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Analog Devices Breaks Ground on New Global HQ
Jul 19, 2018Analog Devices Inc of Norwood, MA, USA (which provides mixed-signal ICs for cable access) has officially broken ground on its new global headquarters in Wilmington, MA, in a ceremony attended by Jay Ash (Secretary of Housing and Economic ...
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Gosport Borough Council, Huhtamaki Launch Paper Coffee Cups Recycling Initiative in UK
Jan 18, 2018Gosport Borough Council and paper cup manufacturer Huhtamaki have initiated a recycling initiative for paper coffee cups in Gosport, UK. Environment Minister, Thérèse Coffey, has today launched a new recycling initiative for ...
Tags: paper cup, paper coffee cup
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New Zealand's Fonterra Plans Further Expansion of Waitoa UHT Plant
Nov 15, 2017New Zealand-based Fonterra has announced its plan to further expand its Waitoa UHT site to meet the growing demand for its products. The site currently has production capacity of more than 80,000 cartons of UHT milk and cream every hour. ...
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Coca-Cola Announces New Packaging Strategy for Western Europe
Nov 8, 2017Coca-Cola Company, along with Coca-Cola European Partners, has launched its first joint sustainability action plan for Western Europe. The action plan iincludes new commitments on drinks, packaging and society in the region. The ...
Tags: PET bottles, Coca-Cola, Packaging
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Florida's Palatka Mill Selects for Georgia-Pacific $400m Investment to Grow Tissue and Towel Business
Jun 28, 2017Georgia-Pacific has announced that its Palatka, Florida, mill has been selected as the location for the company's previously announced investment of more than $400m in its GP Consumer (retail) tissue and towel business. The investment ...
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GPA, Braskem to Manufacture Recycled Plastic Packaging in Brazil
May 23, 2017Brazilian retail chain GPA Group and thermoplastic resins producer Braskem have partnered to manufacture recycled plastic packaging from materials collected in supermarkets. Under the partnership, the two companies are set to produce 60 ...
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Apple's New Billion Dollar Data Centre Will Use Spare Energy to Heat Local Homes
Apr 24, 2017A new Apple data powered entirely by renewable energy will allow its excess heat energy to be used to keep local homes warm, a report by Macworld says. Data centres generate a great deal of excess heat, and are generally not regarded as ...
Tags: Apple, renewable energy
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Toyota Announces $1.33bn Investment in Kentucky Plant
Apr 12, 2017Toyota is spending $1.33bn at its Kentucky manufacturing facility as part of its plan to invest $10bn in the US over the next five years. The move adds to the $530m invested in 2013 to support the production of Lexus. With the present ...
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Real Good Food Acquires Majority Stake in Brighter Foods
Apr 7, 2017Real Good Food announced that it has acquired an 84.33% stake in Brighter Foods for total consideration of up to £9m, on a cash and debt free basis. The two companies announced a new partnership to build on the success for the Wales ...
Tags: Real Good Food, snack bar
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Sanderson Opens $155m Poultry Processing and Wastewater Plants in North Carolina
Jan 16, 2017Mississippi-based poultry processor Sanderson Farms has established a new processing plant and wastewater treatment facility with an investment of $155m in North Carolina. The new 180,000ft2 poultry plant located in St. Pauls will ...
Tags: Sanderson, wastewater treatment
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Shell Launches Quest Carbon Capture and Storage Project
Dec 9, 2016As part of its funding arrangements, Shell is publically sharing information on Quest's design and processes to further global adoption of CCS. Quest draws on techniques used by the energy industry for decades and integrates the components ...
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UK's Camra Calls for Beer Duty Freeze in Upcoming Autumn Statement
Nov 22, 2016UK's not-for-profit consumer group The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is calling for the renewal of a beer duty freeze as the government prepares to unveil its latest proposals for the economy. The group is calling for a beer duty freeze ...
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Toyota Breaks Ground on New Manufacturing Plant in North America
Nov 17, 2016Toyota has broken ground on Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Guanajuato (TMMGT), its fifteenth manufacturing facility in North America. TMMGT will produce Corolla, the top selling car in the world, beginning in 2019, and will employ ...
Tags: Toyota, Manufacturing Plant
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Stora Enso Finalises Negotiations for Planned Consolidation of Corrugated Packaging Production in Finland
Nov 14, 2016Stora Enso has finalized the co-determination negotiations regarding the consolidation of manufacturing of corrugated packaging in Finland. Stora Enso’s corrugated packaging plant in Heinola will be closed permanently and packaging ...
Tags: Stora Enso, Corrugated Packaging
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Anniversary Afternoon Tea Raises Over GBP1000 for Local Cancer Support Group
Sep 21, 2016Sutton Coldfield residents recently attended an afternoon tea event at Cookes Furniture to raise more than £1300 for a local cancer charity, which also marked its 20th anniversary at the event. The Midlands store invited the local ...
Tags: Sutton Coldfield, afternoon tea event, cancer charity, 20th anniversary