State-owned Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co plans to mass-produce ballpoint pen tips and replace imports in two years, company officials said on Tuesday. The group has spent five years on research and development to acquire the ...
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The UK Government has confirmed plans to bring together businesses and research bodies from across the world to help tackle scourge of plastic in seas and oceans. The UK is already working with the governments of Canada, India, and ...
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UK’s Costa Coffee, a part of Whitebread, has pledged to recycle over a half a billion takeaway cups per year by 2020, in a bid to prevent them from ending up in landfill. The coffee chain, which plans to recycle at least 100 million ...
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China has opened its markets to Irish beef exports, ending an 18-year ban that was imposed on Ireland following the outbreak of mad cow disease. The Asian country had banned beef imports from Ireland and other European Union countries and ...
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Switzerland-based food and beverage company Nestlé has outlined its plan to achieve 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025. As part of this effort, the firm plans to focus on three core areas including eliminating ...
UK-based drinks manufacturer and distributor Global Brands has reported a 16% increase in its annual sales for the year ending 30 September 2017. The company's turnover was £42m for the financial year. Gross profit went up to ...
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RPC Group, a UK-based plastic packaging solutions provider, has agreed to acquire industrial and consumer packaging firm, Nordfolien, for €75m. Nordfolien is engaged in the design and manufacturing of polythene films for industrial ...
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CCL Industries, a provider of specialty label, security and packaging solutions for global corporations, government institutions, small businesses and consumers, has reported record fourth quarter and annual financial results for 2017. ...
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Water UK has launched a new scheme in the UK to allow consumers to refill plastic water bottles in public places to help reduce the plastic use. People will be able to refill water bottles for free in tens of thousands of places in ...
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During its 2017 Analyst Day at its Series 6 factory in Perrysburg, Ohio, First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA – which makes cadmium telluride (CdTe)-based thin-film photovoltaic modules as well as providing engineering, procurement & ...
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Pret a Manger is set to launch a trial to sell reusable glass bottles for water at its three Veggie Pret shops in the UK. The UK-based international sandwich shop chain will urge its customers to fill up their bottles using new filtered ...
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Indian auto-maker Tata Motors and Volkswagen’s Czech Republic subsidiary Skoda have ended their talks on the development of a new car for the emerging markets. Volkswagen and Tata Motors signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in ...
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The LEGO: Batman movie helped drive sales for Gotham’s hero, propelling LEGO Minifigures to the number one best-selling superhero toy to July 1st this year. The Caped Crusader has trounced his rivals across the DC and Marvel ...
Vibrant Health Products has voluntarily recalled one lot of liveGfree Gluten Free Classic Soft White Hamburger Buns because of a packaging error. As a result, this product may contain undeclared egg. The precautionary recall was ...
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Epson America has achieved record sales of the SurePress L-4033AW and L-6034VW digital label presses for the fiscal year ending 30 April. Epson America and its global affiliates continued its record-breaking momentum with over 250 ...
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