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Image via Flickr by DennisM2 AkzoNobel is a company based in the Netherlands that develops, manufactures, and distributes a variety of paints, specialty paints, coatings, and DIY products, including home maintenance paints and coatings, as well as coatings and paints for the automotive industry, shipping industry, and aircraft industry. In business since the 1770s, AkzoNobel…
Image via Flickr by Phillip Stewart According to market research from Freedonia Group, the demand for corrugated and paperboard boxes in the U.S. will increase to $39.4 billion by 2018. That’s an increase of 2.6 percent per year. Additioanlly, the Freedonia Group projected that folding carton demand will increase by 1.4 percent per year.Box production…
Image via Flickr by storyvillegirl The three largest shipping lines, Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM, are proposing an alliance known as the P3 Network Vessel Sharing Agreement. This agreement would allow the three companies to share vessels, port space, and resources in the world’s three largest shipping routes: Asia to Europe, trans-Atlantic, and trans-Pacific. Though the companies are moving…
Image via Flickr by Ryan Somma Santa is not to blame for the lack of video games this holiday season, it’s the people. Both Sony and Microsoft have released new gaming consoles this year, making it hard for stores to keep their shelves stocked.Oops! You don’t have permission to view this page! Make sure you’re…
Image via Flickr by e-MagineArt.com It was recently discovered that a GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical plant located in Ireland, held contaminated drug ingredients that possibly affected supplies of weight-loss drugs shipped to the United States and Puerto Rico. The supplies have since been recalled; however, according to Reuters, officials believe the plant didn’t act fast enough for…
Image via Flickr by Quadrofonic Wingnut Rare earth metals are a group of elements found with moderate abundance in the core of the earth. There are 17 rare metals, 15 in a group called lanthanides plus yttrium and scandium. These elements are essential in many manufactured products, including catalytic converters for automobiles, certain petroleum refining…