A new joint survey from UBS and the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has found Australian supermarket suppliers are investing in new product development as a top priority. In releasing the results of the latest ‘UBS-AFGC ...
Tags: grocery sector, export opportunities, offshore wind farm
Daimler is planning to invest more than €7bn over the next two years on green powertrain technologies, including a plug-in hybrid electric-hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. The company will invest €14.5bn in research and development ...
Tags: green powertrain technologies, runabout, electric vehicle
Nosco, Inc,a full-service supplier of printed packaging, plans to expand its industry-leading operations by doubling production capabilities for digital printed cartons. The company just announced, in conjunction with HP Indigo, the ...
PPG has completed its new $10m coatings center of excellence at its existing complex in Tianjin, China. The new facility will serve regional customers in the automotive plastics and decorative accessories industry. The new coatings ...
Tags: coatings center, PPG, coatings plant
The Ontario government is providing up to $85.8m ($66.5m) in funding to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Canada (FCA Canada) for an expansion of the automaker's minivan assembly plant in Windsor. The funding will support improved research at the ...
Retail footfall in May was up 0.3% YOY, according to the latest BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vancancies Monitor. This was better than the 2.4% decline seen in April, and significantly above the three month average of -1.7%. High street ...
Tags: footfall, high street
Semiconductor process equipment maker SAMCO Inc has held a completion ceremony for its second production center (a two-floor steel-framed building adjacent to the headquarters in Kyoto, Japan), which began construction in January and is ...
Tags: Semiconductor, PECVD, MOCVD
Chicago-based private equity firm Geneva Glen Capital (GGC) has acquired Dianne’s Fine Desserts from Superior Capital Partners for undisclosed sum. Chicago-based private equity firm Geneva Glen Capital (GGC) has acquired Dianne's ...
Tags: GGC, Dianne's Fine Desserts
Volkswagen has adopted a new strategy to become a lead in sustainable mobility by bringing out more than 30 new e-vehicles by 2025. In order to achieve these goals, the Board of Management - with the approval of the Supervisory Board - ...
Tags: Volkswagen, pact for the future, BEVS
US based sustainable packaging solutions provider Ball Corporation has partnered with Faultless Starch/Bon Ami to launch two-piece tinplate aerosol can in the US market. The team will offer the Faultless Starch/Bon Ami's products in the ...
Tags: tinplate aerosol, G3-HD, aerosol container
Cascades,a recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and tissue products, has announced plans to build a new tissue converting plant in Scappoose, Oregon, US. The US$64 million investment includes new state-of-the-art converting lines ...
Tags: green packaging, tissue products
McLaren Packaging, which operates from four sites across Scotland has completed a significant investment in its manufacturing capabilities. The company has just finalised a £350k investment in its Stirling-based operation Blue Box ...
Tags: McLaren Packaging, Blue Box Design
Konica Minolta has made major advances made into new industrial printing markets such as labels and packaging, as well as numerous sales of digital printing and software services during drupa. Initial results from the trade fair have even ...
Tags: Konica Minolta, KM-1, Label printer
At Drupa 2016 Qualvis Print and Packaging laid the foundations for the championship when it comes to producing luxury packaging with an order for the world makeready champion in medium format in terms of makeready times and speed. The ...
Building on the new commitments to the Global Lighting Challenge announced in early June during the Clean Energy Ministerial, the US Department of Energy (DOE) is announcing funding for nine research and development projects that will ...