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In order to capture the spirit of old-meets-new Japan, Suntory Whisky Toki is presenting Toki Black, its first limited-edition whisky. Toki Black has a mildly smokey taste and is made with Hakushu grain and strongly peated malt. Jazztronik, a collaboration between Japanese jazz musician Ryota Nozaki and Grammy-nominated American producer Terrace Martin, brings the launch to…
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Alzamora Group, a global leader in carton packaging solutions, held a corporate celebration close to Olot, the city where it was established in 1900, to commemorate its 125th anniversary. Over 350 people attended the event, which had as its motto “New Era.” Among them were clients, suppliers, international partners, strategic allies, and a significant portion…
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Image courtesy Kraken Octopus Energy Group has formally announced the spin-off of its technology company Kraken, as the platform’s annual revenue reaches $500 million, growing by four times over 3 years. The spin-off marks a major strategic milestone, allowing Kraken to fast-track investments into its technology and expand into new energy markets and regions, while…
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Corplex – the only manufacturer of Correx® – has partnered with Global Media and The Delta Group to create an innovative closed-loop recycling system for out-of-home (OOH) media. At the centre of the project is Corplex’s new multi-million-pound 22,000 sq ft deinking facility at its Gloucester site. The system is designed for outdoor signage mounted…
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In this article, David Cullern, Group VP Key Accounts at Rubix, explores how European manufacturers are navigating the challenges of unplanned downtime and highlights the findings of Rubix’s Uptime Index – a health check for the European manufacturing industry. Uptime is a key performance measure in the manufacturing industry. It directly influences profitability, operational efficiency,…
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TotalEnergies and SML have created two cutting-edge films that, via effective downgauging, allow for material reductions in stand-up pouch and deep-freeze bag applications. To provide good oxygen barrier qualities, the first film, which is intended for resealable barrier stand-up pouch applications, blends polyethylene with a thin layer of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH). In comparison to…
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Image courtesy National Grid The joint venture between National Grid Electricity Transmission and SSEN Transmission has named Denmark-based power cable manufacturer NKT as the preferred bidder to deliver the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable system for the Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) project. EGL3 is set to become one of the UK’s largest ever electricity…
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Image courtesy 123rf Ric Derbyshire of Orange Cyberdefense discusses rising cyberattacks in the utilities sector and how, as ever, any cyber-resilience programme must begin with the security fundamentals: people, processes, and technology. The utilities sectors include a large supply chain for energy, gas, water, and their respective subsectors. In recent years they have been experiencing…
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COWI, international engineering consulting group, has partnered with the University of Strathclyde to trial the use of environmental DNA (eDNA), a technique that detects genetic material naturally shed by organisms, as a more efficient way to measure Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). Under the UK’s upcoming BNG requirement for nationally significant infrastructure, there is a push for major…
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Charge Offshore, a spinout of electrical power design company MJR Power & Automation, has completed charging system installation on what it claims is the world’s first diesel-to-electric retrofit crew transfer vessel (CTV). Supported by funding from the Zero Emissions Vessel and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition, e-Ginny was designed to help accelerate the offshore wind industry’s transition to…
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