Oliver Printing & Packaging, a portfolio company of Pfingsten, has acquired folding cartons, micro-fluted corrugated boxes and setup boxes manufacturer Pohlig Packaging for an undisclosed sum. Under the transaction, which closed on 14 ...
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Berlin Packaging, a supplier of plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures, has appointed Kenneth Edwards as the executive vice president of supply chain. Bringing more than 30 years' experience in procurement and manufacturing ...
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Impossible Foods says that it has passed important milestones for food safety, including a unanimous expert-panel affirmation of the safety of a key ingredient used in its products. A panel of food safety and allergy experts at three ...
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Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) is merging its operations in Russia and Ukraine with Turkey's brewer, Anadolu Efes. The companies plan to merge their businesses in a 50-50 merger and create a new company to be known as AB InBev-Efes. ...
Sappi has reported a net profit of $58m for this financial year’s third quarter, compared to $32m for the same period last year. For Q3, its earnings per share stood at $0.11, excluding special items. Sappi had also reduced its debt ...
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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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Metro has agreed to purchase a majority interest in MissFresh, a Montreal company which produces ready-to-cook meals. Ever-responsive to industry trends, METRO is thereby positioning itself in a growing market: the online sale of ...
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Conner Industries, a provider of integrated packaging solutions, has received from existing investors additional growth capital which, when added to the investment made in April 2017, totals $10m. The capital infusion will be used for ...
Secretary of State for the Department of International trade, Liam Fox made the announcement, outlining the government’s renewed ‘commitment to helping small business seize global demand for British exports.’ UK Export ...
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French automaker PSA Group (Groupe PSA) has completed the acquisition of General Motors' (GM) European brands Opel and Vauxhall. With the acquisition now being officially complete, PSA Group has become the second largest automaker in ...
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Diversified Global Graphics Group (DG3), a portfolio company of Resilience Capital Partners, has acquired London-based Leycol Printers Limited, a provider of high-end offset and lithographic printing service for the financial and commercial ...
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical has agreed to acquire Canada-based Daiya Foods which specializes in the manufacturing plant-based foods. The acquisition, reported at 405 million Canadian dollars, is expected to help increase Daiya's presence ...
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China has targeted installing 86.5GW PV capacity during 2017-2020 under the 13th Five-Year National Development Plan, including 54.5GW for ground-mounted PV projects and 32GW, or 8GW a year, for PV projects under the "Top Runner Program," ...
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Mattel has enjoyed a spike in net sales in its second quarter 2017 financial results. The firm reported that net sales were up by two per cent as reported and up by three per cent in constant currency, versus the prior year's second ...