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New automation and machinery will increase packaging capacity for North American and European markets
Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL) today announced expansion plans for its newly acquired paper bottle technology with a $25 million investment in subsidiary Ecologic s Manteca, California, location and the buildout of a new paper bottle plant in its Sustainability Center of Excellence in Tortosa, Spain. This expansion will create the first paper-based scaled technology in the market, as Jabil delivers Ecologic s innovative pulp molding capabilities to new geographies and enables production of hundreds of millions of new paper packages.
Jabil is making this investment in response to significant consumer packaged goods (CPG) market demand. According to Euromonitor, consumers reported that they are three times more likely to prefer paper-based packaging over alternatives that leverage metal or plastic.
HK to issue detailed COVID-19 vaccination guidelines as early as Friday following deaths
Liu Caiyu Published: Mar 11, 2021 09:43 PM
Residents wait to get vaccinated as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region starts mass COVID-19 vaccination on Friday. The Hong Kong government has arranged five centers among residential communities and 18 general clinics to inoculate residents. Photo: cnsphoto
As soon as Friday, the Hong Kong regional government will issue detailed guidelines, including blood pressure and blood glucose readings, for doctors to decide whether a person can take COVID-19 vaccines, according to local media.
The move follows three deaths and some adverse reactions after injections that have triggered doubts over the city s priority policy to residents 60 years old and above, as the group faces chronic diseases.
11 March 2021
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The South Korean government announced it would make available KRW200bn (US$176m) in grants to help strengthen the country's automotive semiconductor manufacturing industry. related to Components, Financial, Vehicle markets,