Valmet has secured a repeat order from First Quality Tissues (FQT) for its Advantage THRU-AIR tissue line. FQT plans to begin a new production line in the second quarter of 2018 and it will increase its production by 70,000 tons of ultra ...
US-based containerboard and corrugated packaging products producer KapStone Paper and Packaging has acquired the assets of Carolina-based Associated Packaging, and Fast Pak (API) for undisclosed amount. Employing 77 people, API is engaged ...
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Clearwater Paper reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016. The company reported net sales of $425.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, down 1.4% compared to net sales of $431.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2015 ...
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Mississippi-based poultry processor Sanderson Farms has established a new processing plant and wastewater treatment facility with an investment of $155m in North Carolina. The new 180,000ft2 poultry plant located in St. Pauls will ...
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Fortis Solutions Group, a provider of printing, packaging, and labeling solutions, has acquired US-based Action Packaging Systems to strengthen its business. Action Packaging Systems is engaged in providing pressure sensitive prime, ...
Pork Rinds & Snacks is recalling approximately 7,629 pounds of pork skin products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The ready-to-eat ...
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Ruiz Food Products is recalling approximately 23,544 pounds of beef and cheese tortilla products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically brittle clear plastic, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety ...
Spanish food company Ebro Foods has announced the merger of its three US rice and pasta companies in a bid to become a major player in the two segments in the country. The companies to be merged, with effective from 1 January 2017, are ...
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Sustainable packaging solutions provider Ball is planning to cease production at its beverage packaging plant in Reidsville, North Carolina, US in mid-2017. Commissioned in 1978, the Reidsville plant was acquired by Ball in 1998 as part ...
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Ball Corporationis planning to stop production at its Reidsville, North Carolina, beverage packaging facility in mid-2017. The plant's customers will be supplied by other Ball facilities in the U.S. Ball expects to record an after-tax ...
Publix Super Markets is issuing a voluntary recall for certain Publix Premium Pancake and Waffle Mixes after being informed by the supplier that milk powder used as an ingredient may contain Salmonella. The mixes were sold at Publix ...
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US-based packaging firm Sonoco is planning to invest $20m in the development of a new packaging center to support Duracell’s new North America battery packaging operations. The company said its Display and Packaging unit will be ...
North American wine and spirits distribution firm Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has unveiled a new structure and appointments within the Control Region, effective 1 December 2016. The new organizational structure allows Southern ...
OAKHEART Genuine Spiced Rum has been released in new signature packaging after it won a US national blind taste test as the best tasting spiced rum among consumers ages 21-34. The test was administered by the independent, third party ...
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Inocucor Technologies’ microbial crop accelerator for farmers and greenhouse growers has been approved for use in California. Registration by the California Department of Food and Agriculture also includes certification for the ...
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