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HEFEI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2026 World Manufacturing Convention is being held in Hefei, Anhui Province, from September 20 to 23. Under the theme “Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future,” the convention has attracted more than 1,000 government and business representatives and over 500 international delegates. More than 40 multinational companies from the United States, France, Russia and other countries are exhibiting in groups to explore new opportunities for intelligent manufactu...

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UVJC, a wholly owned subsidiary of UDC, today announced it will introduce NovaJet at WESEMiBAY 2026 in Shenzhen, China....

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a global specialty chemicals company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared an interim dividend to be paid in the first quarter of 2027 of $0.0207 per common share of the company, which is equivalent to the aggregate amount of approximately $1.2 million based on the number of common shares currently outstanding. The interim dividend will be paid on January 19, 2027, to holders of record as of the close of business in New York,...

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UL Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science, today announced the expansion of its Retail Center of Excellence in Lowell, Arkansas, where testing of apparel and textile, known as softlines, is now integrated with testing for products such as furniture, toys and electronics, or hardlines.Located in Northwest Arkansas, the Lowell facility serves a major retail ecosystem where retailers, brands, suppliers and service providers operate...

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Epsilyte, a leading North American producer of Expandable Polystyrene (EPS), will increase the price of all grades of EPS by $0.06/lb., effective October 1, 2026, or as contracts permit. These adjustments are the result of the continued increase in raw material costs. About Epsilyte Epsilyte is one of North America’s leading producers of advanced insulative materials. We are a company of scale focused on solving customer needs for lightweight, energy-effic...

WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Locus Robotics, the leader in Flexibility-First Warehouse Automation, and customer Kimball Midwest have won the Best Use of Robotics category at the 2026 Supply Chain Excellence Awards USA. The award was presented September 15 at Union Station in Dallas. Kimball Midwest implemented Locus Robotics to expand warehouse capacity while protecting its commitment to ship 99.9% of orders received by 4 p.m. the same day. After launching in Columbus in January 2024, th...

LAKE FOREST, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) will hold a conference call on Thursday October 22, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss third quarter 2026 results. The conference call leader will be Mark Kowlzan. Third quarter earnings results will be released after the market closes on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. To access the conference call, you may pre-register for the conference by navigating to https://dpregister.com/sreg/10205357/102fc34e0c7. Once...

MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wild Planet debuted a bold nationwide packaging redesign alongside its "Lunch Offline" campaign, encouraging workers to trade screens for fresh air....

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H.B. Fuller (NYSE: FUL), the world's largest pureplay adhesives provider, today announced Bin Dasmal General Trading Co. and Huhtamaki as recipients of its 2026 Customer Innovation Award. From reducing plastic in food packaging to improving the durability of critical infrastructure, this year's H.B. Fuller Customer Innovation Award winners are solving some of the world's most complex manufacturing challenges. The annual awards recognize customers who have devel...

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PolyCycle Innovation LLC (PolyCycle), a Closure Systems International company and domestic producer of certified, food-grade post-consumer recycled (PCR) resins, announced that its PCR HDPE resin has been successfully tested and qualified on PackSys Global's compression molding tube equipment. The qualification includes PackSys Global's noSho tube technology and now provides squeeze tube manufacturers and brand owners in cosmetics, personal care, and oral care a v...