Rapak, a bag-in-box producer and part of the DS Smith, Plastics Division, has conducted a regional food industry networking event at its factory in Germany. Representatives from major food-related businesses in the German Rhein-Neckar ...
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Demand for pharmaceutical packaging globally is projected to advance 6% a year to reach a value of $112bn in 2021, according to Freedonia’s latest study. Aging populations, rising levels of acute and chronic conditions, and new ...
Nissan has unveiled its new compact SUV concept Xmotion at this year’s North American International Auto Show being held in Detroit, US. The concept is a six-passenger, three-row claims to fuse Japanese culture and craftsmanship ...
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OptiGroup has acquired businesses in Romania and Finland to expand its operations of the industrial and safety solutions segment. Proxima Tapes and Proxima Comserv provide industrial packaging sales and services to the customers in the ...
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Denmark-based Danish Crown through its subsidiary ESS-Food has agreed to buy 70% stake in Overberg Food Distributors, a South African foodservice business, for an undisclosed price. Overberg Food Distributors, which is based in Cape Town, ...
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Fresh vegetables supplier Mann Packing has announced new seasonal graphics for its vegetable trays. The holiday-themed winter graphics are featured on its 16.5oz (468g) and 40oz (1.13kg) Veggie Ranch trays for the U.S. and Canada. ...
Tags: Vegetable Trays, Packing
American meat processing company Tyson Foods has selected western Tennessee as the location of its new $300m chicken production complex. Tyson Foods had originally planned to construct the project in eastern Kansas, near Tonganoxie in ...
A consortium of Chinese investors, which includes Changchun Lianxin Investment Consulting and Shanghai Ground Food Tech, has acquired Brownes Dairy through Australia Zhiran. Brownes was sold by its current owner Archer Capital, a private ...
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Stora Enso has collaborated with Microsoft to provide cloud-based intelligent packaging solutions for the global clients. Stora Enso’s intelligent packaging will use Microsoft Azure, a cloud platform for business digitalization. ...
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Coca-Cola Company, along with Coca-Cola European Partners, has launched its first joint sustainability action plan for Western Europe. The action plan iincludes new commitments on drinks, packaging and society in the region. The ...
Tags: PET bottles, Coca-Cola, Packaging
Katoen Natie has broken ground on a new advanced plastic packaging facility in South Dallas County, US. The new facility is being developed at the 3,000-acre Prime Pointe Industrial Park, which is adjacent to Union Pacific's Dallas ...
Tags: Plastic Packaging, Packaging
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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Clariant is set to showcase its advanced color ranges at this year’s Western Coatings Show in Las Vegas, US. The event is being held between 15 and 18 October. At the event, the company will exhibit two complete color ranges of ...
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After narrowly missing out on entering IHS Markit’s top 10 for 2016 and first-quarter 2017, Nationstar (whose primary markets are lighting and signage) has broken into the top-10 ranking for packaged LED firms for Q2/2017, according ...
Tags: LED market, Packaged LED
Butler Automatic, the inventor and global leader of automatic splicing solutions, announces an expanded sales team to focus on market growth in the packaging sector, expanding its team in North America, and Europe, the Middle East and ...