The Wilkins Group is investing over $3m into a brand new state of the art factory on the island of Sri Lanka. The Wilkins Group bought the land overseas back in 2013, and work began on the two-acre site at the back end of last year, with ...
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Switzerland-based food and beverage packaging firm Tetra Pak has launched a new high performance filling machine for chilled distribution. The new Tetra Pak TR/G7 has the capacity to produce 6500 gable top packages every hour with ...
Tags: food and beverage packaging, filling machine, dairy products
Liquid packaging specialist Aran Packaging is expanding its manufacturing presence to the US with the establishment of a new facility in Greer, South Carolina. The proposed facility will see an investment of around $5.2m and it will ...
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Cargill Poland has divested its Polish pig and cattle entity Agro Provimi to meat processor PKM Duda for PLN28.1m (€6.7m). PKM Duda funded about 10% of the acquisition deal through its own resources, while the rest was managed ...
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US-based labeling and packaging firm Avery Dennison is to launch new AeroDress technology for aluminium and tinplate cans at Labelexpo 2015. The new full-body self-adhesive labeling option has been designed for low-volume production runs. ...
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Jiffy Packaging Europe has sold its air cushion technology and foam-in-place systems division, to German flexible packaging firm Ripac. Ripac has been supplying film to Jiffy's Systems division since 2008. Cheshire-based Jiffy makes ...
Sonoco Alloyd, an arm of global packaging leader Sonoco, will integrate robots manufactured by Rethink Robotics into its sealing machines system to offer complete automation to its customers. US-based medical and retail package design ...
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Labeling and eco packaging firm Planglow will launch a packaging product lineup, capable of being disposed of in home and industrial compost, at Lunch Show in September. Inspired by casual dining, the 11-piece collection has three wedges, ...
Design and packaging firm Graphic Packaging International has opened up its Global Innovation Centre (GIC) for consumers in the UK, to support new developments in food and beverage packging. Developed with an investment of $1m at Bardon ...
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Consumer healthcare firm EM Pharma has deployed two TrakRap stretch wrapping packaging systems, capable of using 100% recyclable polymer film. The trays in the system, developed by secondary packaging firm TrakRap, deploy ReelVision ...
US-based protective packaging firm Pregis has opened a new manufacturing unit in Chihuahua, Mexico, to cater to automotive, consumer electronics, agriculture and aerospace sectors. The new facility will produce Astro-Foam polyethylene ...
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Flexible packaging firm GualapackGroup has acquired a majority stake in Tradbor Indústria e Comércio (Tradbor Stand-up-Pouches), a pre-made stand-up pouches manufacturer in So Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian company is stated ...
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US-based flexible liquid packaging firm Liqui-Box has introduced AquaPur film to cater to the rising demand from bag-in-box water market. Developed by the company's research and development team, the AquaPur film is claimed to shield the ...
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US-based labeling and packaging firm Avery Dennison has introduced Select Solutions Portfolio in Europe, for label converters to avail of application-specific and custom-engineered systems. The portfolio provides a range of options, such ...
Tags: packaging machine, adhesives, liners, facestocks, label converters
Flexible packaging firm ConservaCube will introduce its cube-shaped standup pouches, ConservaCube and FlexiPAIL, at Pack Expo Las Vegas in September. Having a zipper closure option, the two packages are said to maximize pallet loads, ...