Flint Group has appointed Dr Pablo Steenwinkel as technical director for its Flexible Packaging business in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Dr Steenwinkel joins Flint Group on May 1st 2017 from Avery Dennison, where he is ...
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Hubergroup, USA has acquired Alden & Ott Printing Inks Company for an undisclosed sum. The company intends to hold the all employees and management team of the acquired business to support the business, specifically in the Midwest and ...
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The McLaren F1 team has revealed it will be 3D printing “race-ready” parts at next weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. In a first for the world’s most illustrious motorsport, McLaren Racing says it’ll have an ...
China's apparent oil demand rose 5.3% year on year in the first two months of 2017 to 11.65 million b/d on the back of robust economic growth, holiday transportation demand and efforts to build stocks ahead of the refinery maintenance ...
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Cambridge Nanotherm Ltd of Haverhill, Suffolk, UK, a producer of nanoceramic thermal management technology, says that its Nanotherm LC thermal management solution addresses the unique needs of chip-scale packaged (CSP) LEDs. CSP LEDs have ...
Germany printer Rehms Druck has selected AccurioJet KM-1 press from Konica Minolta for its first investment in B2 inkjet. The AccurioJet KM-1 B2+ press is designed to provide a wide range of media handling on both coated and uncoated ...
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Pro Mach’s subsidiary Axon will showcase new SLX 600 shrink sleeve applicator at the ProFood Tech event, which is being held from 4-6 April 2017 in Chicago, US. The new 600 container per minute shrink sleeve applicator features ...
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Specialty chemicals maker Clariant is offering improved formulations of Cesa-extend masterbatches for restoring key material properties to recycled condensation polymers such as PET, PLA, and polycarbonate for high-value packaging ...
Evolva will collaborate with Cargill for the production and commercialisation of the next-generation stevia sweetener, EverSweet. This product is on track for a 2018 launch, securing its first-mover advantage. EverSweet is a ...
Public Health England (PHE), an executive agency of the UK's Department of Health, has published new guidelines designed to reduce the amount of sugar in nine food product categories. The public health body is challenging manufacturers to ...
The Packaging Systems Division of SSI Schaefer Systems International, a leader in reusable packaging systems, has expanded production capabilities with a new manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico. SSI Schaefer Packaging, ...
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Land O'Lakes has acquired Vermont Creamery, a creamery and artisanal cheese and butter-maker in Websterville, Vermont, US. Vermont Creamery Co-Founders Bob Reese and Allison Hooper and Land O'Lakes, Inc. President and CEO Chris Policinski ...
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Even just a few short years ago, LED lighting was largely viewed as something that would be nice to have, but wasn’t exactly practical for widespread use, due in large part to the cost. Well, the so-called “LED revolution” ...
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Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has secured exclusivity in relation to the proposed acquisition of Chamtor, a France-based manufacturer of wheat-based sweeteners and starches. Pierre Duprat, president, ADM Europe, Middle East and ...
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China has strong demand for robots, but locally produced robots took up only 26.7% of its demand in 2015. Too meet the demand, China firms have geared up development of robots with government incentives in recent years and the use of robots ...
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