Organizers of Glass Performance Days (GPD) announced a reduced speaking fee is available for those submitting abstracts for GPD Finland 2013 by November 19. Scheduled for June 13 - 15 in Tampere, Finland, GPD 2013 will focus on glass ...
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The fan, which is made of thin bamboo strips, thin silks, feathers, leaves of sunflowers, and papers, is a traditional Chinese handicraft used for cooling. Fans, for they can bring people cool, were called "Shelter from the Sun" in ancient ...
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Thomas A Bryson, director of graduate studies for USC's chemistry and biochemistry department, filed a class-action lawsuit in Richland County on behalf of all state employees against the State Budget and Control Board for raising health ...
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Materials company Ahlstrom has inaugurated its new paper production facility in Longkou, Shandong Province, in eastern China. A joint venture (JV) together with Longkou Yulong Paper, the new plant produces Crepe medical papers used for ...
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Global high performance materials company Ahlstrom has announced the increase of prices on its specialty paper materials produced by the Label and Processing Business Area, due to the recent rises in raw material and energy costs. ...
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Packaging, label and publishing papers manufacturer Twin Rivers Paper has announced the addition of a new oil and grease-resistant paper to its portfolio, which is used in food service and quick serve restaurant (QSR) packaging. ...
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The American Coatings Association (ACA) has announced that Dr. Dean Webster, chair of the Coatings and Polymeric Materials Department at North Dakota State University (NDSU), will deliver the Mattiello Memorial Lecture at its CoatingsTech ...
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Finland-based Metso has announced that it will rebuild the white top kraftliner machine at the Pite mill of SCA Packaging Munksund in Sweden, as part of a contract. The line is expected to be fully operational during 2013 and the rebuild is ...
French group Armor has announced the launch of a new wax ribbon AWR 8 for flat head thermal transfer printers. The product offers wide label material compatibilities, printing on uncoated rough papers, coated papers and also on synthetic ...
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Paper-cut, also called as Flower-cut, Paper-cut for window decoration and Paper is a folk with a long history for the Chinese people, and it has been recorded in Historical Records by Sima Qian in the Han Dynasty. Paper-cut is also one of ...
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People participate in a dragon dance in Xiage township of Xianju county, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 1, 2012. There is a tradition in Xianju county that people make giant dragons from bamboos for festivities of the Spring Festival ...
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South African paper and packaging company Mondi Group has secured European Union (EU) regulatory approval for its $782m acquisition of packaging company Nordenia in Germany from private equity firm Oaktree Capital. According to Mondi, the ...
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US-based Packaging Dynamics has acquired De Luxe, a manufacturer of flexible packaging products for food service, bakery, confectionery, dairy, and other specialty applications, for an undisclosed amount. Packaging Dynamics chief ...
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Deutsche Börse,Standard Life and Resolution are three finance firms that have transformed board meetings through the use of Apple iPads. Using software from Diligent,the companies have replaced hundreds of pages of documents in lever ...
UK-based recycled packaging manufacturer DS Smith has completed the previously announced acquisition of Sweden-based Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget’s (SCA) packaging business for €1.7bn, excluding its two kraftliner mills in ...