India-based flexible packaging firm Uflex has developed a new three dimensional packaging solution for Veetee, a rice supplier in the UK. The new pack features a front openability through a Slide to Close (STC) zipper intended to allow ...
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PaperWorks Industries, a US-based paperboard packaging supplier, has invested in a new sheet-fed lithographic press for installation at its facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, to enhance its folding carton printing capabilities. The ...
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Littlejohn & Co has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Strategic Materials, Inc., a leading environmental services company and the largest glass recycler in North America, from Willis Stein & Partners and Vision Capital. Financial ...
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Siegwerk, a provider of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has expanded its digital ink footprint by opening a new production facility for inkjet inks in France. The firm has expanded its technical center in Annemasse, ...
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Eastside Distilling, a producer of award-winning craft spirits, has launched new canning line of Ready-to-Drink (RTD) products, primarily designed for the wine and pre-mixed alcoholic drink industry. The custom built canning line is ...
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Hilton Food Group will invest nearly NZ$54m ($38.7m) to build a new meat processing facility in South Auckland, New Zealand. The UK-based meat processing company will exclusively supply the meat products from the new facility to New ...
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Belgium-based Asahi Photoproducts said it will bring the future of flexo printing at this month’s Eurasia Packaging 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. The company is expanding its regional distributor footprint at the show. Apart from ...
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As many as 2.9 billion aluminium aerosol cans were produced across the world in the first half of 2017 by the members of the International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL). The output, according to the ...
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For more than a decade, ICTI Care has worked with the global toy industry to ensure that toys are manufactured responsibly and ethically, protecting the rights and well-being of millions of toy factory workers. ICTI Care and the Toy ...
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Toy suppliers have stopped deliveries to the UK arm of Toys R Us over fears the financial struggles of its American company could leave them out of pocket. Despite the retailer insisting last month that it was ‘business as ...
Electronics For Imaging (EFI) will exhibit at SGIA Expo how signage and graphics businesses can gain productivity and profitability advantages with a broad portfolio of digital production products, including the new EFI Pro 24f true flatbed ...
Three key global plastics recycling organizations, The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE), and the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP), have created a coalition aimed at coordinating efforts on testing ...
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Foodstirs Modern Baking announced that its ultra-sustainable range is expanding into more than 7,500 physical retail stores across the US by the end of this month. This is just one more step in their quest to remake the $4.7 ...
US-based Ben & Jerry's said it will roll out glyphosate-free ice cream products following recent tests that revealed traces of a herbicide called glyphosate in several of its flavors. The ice cream manufacturer said that it will no longer ...
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INX International Ink has unveiled plans to expand its research and development (R&D) complex in West Chicago, US. Expected to be operational in July 2018, the facility will be added with 32,000ft² of space to increase the space to ...