The diamond trade remains under pressure, and further contraction of the market is expected this year. Apart from being squeezed by high rough costs and declining polished prices, dealers lament there are too many players chasing the same ...
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UK-based frozen food retailer Iceland Foods has introduced two new ready meal products in renewable packaging, as part of its effort to reduce the use of plastic for packaging. The company has packaged its new ready meal products in Stora ...
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Systech International, a global technology leader in serialization, product safety, and consumer and brand protection, and NKP Pharma, an innovator in the field of designing and manufacturing pharmaceutical packaging machinery, today ...
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Mitsui Chemicals, along with Bilcare, has introduced new Chemipearl XSP water-based heat seal coating for pharmaceutical blister packaging in India. Mitsui developed XSP series of Chemipearl, which serve as an alternative to existing ...
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Switzerland-based Hoffmann Neopac has purchased a majority stake in India-based 3D Technopack for an undisclosed sum. Based in Mumbai, 3D Technopack is engaged in the production of plastic tubes for the health and beauty care markets. ...
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TricorBraun has collaborated with Amfora Packaging to form a new joint venture (JV) company to serve customers in the South American region. The partnership has formed TricorBraun South America SAS, which is a 50-50 JV firm with ...
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India-based Creative Graphics has invested in Esko’s platforms, in a bid to enhance its production operations. India’s largest packaging prepress and flexographic plate provider has expanded in the past three years with its ...
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Indian carton manufacturer TCPL Packaging has installed the Kongsberg X20 sample making table from Belgium-based Esko. According to Esko, the Kongsberg X20 is a new line of upgradable cutting and creasing sample makers. These machines ...
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German conglomerate BASF opened a new technical application laboratory for its nutrition and health business in Singapore to bolster its research and development footprint in the region. Located at Singapore Polytechnic and named as ...
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The Everstone Group has acquired an undisclosed stake in Mumbai-based OmniActive Health Technologies for $35m. The acquisition is aimed at accelerating Everstone's growth in the fast-expanding nutraceuticals space. OmniActive is a major ...
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Finnish packaging firm Huhtamaki is planning to establish three new manufacturing units in a bid to boost its flexible packaging business. One of the three facilities is planned to be built in Cairo, Egypt while the other two units in ...
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TAITRA held the first overseas pre-show press conference for COMPUTEX 2017 in India (photo courtesy of TAITRA). In a view of Taiwan's increasingly close economic ties with India, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), a ...
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India based flexible packaging company Uflex has introduced collar type twin head four servo driven form-fill & seal (FFS) machine to help increase packaging efficiency for customers. Featuring two heads for forming and filling pouches of ...
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Called Insights on India and following the team’s visit to the KidsIndia Toy Fair in Mumbai, the webinar will offer a close look at the state of responsible sourcing in the India toy industry. ICTI Care is encouraging industry ...
The India International Jewellery Show (IIJS), which took place in Mumbai this week, reflected a cautious local diamond and jewelry trade, even if sentiment was better than expected. Suppliers arrived with low expectations as a month-long ...
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