The Andhra Pradesh government’s new industrial policy has come as a shot in the arm for the textile industry in the state. According to media reports, the new policy which will be in force till 2020, provides a host of incentives for ...
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PPG Industries has announced that it has completed the acquisition of REVOCOAT, a global supplier of sealants, adhesives and damper products for the automotive industry, from the AXSON Group. Financial terms were not disclosed. “The ...
A manufacturing-related reorganization is hoped to boost efficiency for the orthopedic and surgical device firm. Surgical instrument and orthopedic implant maker Symmetry Medical (Warsaw, IN) has announced plans to boost its manufacturing ...
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Drugs can be administered directly into the body through injections, infusion, or through other drug delivery devices. Drug delivery devices are the devices or formulations used to inject therapeutic substances in the body through a ...
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Germany’s Huber Packaging group has acquired the Crown’s chemical-technical tinplate packaging facilities in Switzerland (Aesch), Finland (Helsinki), Great Britain (Liverpool) and France (Rouen) for an undisclosed amount. ...
Firma Holdings has acquired baked goods maker Sicilian Sun and its subsidiary Sicilian Sun Foods. The acquisition also involves Sicilian's two production facilities located in Alcamo and Catania on the island of Sicily in Italy. The ...
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The merger of MRRM Inc. with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marbour S.A.S. was announced following a special resolution approval at a special MRRM shareholders meeting held in Montreal, Quebec on March 31. Canada-based MRRM Inc. operates ...
UK based construction service provider Balfour Beatty has been awarded £80m contract to construct the National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC) in Coventry for the University of Warwick, England. The facility will include art ...
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China panel makers are continuing to move toward production of TFT Oxide displays for use in large-size applications in addition to AMOLED, with Tianma Microelectronics starting to make some of the biggest shifts, according to Digitimes ...
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A spokesperson for Sainsbury’s confirmed to Packaging News the scheme would go ahead and reports have suggested more stores were slated to provide the facility this year – may be up to 400 outlets could offer the service. Last ...
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Canadian apparel retailer Gildan Activewear said it has completed the implementation of its previously announced two for one share split of its outstanding common shares by way of a share dividend. The common shares started trading on a ...
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PPG Industries has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Flood Australia, which manufactures and distributes specialty wood stain and paint additive solutions for consumer, commercial and industrial applications. Financial terms ...
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In recent years, environmental protection has become an important issue for the Chinese government and for Chinese citizens from all walks of life, rising to the same status as economic development. According to transport development and as ...
Catalent Pharma Solutions, a US-based provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products, has acquired Australian pharmaceutical packaging business, Pharmapak Technologies, ...
Tags: delivery technologies, Pacific, Packaging
Marine logistics company Oricon Enterprises (OEL), a flagship company of Parijat Enterprises, will be acquiring 70% stake in India-based Oriental Containers for $16.77m (INR105cr). OEL will buy the company from its Mauritius-based joint ...
Tags: OEL, water closures, Packaging