Germany-based inspection technology provider, Erhardt+Leimer (E+L) has appointed Rotocon as the local agent in South Africa. Under the partnership, two E+L Smartscan systems have already been installed at Spec Systems’ new RCSI 330 ...
Truco Enterprises has rolled out the new On The Border Nacho Cheese and Zesty Ranch flavored tortilla chip products. The products are already available on shelves at several retailers. Truco CEO Mel Deane said: "As the fastest growing ...
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UAE-based Amira Nature Foods has acquired a portfolio of packaged specialty rice brands from Euro Basmati in Germany for an undisclosed price. The acquired brands include Al Amir, Al Hakim, Bano, Dalia, Hanna and Shah Pari which have ...
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US Foods has agreed to acquire Birmingham, Alabama-based SRA Foods, a meat processor and distributor having yearly sales of around $80m. Family owned since 1940, SRA started out as a butcher shop in Birmingham. Today, SRA Foods occupies a ...
Italian confectionery giant Ferrero International has agreed to acquire US-based Fannie May Confections Brands from 1-800-Flowers.com for $115m in cash. The deal also includes Fannie May's subsidiaries Fannie May Confections and London ...
The installation of a new 6-inch (150mm) Davis-Standard extruder and strategic line upgrades have enabled Mid South Extrusion of Monroe, Louisiana, to improve throughputs while delivering a broader slate of HDPE procession options. The ...
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OFD Foods, a supplier of freeze-dried food for the US Military, will expand its operations in New York State with a new $25m manufacturing plant in Monroe County. The company has selected Henrietta in Monroe County to build a new ...
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Mid South Extrusion, a US-based converting and process films supplier for packaging industry, has installed a new 150mm Davis-Standard extruder to improve throughputs and expand film manufacturing capabilities. The firm has also made ...
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UK-based soft drinks producer Britvic has developed a wood fibre bottle as a viable packaging option for several sectors. Developed as part of the company's sustainability strategy program, the new wood fibre packaging technology helps to ...
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Oregon-based hand-crafted spirits company Eastside Distilling has acquired MotherLode Craft Distillery, a bottling services provider. Since its founding in 2014 by Allen Barteld, the mission of MotherLode has been to enable craft ...
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Regarding the performance of LED industry in Taiwan, due to low season, demand for InGan (blue) LEDs has dropped in the first quarter, while that of AlINGap (red) LEDs is still strong. Thus, institutional investors estimate that business ...
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At Semicon China 2017, executives at chip giant Intel, IC packager Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, equipment vendors ASML, Lam Research and Tokyo Electron (TEL), and nano-electronics research institute Imec talked about innovation to ...
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The "Made in China 2025" (MIC 2025) plan, published by the China State Council in May of 2015, has demonstrated the country's ambition to enhance its fabless IC design industry in terms of market share and technology capability. Major ...
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China-based panel makers, in view of fast growing demand, will set up or expand production capacities for AMOLED panels, with eight factories to be completed or expanded in 2020, according to Photonics Industry & Technology Development ...
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China is expected to become the world's biggest producer of semiconductor display panels around 2019, according to Li Dongsheng, chairman and CEO of TCL Corp. "As a major manufacturer of televisions and cellphones, we have a large demand ...
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