Grupo Alucaps Mexicano has invested in new Sacmi CCM64MB press, which will be used to manufacture water and CSD caps. The new 64-cavity CCM press allows to produce two differently designed caps by using the same die. Featuring advanced ...
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Natural and organic food products developer Pacific Foods is adding cashew non-dairy to its lineup of plant-based alternatives. Made with Organic and Fair Trade Certified cashews, the four flavors stand out as some of the only ethically ...
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Seaboard Triumph Foods (STF) is set to begin commercial operations at its new pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa from 5 September 2017. STF said that the new facility will make use of robotics and other technologies to supply a ...
Sustainable packaging solutions provider Ball has announced plans to shut down three beverage packaging facilities in the US. The company also intends to build new and advanced beverage packaging facility in Goodyear, Arizona. Expected ...
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Dongfeng Motor have established a joint venture (JV) to co-develop electric vehicles in China. The new JV, dubbed eGT New Energy Automotive, will manufacture vehicles with zero-emissions. It will use the ...
Redpath Sugar will invest C$5.2m ($4.17m) in the expansion of its dry blending and packaging plant in Belleville, Ontario to add new pouch packaging capabilities. The Canada-based cane sugar refiner will install two new customized ...
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Packaging materials developer Tekni-Plex has started production at its new manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China. The new advanced facility, which features 140,000ft² of space, has already began producing products for the ...
Biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films manufacturer Treofan has invested in Bobst metallizer, as part of its efforts to modernize its manufacturing operations. The company installed Bobst K5000 3650 mm wide metallizer to replace ...
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Extrusion technology provider KraussMaffei Berstorff says that its newly designed extruder models for pelletizing are bagging orders worldwide in both PVC and PO segments. The company claims to be registering significant growth in orders ...
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Food packing firm Hilton Food Group has signed a long term supply agreement with Tesco Central Europe to produce fresh food. This development supports Hilton’s strategy of providing key retail partners globally with a diversified ...
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ICE Service Group, through its packaging group ICE Packaging Company (ICE), has acquired Strategic Packaging Systems (SPS), which is based in the US state of Tennessee. Established in 2009, SPS designs, manufactures and distributes soft ...
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Constantia Flexibles’ film-based product CompresSeal has won German Packaging Award 2017 in sustainability category. The award will be officially handed over to winners at a gala event in Berlin, Germany, on September 26. ...
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Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has agreed to purchase all assets of Sacramento Container and acquire 100% membership interests of Northern Sheets and Central California Sheets for $265m. As per the agreement, PCA will take over ...
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Tokyo-based Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has expanded its product lineup of infrared light-emitting diode (IR-LED) chips, which are mainly used as parts of photo-couplers for gate drivers in power semiconductor modules and parts of sensors for ...
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA- which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services – says that an affiliate of D. E. Shaw ...
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