Packaging firm Sirane has exhibited plastic-free compostable food pouch, Earthpouch, at this year’s Packaging Innovations event in the UK. The event is being held between 28 February and 1 March in Birmingham. Sirane has already ...
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Valmet will supply a Valmet Brown Stock quality analyzer (Valmet Kappa Q1) for CMPC Celulosa in Santa Fe, Chile for its fiber line 1 producing ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) bleached eucalyptus pulp. To be installed in the blow line of the ...
Packaging Concepts & Design (PC&D) and O2 Investment Partners (O2) have acquired Packaging Specialists, Southwest (PSI) for an undisclosed sum. PSI, which was established in 1976, is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, US. It designs and ...
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In a surprise announcement, Motorola launched two new and highly affordable smartphones – the Moto C and Moto C Plus. The two handsets go on sale “this spring” in the UK, as well as various countries across Europe, Asia, ...
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Vodafone is hitting some customers with a second price hike, just weeks after another rise was introduced. The news was first reported by the Financial Times, which claimed that some customers have received texts warning of an unexpected ...
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Chemical firm BASF has unveiled Ultramid Flex F38 L, a new polyamide developed for soft packaging applications. The new partly bio-based copolyamide exhibits enhanced tear and puncture resistance on softer films. Films made by using ...
A fleet of driverless vehicles using UK-built software is set to be trialed between Oxford and London in 2019. Oxford-based artificial intelligence company Oxbotica is leading a consortium of companies that include Oxford Robotics ...
Albis Plastic is set to exhibit its active packaging solutions for flexible film applications at this year’s Interpack event in Germany. The event will take place from 4 to 10 May in Düsseldorf. The combination of EVOH and ...
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UK mobile provider Three has blown the top off its data caps, giving customers up to three times as much value on selected tariffs. A range of devices, including the popular iPhone 7, can take advantage of the offer right away. The data ...
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GEW will exhibit its new specialist UV curing systems for the coating and converting industries at this year’s ICE shows in Munich and Orlando. Both events will be an opportunity to update the professionals on the full range of UV ...
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Sky has launched its Sky Q phone app for iOS and Android, to accompany the existing app for tablets. The new software allows you to set remote recordings, live stream content, and access on-demand programmes through your phone. It also ...
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Apple iPhone Upgrade Programme UK guide: At its iPhone 7 and Apple Watch 2 launch, Apple unveiled a 'one more thing': namely, extending its Apple Upgrade Programme to the UK and China after exclusively being available in the US. Here's what ...
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UK-based LED maker Plessey's new Orion beam forming module has been shortlisted in two categories (Manufacturer of the Year and Enabling technology of the Year) in the 2016 Lux Awards, which celebrate and reward creativity and ...
Permeation instruments manufacture Mocon has introduced a new oxygen transmission rate testing system for ultra-high barrier film and packages applications. The new OX-TRAN 2/22 10X system, which will be added to the OX-TRAN 2/22 H and ...
Bad phone signal ranks alongside the weather and Katie Hopkins for things Brits love moaning about. The best and worst UK cities have been ranked based on their mobile phone network performance in the second half of 2015. Independent ...
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