Fiber-based products provider Domtar has opened its second generating unit, which has a power output of 18MW, at Windsor (Quebec) Mill, Canada. The start-up of its second generating unit, built for $36 million, will improve the energy ...
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Sidel Group, along with Gebo Cermex, is set to launch multiple next-generation packaging solutions for beverage markets at Drinktec 2017 in Germany. The event will take place from 11 to 15 September in Munich. At the event, the company ...
Tags: Beverage Packaging, Packaging
Ardian has divested its stake in Germany-based food company frostkrone for an undisclosed sum to Emeram Capital Partners. frostkrone, which was established in 1997, manufactures frozen finger food and snack products in Europe. The ...
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German packaging firm Mauser Group plans to invest in new production lines at its facility in St Priest to meet the increasing demand for industrial packaging solutions in the Rhone Valley and the South of France. In January 2017, the ...
Tags: multi-product plants, packaging
Exagan of Grenoble, France, a gallium nitride (GaN) technology start-up that enables smaller and more efficient electrical converters, has raised €5.7m in first-round financing that will be used to produce high-speed power switching ...
Tags: GaN-on-Si, GaN switching device
X-FAB Silicon Foundries AG of Erfurt, Germany and Exagan of Grenoble and Toulouse, France have entered into a joint development agreement to industrialize Exagan's GaN-on-silicon technology, begin producing high-speed power switching ...
The European Commission (EC) has given its approval for the acquisition of Austria-based Constantia Flexibles by French investment group Wendel Group for €2.3bn ($2.8bn). Constantia Flexibles specialises in producing foil, paper ...
Tags: Constantia Flexibles, plastic-film packaging, packaging
Renault Trucks and the French Post Office (La Poste) will launch an electric truck designed with a hydrogen-powered range extender on an experimental basis in Europe, as part of their commitment to a sustainable development strategy. The ...
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French investment group Wendel Group has agreed to acquire Austria-based Constantia Flexibles where the latter has been valued at €2.3bn ($2.8bn). As a part of the transaction, Wendel intends to support Constantia Flexibles over ...
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has opened its first Regional Innovation Center (RIC) in Navi Mumbai, India. The RIC center is expected to host approximately 100 technical employees in chemical research and application ...
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PSA Peugeot Citroën has presented awards to its best suppliers. BASF’s Coatings division received the award for its CathoGuard 800 cathodic e-coat. This is applied to the vehicle body to protect it from corrosion. The special ...
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An FDA news release has announced that the agency has given de novo approval to the Deka Arm System, the first prosthetic arm that can perform multiple, simultaneous powered movements controlled by electrical signals from electromyogram ...
Tags: Bionic Arm, medical device
US-based automotive components supplier BorgWarner Turbo Systems plans to expand its North Carolina manufacturing operations in Buncombe County. For the expansion, the company will invest about $32m over the next three years in Arden that ...
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Florida Tile celebrated the grand opening of its new 15,000-square-foot designer showroom concept and warehouse in Dallas with a VIP reception. Located at 9755 Clifford Drive (near Love Field airport), the Florida Tile facility is a ...
Tags: Tile, Construction, Decoration
EATP (the European Association for Textile Polyolefins) has released details of the programme for its annual Executive Seminar, to be held in Brussels on May 20. The theme of the Seminar is “Fibres & Textiles in Europe : Towards ...
Tags: Fibres, Textiles, Textile Polyolefins