US-based rigid packaging supplier Silgan has completed the acquisition of WestRock Company’s specialty closures and dispensing systems business for $1.025bn. The business is engaged in supplying triggers, pumps, sprayers and ...
US-based PPG has opened a nearly $3m expansion for packaging coatings manufacturing at its Oak Creek facility in Wisconsin. As part of the expansion project, the firm added a new 3,300ft² facility to produce food-can coatings to help ...
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Canadian breweries Muskoka and Le Trou du Diable have selected UK-based Petainer’s keg system in order to improve filling and handling performance. With advanced external casing, the petainerKeg Linestar is a keg system that will ...
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Japanese firms Toppan Printing and Itochu have partnered with Thung Hua Sinn Printing Network (TPN Group) to enter into Thailand flexible packaging business. Based in Bangpakong Chachoengsao of Thailand, the TPN Group runs an integrated ...
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Another Broken Egg Cafe has partnered with Eco-Products to develop new and sustainable containers made from sugarcane in the US. The collaboration will see the development of custom-designed, to-go containers to be made from renewable ...
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Showa Denko (SDK), Showa Aluminum Can (SAC) and Carabao Group have agreed to set up a joint venture (JV) to manufacture and sell aluminum cans in Thailand. The joint corporation is part of CBG’s plan to meet its increasing demands ...
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Pretium Packaging has acquired Patrick Products, a supplier of packaging and container for the janitorial, automotive, and household chemical market sectors. US-based Patrick is engaged in the manufacturing of rigid blow-molded plastic ...
Dutch-manufacturer Oxipack will unveil a new inline leak detection system for flexible liquid pouches at Interpack 2017 event in Germany. Oxipack noted that its system can now detect micro-leaks at a speed of 60 pouches per minute inline. ...
A new study conducted by Franklin Associates has confirmed that IFCO reusable plastic containers (RPCs) are the sustainable choice for fresh produce packaging. The updated report, Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Reusable Plastic ...
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Belarus-based seafood producer Santa Bremor has selected RPC Superfos’ UniPak container with an in-built strainer to pack a new range of seafood products in brine and oil. The injection moulded polypropylene UniPak container is ...
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DS Smith has developed packaging system for Valeo, which allows to package the components in time and cost-efficiently. Optimal protection for overseas shipment of steering wheel switches – this solution is winner of the Deutscher ...
UK’s Goplasticpallets has invested in a thermal printing machine to meet the increasing demand for branded totes and trays. The company plans to produce boxes with printed identification markings in smaller quantities. While, ...
Sonoco announced it is implementing price increases for all round composite cans and shaped rigid paperboard containers in North America by a minimum of 5 percent. The increase is effective with shipments beginning April 15, 2017. ...
UK-based glass manufacturer Beatson Clark has invested about £3m to upgrade its South Yorkshire glassworks facility. Bottero individual section (IS) machines have been installed at two of the company's manufacturing lines to improve ...
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US-based Tomra Collection Solutions is expanding its Flow Technology across its portfolio of reverse vending machines (RVMs), which collect bottles and cans for recycling. Claimed to be the world’s 360° recognition system in ...
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