From November 15, Sappi will be raising its SBS board prices by 75 €/ton. Rosemarie Asquino, Sappi Europe's sales and marketing director Speciality Papers, said that the move was "crucial". "We have seen a gradual continuing increase ...
Many a times we never realize the presence of plastic in, what we consider to be, non-plastic or eco-friendly packaging materials. A lot of plastic hides in coats and lines of cartons, sachets, pouches, cans, caps, lids etc. It seems the ...
H.B. Fuller, a US-based formulator, manufacturer and marketer of adhesives, has unveiled Sesame High Modulus Tape for produce packaging, providing increased stacking strength with minimum material use for increased box life and reuse. ...
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US-based biodegradable plastics manufacturer Casey Container has signed a stock purchase agreement with Aruba Brands, which is worth about $1.5m. As part of the deal, Aruba will acquire Casey's issued and outstanding common shares equal ...
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US-based ATMI, along with France-based contract-manufacturing company Disposable Lab has introduced a new line of pyrogen-free vials to address biopharmaceutical filling and final packaging needs. According to ATMI, the new line has been ...
Did you ever wonder where glass bottles come from or why they look the way they do? The answer to that question is a lot more interesting than you might think. The process, which involves carefully constructed molds, also has a long ...
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Gruppo Campari, a producer of spirits, wines and soft drinks, has unveiled its new $43m packaging facility at the Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, US. The new packaging facility is part of the company's total investment ...
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A few months back, I read an article in Packaging Digest about consumers taking responsibility for "green actions." After citing some statistics about how a "record-high 71 percent of Americans" are "buying with an eye toward green," the ...
If the pen is mightier than the sword, then the paper that pen is scribed upon is empowered in some fashion. But what about a specialized paper that's intended to be, literally, powered? Arjowiggins Creative Papers' PowerCoat is a ...
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The Food Packaging and U.S. Food Contact Paper Market report from Hanover Research projects that in 2013 the size of the global food packaging market will increase to $251.8 billion and the size of the North American food packaging market ...
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Designed by the award winning designer Hector Serrano for Arturo Alvarez, the Woods Pendant light was inspired by the light and shadow magic of the woods. When walking through the woods you may notice the unique play of light and shadow ...
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A team of researchers from a university in Spain have introduced a new packaging system for canned fresh products, as part of a research, development and innovation (R + D + i) project. Researchers at the Technological Corporation of the ...
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The Waddington Group, a portfolio company of private equity firm Olympus Partners, has acquired Canadian thermoformer of foodservice, bakery and produce packaging Par-Pak for about $300m, as reported by LBO Wire. The acquisition of the ...
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Packaging solutions provider OIA Global has announced an expanded global presence with its first office in Japan. According to the company, the new office in Tokyo represents the latest step in its ongoing expansion in the Asia Pacific ...
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Perimeter Brand Packaging has announced the completion of qualitative and quantitative research with 10,000 consumers over the past 12 months, including one hundred hours of one-on-one insight sessions with consumers. Perimeter, an Open ...
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