Flint Group has acquired Arkansas based American Inks and Coatings (AIC) for undisclosed amount. American Inks and Coatings is engaged in providing inks and related products for the rotogravure, flexographic packaging, and specialty ...
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Technology company Ecolab has launched Synergex, a mixed peracid sanitizer and disinfectant, for food and beverage processors to ensure food quality. It also allows them to improve productivity, enhance workplace hygiene and safety, and ...
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US-based flexible and rigid packaging solutions provider Bemis has agreed to acquire medical device packaging operations and related value-added services from SteriPack Group for an undisclosed sum. As part of the transaction, Bemis will ...
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Dow Chemical Company has launched an innovative Microfoaming Technology for the packaging industry in Latin America. The project is part of a comprehensive Dow program focused on mitigating the carbon footprint of the Rio 2016 Olympic ...
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US-based agribusiness company Monsanto has announced to invest $975m over the next three years to expand its manufacturing site in Luling, Louisiana. The investment will also support the launch of Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System, a seed ...
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Chemists from Technical University of Munich have found around 50 different chemicals which are responsible for flavouring elements in Parmesan cheese, which could help in monitoring the quality of the cheese. The study authors focused ...
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Researchers from the Stanford University in the US have developed renewable plastic from carbon dioxide (CO2) and inedible plant material, creating a green alternative to petroleum-based plastic bottles and other polyester products. ...
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VerLASE Technologies LLC of Bridgewater, NJ, USA (a spin-off from technology development firm Versatilis LLC of Shelburne, VT, USA) says that the US Patent Office has issued US Patent No. 9,269,854, a fundamental patent covering the use of ...
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Three scientists share 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 was awarded jointly to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar "for mechanistic studies ...
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Profit declines for China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) continued but narrowed in November, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Friday. China's non-financial SOEs raked in 2 trillion yuan (309.1 billion U.S. dollars) in profits from ...
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Rollprint Packaging Products launches Triad, a new high-barrier, solvent-free overwrap which has been developed using the company’s proprietary metallocene-based sealant chemistry. The sealant layer bonds to foil -- which can be ...
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) concluded its prime ministers' meeting in central Chinese city of Zhengzhou by promising to boost regional economic cooperation. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and leaders from other SCO members, ...
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A design drawing of Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) in Shantou, south China's Guangdong Province. [Photo: Xinhua] Construction began Wednesday on a technology institute cooperation between a Chinese and an ...
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Visitors enjoy Simon Rulquin's art pieces at YISHU 8 in Beijing, Nov 21, 2015. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Inspired by astronomy, French artist Simon Rulquin takes his viewers on a shuttle through the universe through his art. ...
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A team of Florida State University materials researchers has developed a new type of light-emitting diode, or LED, using an organic-inorganic hybrid that could lead to cheaper, brighter and mass produced lights and displays in the future. ...
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