New Star Metals has announced that, effective November 2, the company will be known as Material Sciences Corporation (MSC). Founded in 2010, New Star Metals added the original Material Sciences Corporation to its growing list of ...
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Daimler has inaugurated Lab1886 in Atlanta, Georgia, a new location for the company's innovation hub. Guests at the event included Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia, as well as Silicon Valley icon and investor Guy Kawasaki. Lab1886 ...
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ABeam Consulting Thailand has established a mission-critical system for Thai manufacturing company Bangkok Glass. This system became fully operational at its 9 companies in Thailand, in March 2018. It will be implemented gradually across ...
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AB Inbev’s innovation unit ZX Ventures has acquired UK-based spirits company Atom Group for an undisclosed amount. Atom Group, which is based in Kent, UK, consists of three units including Master of Malt, an online retailer, Atom ...
German automakers BMW and Daimler have agreed to merge their respective mobility services business units into a joint venture (JV) in which each company will hold a 50% stake. The agreement will bring together the companies’ ...
Bobst Group, a Swiss-based supplier of equipment and services to the packaging and label industries, has reported consolidated sales of CHF1 529m ($1,629m) in 2017, an increase of CHF82m, or 5.7%, compared to 2016. The operating result ...
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Tulip’s subsidiary Dalehead Foods has launched a new paper board packaging for the fresh protein market. The recyclable packs with three new ready to eat turkey meats are available in Waitrose stores across the UK. Waitrose has ...
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Tekni-Plex firm Dolco Packaging has developed new processor trays for meat and poultry products. The custom-designed trays will enable meat and poultry processors to be used for different products such as premium brats or sausages, meat ...
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Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has agreed to acquire the Mitsubishi Electric power device sales business currently handled by Powerex Inc of Youngwood, PA, USA (a 50:50 joint venture between Mitsubishi Electric and General Electric), ...
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Hamburger Recycling has agreed to acquire Turkey-based recycling company Kastas Kagit for an undisclosed sum. Situated in the Izmir region, Kastas Kagit’s will allow Hamburger Recycling to expand its efficiency in the collection and ...
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Private equity firm Genstar Capital has acquired US-based Tekni-Plex from American Securities for an undisclosed sum. Based in Wayne of Pennsylvania, Tekni-Plex produces products, components and materials for healthcare, specialty ...
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Paper and packaging solutions provider WestRock has unveiled plans to construct a new corrugated box plant in Porto Feliz, a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.The facility will meet increasing demand from the ...
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Plastic packaging manufacturer Greiner Packaging has designed new ayran cup for dairy products producer Bayerische Milchindustrie (BMI). The new plastic cup, which is the reminiscent of the copper cups, features metal-hammertone look and ...
Finnish food packaging specialist Huhtamaki has completed the purchase of International Paper's foodservice packaging operations in China. The divested business has two facilities in Shanghai and Tianjin and a workforce of about 200 ...
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Packaging materials developer Tekni-Plex has started production at its new manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China. The new advanced facility, which features 140,000ft² of space, has already began producing products for the ...