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Converting Quarterly 2012 Q1 is online NOW
Click HERE to read the Digital Edition. In the 2012 Quarter 1 Issue Thin-film Photovoltaics Market Forecast R2R manufacturing of thin-film batteries and ultracapacitors Metal-foil cleaning for R2R thin-film batteries Future of precision R2R multilayer coating Spring 2012 Show Planner … Continue reading
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2011 Packaging M&A Review
Here’s an overview of 2011 packaging mergers & acquisitions activity globally and in North America via BMO Capital Markets’ The Converter. Global Historical Deal Volume – Global packaging M&A volume continued to strengthen in 2011 after rebounding in 2010 from … Continue reading
What Camel cigarettes, Aquafresh toothpaste and Turkish candies have in common
Disclaimer: I attended the 2012 AIMCAL Metallized and Vacuum Coated Product of the Year competition judging last Thursday strictly as an observer. The packages highlighted here may or may not ultimately be winners. They are simply a few that stood … Continue reading

