Automotive parts supplier Magna International formed a joint venture (JV) in China to make composite liftgates for a global automaker’s crossover vehicle commencing in late 2018. The JV with Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) ...
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Peruvian company Industrias San Miguel (ISM) has commissioned Sidel Matrix Combi bottling technology at its facility in Dominica. Industrias San Miguel is engaged in production of soft drinks, fruit nectars and still water and in ...
Kiefel's daughter company Mould & Matic plans to present Blowliner, the single-stage injection-stretch blow-molding machine, at the NPE 2018 event to held from 7-11 May in Orlando, US. Bernhard Hornhuber, sales manager for blow molding ...
Bericap is planning to present product innovations at 2018 Hispack Packaging, Process & Logistics trade fair to be held in Barcelona from 8-11 May. The company will be presenting itself with a clear focus on the vast range of services and ...
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KHS, a provider of filling and packaging systems, has unveiled a new Innopouch Bartelt K series machine for the beverage and food applications. The new pouching machine, which is available with a full range of servo equipment, can be ...
Tags: Pouching Machine, Food, Beverage
Valmet has been selected to supply two more containerboard production lines with associated automation systems for Nine Dragons Industries, a manufacturer of recovered paper based paper, in China. Under the contract, Valmet will be ...
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Ardagh Group, a provider of glass and metal products, has developed new 750ml bottle for Lithuanian mineral water company, Tiche. The in-house design team of Ardagh designed the bottle profile based on inputs taken from Tiche’s ...
Tags: Ardagh Group, metal product
The UK consistently overestimates the amount of plastic packaging that gets recycled, a report by waste consultancy Eunomia has claimed. A new Eunomia report reveals how the UK consistently overestimates how much of the plastic packaging ...
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Fonterra Ventures has partnered with German active nutrition start-up foodspring via an investment in its parent firm, Goodminton. The new partnership will enable Fonterra to tap into the rapidly growing active nutrition consumer segment, ...
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Valmet has been awarded a contract to supply three winders for Shanying International’s facility in Hubei province, China. Under the contract, Valmet will be responsible for the supply of three high-capacity OptiWin Drum two-drum ...
Zara has selected DS Smith Plastics, Injection Moulded Products to design a tote to meet all their expectations. ZARA, a clothing company, needed a reusable and nestable tote to use in the fully automated distribution centre. ZARA had ...
Australian packaging firm Amcor has developed a new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for Nature’s Promise hand soap brand. The new 12oz bottle, which contains 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content, has been developed in ...
Plastic closure manufacturer Bericap is planning to showcase its extended range of services and product innovations at the upcoming 2018 Packaging Innovations trade fair scheduled to be held in the UK. At the event, which is due to take ...
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Plessey Semiconductors Ltd of Plymouth, UK has demonstrated how its monolithic microLED technology can be used to deliver the next-generation of head-up displays (HUDs), enabling new augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) ...
Sustainable cardboard packaging supplier VPK Packaging Group has unveiled plans to invest in a new paper machine for light weight recycled containerboard. The investment plan is part of the company's move to increase the integration rate ...
Tags: cardboard packaging, paper machine