Constantia Flexibles Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of flexible packaging products and labels, surpassed annual sales of two billion euros in 2016 , the first time in its history. The company also achieved record ...
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The installation of a new 6-inch (150mm) Davis-Standard extruder and strategic line upgrades have enabled Mid South Extrusion of Monroe, Louisiana, to improve throughputs while delivering a broader slate of HDPE procession options. The ...
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Carton packaging and filling machines provider, SIG Combibloc has launched new Combidome carton bottle for low-acid products such as milk and plant-based dairy alternatives. The new Combidome bottle has been selected by US-based Steuben ...
Ajinomoto has agreed to invest $15m in Israeli plant-based protein company Hinoman. Ajinomoto has also agreed to acquire the exclusive sales rights in Japan for Mankai, Hinoman Ltd.’s high-protein plant material with extraordinary ...
Mazda Motor said, starting from November, it will manufacture the all new CX-5 at its Hofu plant in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan, apart from the Hiroshima plant where it is being produced currently. The move will help the automaker ...
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Toyota Motor Europe has announced a planned investment of £240m in its UK manufacturing facility at Burnaston in Derbyshire. The factory will be upgraded to allow the production of vehicles on the Toyota New Global Architecture ...
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Comexi, global leader in solutions for the flexible packaging converting industry, has strengthened its commercial team in Italy and Southeast Europe with the incorporation of Andrea Campani as the company’s area manager in this zone. ...
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Phenix Label has installed a new UV printing press with GEW LED UV to boost reliability and production speed. In 2016, the company equipped its 16in, 10-color Omet X4 flexo press with 10 GEW LW-1 water-cooled UV LED stations for its 16in, ...
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Brazilian flexible packaging firm Videplast has installed seven AVT Turbo Series 100% inspection systems for high print quality. Five Argus E Turbo inspection systems were installed on various printing presses, while two Apollo Turbo ...
I Holland is set to exhibit new PharmaCote ECxtra tablet tool coating at this year’s Interphex Japan event, which is scheduled to be held from 28 to 30 June. The new tool coating has been developed to protect tablet punches from ...
Russia-based Baltika Breweries, part of the Carlsberg Group, has expanded its capacity for production of non-alcoholic beer. The company increased the number of sites where innovative non-alcoholic brewery equipment is installed. ...
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Flexible packaging and labels provider Constantia Flexibles Group has purchased a new printing technology for installation at its manufacturing site in Louvain, Belgium, in a bid to boost its pharmaceutical packaging business. The firm ...
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Impossible Foods has launched its first large-scale production facility, which could allow the company to make about 1 million pounds of meat a month, directly from plants, when fully ramped up. The goal for the East Oakland site is to ...
Hasbro execs have revealed wider plans for cinematic franchises including Transformers, My Little Pony and G.I. Joe. With the fifth movie in the Transformers movie series gearing up for release in June, Hasbro execs have revealed to The ...
Constantia Flexibles is planning to close its plant in Bucharest in Romania in a bid to optimize its film-based flexible packaging, manufacturing footprint in Europe. Expected to be finalized by July 2017, the manufacturing site closure ...