India-based Jindal Poly Films (JPFL) has agreed to acquire Netherlands-based Apeldoorn Flexible Packaging Holding (AFP) for around €82.3m. AFP, which is incorporated in 2014, manufactures load security films, bread and cheese ...
Tags: Flexible Packaging, Packaging
It's never a good idea to steal from work, even when the payload is thousands of iPhones. One now-ex senior manager at Apple supplier Foxconn has reportedly been indicted for stealing and reselling 5,700 iPhones from the Foxconn factory. ...
Waterproof phones are becoming increasingly common, but they are far from normal. In Japan, however, almost all of the phone is waterproof, and this phenomenon has appeared in ten years ago. Data show that Japan's 90%-95% phone is ...
Tags: Waterproof phones, in Japan, in the bath
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted €20m loan to Croatian packaging producer Aluflexpack Group (AFP Group) to fund the expansion of its flexible packaging product range and aluminium-based product ...
Tags: Flexible Packaging, packaging
A 23-year-old Chinese national has been arrested and charged in relation to the alleged importation of approximately 44 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine hidden in gel push-up bra inserts. On 25 February 2016, Australian Border Force ...
There were over 900 expats participating in the Beijing fair that just concluded last Saturday. [Photo/SAFEA] "Candidates have to be native speakers, with at least two years' teaching experience. And a TEFL certificate is a must," said ...
Tags: Unseasoned Expats, Finding Jobs, China
Oscar-winning French director Jean-Jacques Annaud denounced Academy Award organizers yesterday after his Sino-French co-production, Wolf Totem, was dropped from the Oscar race for being insufficiently Chinese. Annaud said he was ...
Tags: Oscar-winning, co-production, Wolf Totem
Brazilian meat producer JBS has completed the acquisition of European poultry company Moy Park for $1.5bn from Marfrig Global foods, following an approval from the European Union. The deal, which was announced in June, required certain ...
Chile is planning to implement strict rules for tobacco, including plain packaging that depict the gory consequences of consuming such products. The government is proposing a bill that mandates tobacco firms to bring in changes in ...
Tags: Plain Packaging, Cigarettes
The Bombay High Court in India has revoked the ban on Nestle's Maggi noodles and ordered regulators to undertake fresh tests on the product. This comes a day after the Indian government sued the company to pay $100m in settlment for its ...
Tags: Nestle, Maggi noodles, noodles
Belgian flexographic photopolymer plate development firm Asahi Photoproducts has unveiled AFP-TSP, a plate with pinning top dot technology (PTD), capable of catering to requirements, such as, carton and corrugated board applications. ...
Ireland has passed a new law introducing plain tobacco packaging, becoming the first country in the EU, under which all forms of branding, including logos and colours for cigarette packs will be prohibited. The new law, which prompts the ...
Tags: Packaging Law, Cigarette
Dutch brewing company Heineken has opened a new €110m greenfield brewery in Kilinto, Ethiopia, in a move to cater to the increasing demand for beer in the country. This development comes after the Ethiopian government invited ...
Tags: beer, brewery, Agriculture
Dutch brewer Heineken has announced plans to build a multi-beverage facility in Timor-Leste, which will see an investment of up to $45m in the south-east Asian country. The company and East Timor government have signed an agreement to ...
Tags: beer, soft drinks, water, Agriculture
Green Biologics Inc. has announced the successful closing of its acquisition of the assets of Central MN Ethanol Cooperative LLC (CMEC). Green Biologics intends to repurpose the operation, which includes a 21 million gallon per year ethanol ...
Tags: paints, coatings, adhesives, inks, cosmetics, Construction