Plastics News

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Regional PP prices were down an average of 15 cents per pound, according to market sources contacted by Plastics News. That drop was a combination of a decline in price for polymer-grade propylene (PGP) feedstock and buyers reclaiming some margin from PP makers, sources said. The firm had sales of $21 billion in 2020.

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Fastener News Desk

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Manufacturing PMI ® figure is the lowest since May 2020 , when it registered a seasonally adjusted 43.5 ” [Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products] “Supply chain issues continue to plague our production schedules. The New Orders Index remained in contraction territory at 42.5 percent, 2.6 percent recorded in December.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 2, 2024

The Clorox Company's commitment extends to product design, exemplified by Clorox Bleach’s 25% more concentrated formula, reducing packaging by approximately 15 million pounds in 2020. Its excellence shines in refillable beverage containers, particularly durable PET bottles designed for up to 25 uses.

Consumer Goods 52

Consumer Goods Sourcing Beverage Manufacturing 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 20, 2022

A reduction in energy usage, lower carbon dioxide emissions, closed-loop recycling — and even customer demands regarding ethical material sourcing — are of critical importance in meeting goals. What’s more, it is not sensible to depend on one source or nation for a resource. Why the uptick in sustainability-related initiatives?

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Compliance Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Supply Chain 105

Robotics Business Review

MAY 16, 2024

Source: EverestLabs Companies are coming together to prove that robotics and artificial intelligence can help make recycling more economically viable. The robot works on The Exchange’s residual line to increase revenue and ensure maximum efficiency, recovery, and recycling of used beverage cans (UBCs), said the companies.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In 2020, the originally separate BSC and CBC branches merged, providing a much more holistic service to the area,” he said. “We Our widespread footprint allows us to connect with branches all over the country to source and distribute critical stock in a relatively timely manner.”.

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Freight Supply Chain Logistics Lead Time 52

Fastener News Desk

JANUARY 8, 2023

The Manufacturing PMI ® figure is the lowest since May 2020 , when it registered 43.5 percentage points compared to the November figure of 43 percent; this is the index’s lowest reading since April 2020 (35.3 ” [Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products]. Fiore , CPSM, C.P.M., percent, 0.6 percent, down 3.6

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Manufacturing Beverage Electronics Apparel 52

Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 3, 2022

This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the 26th month in a row after a contraction in April and May 2020. This is the lowest Manufacturing PMI ® figure since June 2020 , when it registered 52.4 percent; this is the index’s lowest reading since August 2020 (59.5 Fiore , CPSM, C.P.M., percent is a 1.4-percentage

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Manufacturing Electronics Beverage Apparel 52

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

MARCH 8, 2024

Frost & Sullivan’s ongoing research with marketing executives recorded the dramatic—if unsurprising—shift in budgets that accompanied the start of the 2020 pandemic: our data shows events went from being the top cost and ROI generator across marketing teams to being cut drastically by 67% of businesses. [1]

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Benchmarking Beverage Sourcing Automation 59

Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Source: NVIDIA Outside the glare of the klieg lights that ChatGPT commanded this past year, a troupe of autonomous machines nudged forward the frontiers of robotics, according to NVIDIA. Top row, from left to right: the Ella smart stroller, Soft Robotics’ food packer, and the TM25S. Goran Vuksic with his AI-powered droid.

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Canadian Manufacturing

MARCH 2, 2023

The recycled water comes from the LVMWD’s water reuse demonstration facility in California, the Pure Water Project Las Virgenes – Triunfo, where H2O Innovation supplied the ultrafiltration (UF) and reverse osmosis (RO) treatment systems in 2020. Nearly 20% of the regions water needs will be met because of this project.

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