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US Plastic Bottle Recycling Rate Drops by 2.4% in 2016

Nov 9, 2017

Plastic bottle recycling in the US had gone down by 2.4% to a little over £2.9bn in 2016, according to a new industry report. The figures were revealed by Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the American Chemistry Council ...

Tags: Plastic Bottle, Plastic Recyclers

Oclaro Reports Quarterly Revenue up 4% Sequentially and 15% Year-on-Year

Nov 9, 2017

For fiscal first-quarter 2018 (to end-September 2017), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $155.6m (split about 48%:52% between ...

Tags: components, modules, optical communications

Uflex Develops Antimicrobial Flexible Packaging Material

Sep 18, 2017

India-based Uflex has developed new flexible packaging material with anti-microbial properties to improve shelf life of packed cooked foods. The new FDA approved packaging material will help to reduce microbial growth, enabling to keep ...

Tags: Uflex, Flexible Packaging

Loews Acquires Consolidated Container Company for $1.2bn

May 24, 2017

Loews has completed the acquisition of US rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Consolidated Container Company (CCC) from Bain Capital Private Equity for about $1.2bn. Based in Atlanta of Georgia, CCC provides packaging solutions to the ...

Tags: Loews, plastic packaging

Loews to Buy Consolidated Container Company for $1.2bn

Apr 13, 2017

Loews has agreed to acquire US-based rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Consolidated Container Company (CCC) from Bain Capital Private Equity for about $1.2bn. Based in Atlanta of Georgia, CCC offers packaging solutions to stable end ...

Tags: plastic packaging, packaging

Apple's Not Very Good, Really Quite Poor 2016

Dec 26, 2016

As they drift off for their one- or two-day vacations shortly, will Apple's senior executives be patting themselves on the back? Or will they be slapping themselves on the forehead? Apple's 2016 was garlanded with the usual hype, but not ...

Tags: Apple, iPhone SE, iPad Pro

Apple Might Skip Annual iPhone SE Hardware Updates

Nov 8, 2016

Analysts are predicting that Apple won't roll out a refresh of its lower-cost iPhone SE range in the first half of 2017, which would mark a different hardware strategy between its larger iPhone and the SE. According to Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI ...

Tags: iPhone SE, Apple

GigPeak Hits Record Shipments of 40G QSFP+ and 100G QSFP28 ICs for Data Centers

Sep 23, 2016

GigPeak Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (formerly GigOptix), which provides integrated circuits and software solutions for high-speed connectivity and high-quality video compression over the network and the cloud, has seen record quarterly orders ...

Tags: GigOptix, 40Gbps QSFP+and 100Gbps QSFP28 ICs AOCs

Danone to Buy Whitewave Foods for $12.5bn in All-Cash Deal

Jul 12, 2016

French dairy giant Danone has entered into an agreement to acquire WhiteWave Foods in an all-cash deal worth $12.5bn. The acquisition is expected to double the size of Danone's business in the US, while helping the company to move towards ...

Tags: WhiteWave Foods, Danone, beverage categories

Hanesbrands Promotes Gerald Evans Jr. to CEO

Jun 15, 2016

HanesBrands, the parent of Hanes, Champion, Gear for Sport and a number of intimate apparel brands, said that as part of leadership succession plan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard A. Noll will be narrowing his role to ...

Tags: Noll and Evans, Gear for Sports, apparel company

Meiogenix Partners with Lesaffre to Develop Improved Industrial Yeast Strains

Jun 12, 2016

French biotech company Meiogenix has entered into an agreement with Lesaffre to develop improved industrial yeast strains using Meiogenix’s recombination technologies. Meiogenix's PhoeniX technology helps in controlling the process ...

Tags: Meiogenix, biotech

Pacific Sunwear Files for Bankruptcy

Apr 11, 2016

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. entered into a restructuring support agreement (RSA) with affiliates of Golden Gate Capital, the holder of its secured term loan provider under the company's financing facilities. In conjunction with the ...

Tags: Pacific Sunwear, RSA, Golden Gate Capital, Bankruptcy

Asia-Pacific To Drive Growth In Cartonboard Industry

Mar 21, 2016

New data released shows the cartonboard industry must look east for growth, with Asia Pacific accounting for almost two thirds of demand for folding cartons by 2018, and liquid cartons by 2019. Diversification of consumption patterns, ...

Tags: Cartonboard, Asia-Pacific

Murray Goulburn Not Immune to Low Dairy Prices

Mar 13, 2016

Murray Goulburn says it is feeling the impact of a troubled dairy industry, revealing a slump in net profit to shareholders. The dairy company, which owns the Devondale brand, announced a net profit of only AUD$10 million for the six ...

Tags: low milk prices, Murray Goulburn

Color Consistency-One of the Challenges for Solid-State Lighting

Nov 12, 2015

When discussing the properties of LEDs, the word ‘color’ immediately comes to our minds; and there are so many facets to our perception of color! An important one is color consistency, which is really a blanket qualifier for a ...

Tags: Solid-State Lighting, LEDs, color consistency

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