India based tea retail chain, Chai Point, in partnership with two companies, have introduced 100% biodegradable food boxes to replace the traditional plastic boxes and containers used for food deliveries. The firm said it has started ...
Constantia Flexibles has opened a new research and development (R&D) center for polymer films and film laminates for flexible packaging in Germany. The move is in line with the company's multi-million investment for upgrading equipment ...
US-based flexible packaging products maker Bemis Company has inked a pact for the acquisition of South American rigid plastic packaging business of Brazilian firm Emplal Participa. The transaction, contingent upon customary closing ...
The shelf life of foods depends how they are processed, stored and packaged. Failure to meet specific conditions of any links may lead to fatal disaster threatening wellbeing of the customer and brand equity. Quality assurance of pillowcase ...
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PET packaging specialist APPE will invest £10m in its preform manufacturing platform at Gresford plant in the UK. PET preform production at the plant started 30 years ago. The capital will be used for the installation of five ...
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Extrusion and thermoforming company Par-Pak Europe, the UK division of the Waddington Group, has bought packaging firm Deltaform and its subsidiary Chiltern Thermoforming, to expand its position in the European market. Deltaform and ...
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North East Lincolnshire-based Ultimate Packaging is remodelling its food standard factory and investing around £4m to install two additional Bobst F&K 20SIX flexo presses for increasing production capacity and flexibility. The ...
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Specialist French manufacturer Lucien Georgelin will be packaging a range of its high quality fruit compotes and desserts in To-Go snack packs that have been developed in collaboration with RPC Bebo Bouxwiller. A part of the RPC Group, ...
Tags: RPC Containers, Pack Fruit
Swedish company Finner dja with its Superfos’s SuperLock to package a new berry and fruit purée to help keep the products fresh for longer. The product Bara Br - meaning Simply Berries is a new product and required a ...
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It’s the world’s largest manufacturer of carton packaging for the food and beverage industry. Toronto private equity firm, Onex Corporation, the largest buyout firm in Canada, has agreed to buy SIG Combibloc from Rank Group New ...
Canadian private equity fund Onex has agreed to acquire Switzerland-based juice-box maker SIG Combibloc Group for around €3.75bn ($4.66bn). Out of the agreed amount, Onex will pay €3.575bn ($4.44bn) at the closing of the ...
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India-based Parksons Packaging will be adding two additional Rapida 106 sheetfed offset presses manufactured by Koenig and Bauer (KBA) to their facilities to increase production capacity. Apart from the two current orders, Parksons has ...
Glass container manufacturer Owens-Illinois (O-I) has designed new bottles for Lucas Bols' Damrak Dutch Gin. The new bottles, which have been developed as part of a line extension, include 70cl and 1-litre sizes for foreign markets, ...
Tags: Bottle, Packaging, Printing, Packaging Bottle
Victoria University has a big act to follow. At last year’s IAPRI World Packaging Conference, a record 170 delegates from 24 countries were represented. There were 93 presentations for the oral and poster categories, produced by some ...
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Greiner Packaging International has developed new packaging for food company Danone's yogurt product line for men. The new packaging comes in a unique cup shape in deep black color, which is considered as a symbol of strength and ...
Tags: Yogurt Product Line, Packaging