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*Ardagh Group offers $1.7 billion. PARIS, Jan 14- Saint-Gobain has struck a deal to sell its North American glass container operation to Ireland's Ardagh Group for $1.7 billion, beginning its planned exit from the low-margin business.
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*CVC has made at least two investments in the Philippines. HONG KONG, Jan 10- Private equity firm CVC is in exclusive talks to buy a majority stake in SPi Global Holdings, a business outsourcing unit of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co, for about $320 million including debt, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Dec 13- International Paper Co is selling its building products unit to Georgia-Pacific LLC for $750 million cash, a move designed to sharpen focus on its massive packaging business.
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Miles Roberts, CEO of packaging company, DS Smith, tells CNBC that the companies strong earnings are due to investment, innovation and acquisitions they have made.
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Gerry Wang, CEO, Seaspan explains his company's business model to CNBC. He adds that the average lease on one of its ships is for 10-12 years.
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Hans Kristian Rausing, who inherited a fortune made from drink containers, is being held in a death called "unexplained."
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Tim Smith, North Asia CEO, Maersk Line says that revenue has rebounded in the current quarter and that there is an industry wide trend to reduce container capacity, which should help the sector.
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Tim Ross, Head of Asia Pacific Transport Research, Asia, Credit Suisse says he is overweight the shipping industry, adding that the sector will benefit from recent hikes in freight rates.
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Insight on Port of Miami preparing for shipments via the Panama Canal in 2014, with Bill Johnson, Port of Miami, who shares the port's plans to generate 30,000 new permanent jobs; with Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL).
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Packaging company DS Smith will transform itself into Europe’s second biggest company in its sector with an ambitious 1.4 billion pounds ($2.04 billion) takeover of SCA Packaging.
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Packaging company offers value ahead of a company split, says 'Mad Money' host.
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Mad Money's Cramer says MeadWestvaco has yet to do something since its split was announced, but that means the stock could be a real bargain here, and explains why investors may want to buy.
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CNBC.com spoke with experts in tech, human resources, and finance to determine which professions are best for workers over 40.
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Kurt Nagle, president & CEO, American Association of Port Authorities, discusses the need for Federal investment in ports as well as the ways in which a lack of investment damages American competitiveness.
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Check out Cramer's interview with SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum.
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The outlook of the container shipping industry remains uncertain, according to NOL’s Chief, as the industry grapples with concerns over rising fuel costs, overcapacity and ripple effects from the Japan disaster. Shipping veteran Ron Widdows, who helms the Singapore-based company, the world’s sixth-largest container shipping company, talks to CNBC’s Christine Tan.