Belgium-based packaging company VPK Packaging group has made its first acquisition in Ireland with an agreement to acquire 100% shares of corrugated board box manufacturer ICS Europaks for an undisclosed amount. Based in Galvone ...
American flexible packaging supplier Prolamina Corporation has secured the latest pouch-manufacturing equipment, a custom-built Totani BH80, to increase production speed. This new addition will make Prolamina's Wisconsin facility the ...
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Six major categories of plastic packaging help to significantly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions compared to packaging alternatives made with other materials. A recent study: "Impact of Plastics Packaging on Life Cycle ...
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The European aluminum foil market was stable but largely flat in 2013, with output edging up from 2012 levels, according to figures released by the European Aluminium Foil Association. "The outlook for 2014 is viewed optimistically, with ...
Pouch packaging is exciting. Designers are excited about it. Retailers are excited by it. The result of these two things is that the pouch packaging hitting the shelves now has some real star performers – eye catching, innovative and ...
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U.S. demand for produce packaging is forecast to increase 3.3 percent per year to $5.7 billion in 2017. Growth will outpace expected expansion in fresh produce production, reflecting the important role of packaging in the protection, safety ...
There is new recycled containerboard capacity scheduled to come on stream at the end of 2013. Blue Paper, a joint venture between VPK and Klingele Papierwerke (Germany), is in the final stages of converting a fine paper machine (from UPM ...
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Agr International has upgraded operational efficiency of its Dimensional Sampling Gauge (DSG) and OmniLab products. The DSG is company's dimensional measurement system that provides dimensional and related measurements of glass bottles as ...
Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc, global specialists in advanced plastics and tyre recycling technologies, is pleased to announce that it has signed a five year supply and marketing agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica, a division of ...
Multi Packaging Solutions, a leader in print, packaging, and labels for the beverage, cosmetics, consumer, healthcare, and entertainment markets announces its latest breakthrough in pressure sensitive labels. Under development for over ...
Print-based specialty packaging manufacturer Multi Packaging Solutions has launched new pressure sensitive wood veneer labels for Jim Beam’s Limited Edition American Stillhouse Clermont Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey. According to the ...
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Pressure-sensitive adhesive materials manufacturer and distributor Avery Dennison has expanded its Prime Film Portfolio of biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films with the addition of four new facestocks. The new BOPP film ...
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The SpinDexer filler is designed for both high speed applications and for filling avoluminous product into a small opening container. The machine is equipped with a servo-driven rotary star wheel that allows for a more efficient filling ...
The recycling of rigid plastics, excluding bottles, climbed 13 percent in 2011 to reach at least 934 million pounds for the year, and U.S. consumers with local access to recycle all non-bottle rigid plastics shot from 40 percent to 57 ...
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Cereplast launches Algaeplast bioplastics subsidiary Cereplast Inc., a manufacturer of biobased, compostable and sustainable bioplastics, has launched Algaeplast Inc., The subsidiary will focus on development and manufacture of ...