows customers to negotiate even lower prices on thousands of items. Expanding on Amazon’s traditional fixed price model, the new pricing feature allows customers ...
Led by mattress fabric sales in the second fiscal quarter ended November 2, 2014, Culp, Inc, one of the world’s largest marketers of mattress and upholstery fabrics, reported highest sales for the second quarter in ten years. In ...
Tags: mattress, upholstery fabrics, Textilec
Lamb Weston / Meijer, a joint venture between US-based ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston and Netherlands’ Meijer Frozen Food is set to invest around $150m to expand its frozen potato facility in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands. Adding a ...
Tags: frozen potato, Agriculture
GW Plastics Supplier in Mexico grow with OEMs. As Mexico's automotive and aerospace industries continue to see rapid growth, suppliers are being encouraged to locate plants near these OEM and Tier 1 facilities to help reduce cost and ...
Tags: Plastics Supplier, Health
Private equity firm American Capital has invested $31.5m to support the acquisition deal of Teasdale Foods by Snow Phipps Group that happened in October this year. Teasdale Foods offers private label and branded bean and hominy products ...
Bosch redesigned its website after market research showed more users are accessing it from a mobile device. Robert Bosch LLC has implemented major design changes to its website. A new design makes it easier for users to search for, ...
Tags: Bosch Website, Mobile User, Auto
Specialty chemical supplier Mayzo Inc. has has announced the appointment of Van Horn, Metz & Company, Inc. as its North American distributor of additives to the plastics, coatings, inks, adhesives, rubber and lubricants markets. ...
Tags: plastics, coatings, lubricants marketsc, Construction
The Automotive Distribution Network has extended its North American footprint with the signing of three new Auto Pride member warehouses: Auto Specialist, Vista, Calif.; Discount Auto Warehouse, Chicago; and T&T Parts, Maple Ridge, B.C. ...
Tags: Automotive Distribution, Network, Auto
Serene Furnishings has appointed Alan White as representative for Serene Beds and Serene Living in Scotland. Alan is a widely respected and well-known figure in Scotland’s furniture trade, having worked in the industry for 28 years, ...
Tags: furniture trade, Furniture
NYSE listed, apparel marketer, Gap Inc has entered into a partnership with Zalando, Europe’s leading online fashion website, to offer its own dedicated online shop within Zalando. The American retailer will offer a broad assortment ...
Tags: online shop, Gap, Apparel
Scotland-based W&M Watson Packaging (WMW) will be acquiring two self-adhesive label companies based in central Scotland - Lothian Labels (LLL) and Complete Labelling (CLL). While the former is a prominent label manufacturer, the latter ...
Tags: self-adhesive label, Packaging