American food company Hormel Foods has agreed to acquire deli meat and salami company Columbus Manufacturing from Arbor Investments for about $850m. The acquisition places Hormel as a complete deli solutions provider and also boost its ...
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US-based Scanbuy, a provider of QR Code mobile technology services, and Kezzler have partnered to bring Internet of Packaging (IoP) to consumer packaged goods companies and retailers. Norway-based Kezzler provides product serialization, ...
India-based Alpha Plastomers has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of new flexible packaging materials and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. Alpha provides rigid and flexible plastic packaging solutions for the ...
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Graphic Packaging will create a $6bn paper-based packaging firm by combining with International Paper’s (IP) North American consumer packaging business. IP has agreed to contribute its business for around $1.8bn, of which $660m will ...
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Littlejohn & Co has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Strategic Materials, Inc., a leading environmental services company and the largest glass recycler in North America, from Willis Stein & Partners and Vision Capital. Financial ...
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Sukano has introduced the latest generation of ultra-clear Masterbatch for oriented film (OPET) application. Schindellegi, Switzerland, October 10th, 2017 – Sukano, a world leader in the development and production of additive and ...
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Swedish automaker Volvo Cars and its parent company Geely Holdings will be investing €640m in their new electric vehicle brand Polestar. The investment will be used to establish a manufacturing facility in Chengdu, China which is ...
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German primary packaging solutions provider Gerresheimer is set to unveil new Gx ready-to-fill vials at CPhl Worldwide event in Frankfurt. The event will take place between 24 and 26 October. Customers will be provided with identically ...
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For more than a decade, ICTI Care has worked with the global toy industry to ensure that toys are manufactured responsibly and ethically, protecting the rights and well-being of millions of toy factory workers. ICTI Care and the Toy ...
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Taiwan Hardware Show 2017 (THS 2017), held on October 11th through October 13th, will take place at Greater Taichung International Expo Center nearby the High Speed Rail, Taichung Station; with 409 professional exhibitors and global buyers ...
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The high-brightness LED market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10% during 2016-2023, forecasts Occams Business Research and Consulting in its report ‘Global High Brightness LED Market Research Report Insights, ...
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Yamato Scale Dataweigh UK has exhibited its new Epsilon machine at this year’s PPMA show in Birmingham, UK. Epsilon is a new mid-range multihead weighing machine specifically developed for the cost-effective weighing and packaging ...
Konica Minolta has introduced new AccurioLabel 190 full-digital toner press for the customers in Europe. The new press has been developed in collaboration with Danish firm Grafisk Maskinfabrik (GM) to replace bizhub PRESS C71cf that was ...
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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) says that its RF Energy Toolkits are now available for order, ...
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US-based cookie and cracker manufacturer Kellogg Company has agreed to acquire Chicago Bar Company, the maker of protein bar brand Rxbar for $600m. The addition of Rxbar, made from whole food ingredients, is expected to strengthen the ...