US-based Cloud Packaging Solutions has unveiled new Hydroforma 165 soluble pod machine at the Interpack event in Germany. The next-generation Hydroforma machine includes new patented features, which will allow packaged goods companies to ...
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Mead Johnson Nutrition, a global leader in pediatric nutrition, opened its new production and research campus in Tuas, Singapore. The Tuas campus includes a manufacturing plant that will supply key ingredients and products to a number of ...
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Finnish firm Huhtamaki has signed an agreement to acquire India-based privately-owned flexible packaging firm, Positive Packaging, in a deal worth €247m ($336m). Following the acquisition, Huhtamaki will merge Positive Packaging ...
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Finland-based packaging supplier Huhtamaki has announced plans to sell its films business segment, in order to concentrate more on food packaging. The company's latest decision comes on the heels of evaluating options pertaining to its ...
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Arkema and Jurong Chemical have formed Sunke, a joint venture in which Arkema will have a majority interest, comprised of the assets of Jurong's acrylic acid production site in Taixing opened in 2012. This acquisition, in the wake of ...
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After five years of construction, B.C.'s South Fraser Perimeter Road was opened to traffic in December, providing better access to Vancouver ports and helping de-congest the region's roads. "The SFPR will provide an efficient and ...
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B.C.’s South Fraser Perimeter Road was opened to traffic over the weekend. The new four-lane highway will provide greater access to Vancouver ports and will alleviate congestion in the region. “The completion of the South ...
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The Ford Ka concept has been revealed in Brazil, previewing an all-new city car designed for emerging and fast-growing markets around the world. Developed by Ford Brazil, the car maker describes the sub-Fiesta-sized Ka concept as “a ...
AGC, a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, announced today that AGC Glass Brazil, Inc. has started production of architectural glass at its industrial glass complex in Guaratinguetá, São ...
Thierry Le Hénaff, Arkema’s Chairman and CEO, inaugurated Arkema’s first R&D Center in China on Thursday October 17 on the Changshu industrial site in the presence of the Chinese authorities. At the cutting edge of ...
Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides lasers and optical components, modules and subsystems for optical communications, has announced underwhelming financial results for its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2013 (ended 29 June). ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, has expanded its regional business development ...
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CeraTech Inc., the industry s leading producer of durable, high performance, carbon neutral cements for concrete announced an agreement to expand operations into the Middle East and Africa. CeraTech Inc. has entered into a license ...
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With the efficiency and total lumen output for LEDs on the rise, lighting in 2013 will surpass handsets as the biggest application for LED driver ICs, with revenue rising by more than 50% annually, and then more than doubling by 2018, ...
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Swiss cocoa and chocolate products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has completed the acquisition of the cocoa ingredients business of Singapore-based Petra Foods for $860m. This acquisition makes Barry Callebaut the world's leading cocoa and ...
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