UK-based packaging company Cepac has agreed to acquire DS Smith's corrugated packaging business(formerly known as SCA Branded Packaging)based in Darlington,England,for£1.4bn. Cepac managing director Rod Ainslie said the company ...
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A UK packaging company has been fined after one of its employees sustained a serious hand injury on an unguarded laminating machine. Gary Dean of Redstock Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, had the skin on the palm of his left hand torn ...
Irish corrugated packaging company Smurfit Kappa has launched the new range of eco-friendly easy to pour, 1.5 to 3l pouches for the wine market. The new 1.5l Pouch-up has an 80% lower carbon footprint compared to glass packaging, serves ...
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Rexam, a global consumer packaging company, has launched its first Sustainability Report, which has also been recognized by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Rexam chief executive Graham Chipchase said the firm has an important role ...
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Global paper and packaging company International Paper (IP) and Temple-Inland in the US have reached an agreement with Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) with respect to IP’s acquisition of Temple-Inland for ...
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Global paper and packaging company International Paper (IP) and Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills have announced the opening of their new headquarters in Hyderabad, India. IP said that the office, which is spread across 24,000ft2, will house ...
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LED packaging company Everlight Electronics on December 4 announced that the Japan Patent Office (JPO) has made a judgment to uphold its claim on the invalidity of Japan-based LED maker Nichia's patent number JP2780691. Everlight filed a ...
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US-based designer and producer of corrugated packaging, Ideal has expanded its client-centric operations with the opening of a new location in Kansas City, Missouri, in an effort to extend its Chicago-based presence. According to Ideal, ...
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Canadian packaging company Cascades’ Norampac division has acquired Bird Packaging's converting and storage facilities in Guelph, Kitchener and Windsor in Ontario. The latest investment is part of Norampac's development strategy ...
Packaging company in India Uflex is all set to double its revenue to around Rs95bn ($2bn) by 2015. The company has also announced plans to invest $250m on capital expenditures (capex) spread over two years. As part of its expansion plans, ...
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Plastic packaging company Quinn Plastics & Packaging said it has acquired a Kiefel KMD 85 thermoformer in an effort to become a major player in rigid food packaging. The machine is the first major investment by the company into packaging ...
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Mexican packaging company Grupo Gondi has invested in Bobst F&K 90SIX CI preprint flexo press and peripherals from Bobst Bielefeld, which will be used for preprinted linerboard and coated boxboard applications. According to Bobst, the 2.2 ...
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Global packaging company MeadWestvaco (MWV) has announced an agreement to acquire Ruby Macons, an Indian producer of corrugated packaging materials. Terms of the deal were not revealed. MWV chairman and chief executive officer John Luke ...
Austrian flexible packaging company Constantia Flexibles together with the machine supplier Mondini is all set to introduce its new FFS Reelfed Lidding Mono PET 23my material. The material is suitable to be sealed against PE and PET and ...
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Finland-based Huhtamäki has received statement of objections from the European Commission (EC) regarding alleged anticompetitive behavior in the markets of plastic trays, which are used for retail packaging of food materials, such as ...
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