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International Paper Elects Christopher Connor to Board

Jul 18, 2017

Renewable fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper products producer International Paper has elected Christopher Connor to its board of directors effective 1 October 2017. Mr. Connor, age 61, retired as Executive Chairman of The ...

Tags: packaging, paper products

Kluge Introduces New Foil Stamping and Diecutting Press

Jul 18, 2017

Brandtjen & Kluge has introduced its new ApexFoil foil-stamping and die-cutting platen press. The new press became available for purchase at the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) Odyssey expo in Chicago, US, in ...

Tags: Kluge, Foil Stamping

Smurfit Kappa Holds Eighth Innovation Event in Paris

Jul 18, 2017

Corrugated packaging firm Smurfit Kappa has held its eighth Innovation Event this year in Paris, France. Over 250 customers came to the “Packaging and Perspectives” event which took a look at how packaging will be affected by ...

Tags: Corrugated packaging, packaging

Truking Acquires Majority Stake in Romaco

Jul 18, 2017

Chinese manufacturing company Truking Group has completed the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Germany-based Romaco. The sale, which was announcved in May, gives Truking a 75% stake in Romaco. Former owner, provate equity fund ...

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Schleich UK Delivers Strongest Ever First Half

Jul 17, 2017

Schleich UK has attributed its double digit growth compared to the first half of 2016 to ongoing efforts to increase presence at retail. Animal toy firm Schleich is celebrating its strongest ever first half following a record breaking Q1 ...

Tags: Schleich UK, TV campaign

BBC Worldwide Reveals New School Initiative Plans with Go Jetters

Jul 17, 2017

BBC Worldwide will provide geography classes with specially-created packs to help teachers plan lessons around a selection of Go Jetters-themed activities. BBC Worldwide has announced plans for a new school initiative based on characters ...

Tags: BBC Worldwide, Go Jetters

Skyworks Launches High-Power Bluetooth Power Amplifier for Mobile Applications

Jul 17, 2017

Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has introduced a new product category of high-power Bluetooth power amplifiers for mobile applications targeting Wi-Fi-enabled ...

Tags: Skyworks, Power Amplifier

KHS Offers Siemens and Rockwell Technology in Packaging Machines

Jul 17, 2017

Filling and packaging systems manufacturer KHS Group is offering the drive technology for its packaging plant technology in two different variants. Earlier, the company used hybrid system, which included programmable logic controller ...

Tags: packaging, Filling systems

MHI Completes Construction of Two-Train Polyethylene Plant in Texas, US

Jul 17, 2017

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) has completed the construction of a two-train polyethylene facility in the US for ExxonMobil Chemical. MHIA, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), secured the construction order from ...

Tags: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Polyethylene Plant

Sonoco-Alcore to Implement Further Price Increases for Tubes & Cores in Europe

Jul 17, 2017

Sonoco-Alcore said it will again raise prices for paper-based tubes and cores, effective from shipments starting on 24 July 2017. Karsten Kemmerling, Director of Sales and Marketing - Tubes and Cores, Europe, said: "Prices of coreboard ...

Tags: Sonoco-Alcore, Tubes

2018 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Call for Entries Now Available

Jul 17, 2017

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has announced that the 2018 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Call for Entries is now available and the deadline is 27 October 2017. The 2018 Call for Entries provides an overview of the ...

Tags: Flexible Packaging, Packaging

Coca-Cola to Double Use of Recycled Plastic Content in Bottles by 2020

Jul 17, 2017

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is planning to increase the use of recycled plastic in all of its bottles by 50%, as part of the UK’s new sustainable packaging strategy. The firm’s Great Britain (GB) business unit will work ...

Tags: Recycled Plastic Content, Bottles

Crystal Geyser Water Launches Tejava Tea Pods in Collaboration with Intelligent Blends

Jul 17, 2017

Crystal Geyser Water Company, in a new partnership with Intelligent Blends, announces that the Tejava iced tea is now available in single serve pods. Tejava is a 100% all-natural, unsweetened black tea, made entirely from handpicked tea ...

Tags: Tea Pod, serve pod

ARS Scientists, Worrell Develop Plastic Pouch to Make Produce Safer

Jul 17, 2017

Scientists at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), in collaboration with Worrell Water Technologies, have developed a small plastic pouch designed to make produce safer. The pouch, which is only ...

Tags: Plastic Pouch

Ball to Exhibit New Can Range at Drinktec in Germany

Jul 17, 2017

Can manufacturer Ball said it will showcase new range of cans for the beverage industry at Dinrktec, to be held this September in Munich, Germany. The company will showcase its latest product range, interactive displays, samples and ...

Tags: cans, beverage industry

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