5:51 min Regions
PepsiCo proposes to acquire Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas
Combination would create a fully-integrated supply chain and go-to-market business model positioned to accelerate revenue growth Synergies are estimated to be more than $200 million per year before taxes Transaction is expected to be accretive to PepsiCo ...
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1:37 min Regions
NatureWorks LLC expands resin distribution with Ashland in North America
NatureWorks LLC is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Ashland Distribution to distribute NatureWorks’ products in North America. This agreement signals NatureWorks’ long-term commitment to broadening the supply of Ingeo™ biopolymer to North American plastics ...
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3:20 min Regions
120,000-square-foot innovation campus is Sara Lee North America's new research and development center of excellence
Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE) today announced the opening of its new North American innovation campus, The Kitchens of Sara Lee. The 120,000- square-foot research and development center of excellence is located at the company’s headquarters in Downers Grove, Ill.The Kitchens of Sara ...
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2:59 min Bottle development and design
Graham Packaging and TalkingRain team up to advance sustainability in PET hot-fill bottles for vitamin-enhanced waters
There's a good way to remember the name of Graham Packaging's new sustainability leader in a 20-ounce PET stock hot-fill bottle. Just say, Gee, it's light. Indeed, it is light-and it's called the G-LiteTM bottle.Doug MacLean, CEO of TalkingRain Beverage Company in Preston, ...
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2:47 min Regions
World cap & closure demand to reach $36.5 billion in 2013
World Caps & Closures (published 03/2009, 350 pages) is available for $5,800 from The Freedonia Group, Inc., 767 Beta Drive, Cleveland, OH 44143-2326. For further details, please contact Corinne Gangloff by phone 440.684.9600, fax 440.646.0484 or e-mail pr@freedoniagroup.com. ...
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2:16 min Facts & Figures
LyondellBasell increases fixed-cost reduction target to $700 million and initiates development of plan of reorganization
LyondellBasell today announced that it has increased its fixed-cost reduction target to $700 million by year-end 2010. The new target is part of a total performance improvement plan of $1.3 billion, which also encompasses variable and energy cost reductions, as well as revenue ...
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2:19 min Regions
Ball to cease manufacturing operations at two PET bottle packaging plants
Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) today announced that it will permanently cease manufacturing operations at polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic packaging plants in Baldwinsville, N.Y., and Watertown, Wis., and supply customers of those plants from larger Ball facilities.As a result, ...
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2:20 min Management
Coca-Cola is new minority investor
Innocent is pleased to announce that they have been successful in their search for a new minority investor to help fund their mission to get more natural healthy products to more people across Europe.The business is to receive £30m from The Coca-Cola Company. The money will be used ...
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4:23 min Additives
PolyOne to present expanded portfolio at Elmia Polymer 2009
ASSESSE, Belgium – April 6, 2009 – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL) will be exhibiting its latest colorants, additives, engineered materials, services and solutions at the Elmia Polymer exhibition (Stand: B01:60) on May 5-8, in Jonköping, Sweden.Technology platforms and products being ...
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