PPG has opened a $49m paint and coatings manufacturing facility and commercial operation in the Lipetsk region of Russia. The site will provide about 200 total positions and produce about 25 million liters (6.6 million gallons) of ...
US-based corrugated packaging firm WestRock has completed the acquisition of Multi Packaging Solutions International (MPS) for a total enterprise value of $2.28bn. Under the deal, WestRock purchased all of the outstanding shares of MPS ...
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Nokia, or rather HMD Global, unveiled a trio of new handsets at MWC back in February, but many are convinced we'll see more from the company soon. The long-rumoured Nokia 9 has been popping up in the odd leak here and there, and has now ...
WestRock has agreed to acquire five corrugated converting facilities from U.S. Corrugated for about $192m. The deal includes facilities located in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana. The facilities are used to offer a suite of products ...
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Bosch Packaging Technology has opened a new customer solutions center in the Netherlands for vertical packaging. Located in Weert, the new center will enable food and non-food producers to select a complete vertical system solution for ...
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We regularly scour Kickstarter, Indiegogo and more to find the best (and worst) crowdfunding projects around, so you know which ones to consider backing – and which to avoid. Our latest pick is SwitchCharge, a battery pack ...
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Protective packaging materials provider Pregis has acquired US-based Sharp Packaging Systems for an undisclosed sum. Based in Sussex of Wisconsin, Sharp is engaged in the designing and manufacturing of flexible bagging systems for the ...
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German firm Actega said it exhibit new packaging solutions at the upcoming interpack 2017 to be held in Düsseldorf. The company plans to showcase its under products under the banner, Arena for Packaging Solutions. It plans to ...
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Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has reported financial results for its first quarter, ending 2 April 2017. First Quarter Highlights First quarter 2017 GAAP earnings per diluted share were $0.53, ...
Sonoco has launched the ClearGuard packaging, which can be used as a substitute to aluminum foil or metalized films. The ClearGuard portfolio of flexible packaging is designed to offer improved barrier properties for product protection. ...
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Sonoco announced it is implementing price increases for all paperboard tubes and cores in the United States and Canada by a minimum of 10 percent. The increase is effective with shipments beginning April 10, 2017. “This price ...
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DS Smith has developed packaging system for Valeo, which allows to package the components in time and cost-efficiently. Optimal protection for overseas shipment of steering wheel switches – this solution is winner of the Deutscher ...
Sonoco announced it is implementing price increases for all round composite cans and shaped rigid paperboard containers in North America by a minimum of 5 percent. The increase is effective with shipments beginning April 15, 2017. ...
Casio has confirmed it’ll be releasing its new Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch in the UK next month. The ruggedised Casio Smart Trek WSD-F20 will go on sale on April 21 for £450, the firm said at Baselworld 2017 on Tuesday. This ...
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German pharma packaging company August Faller has developed new combination product for package inserts. Designed for a major pharmaceutical company, the new product is said to combine a package leaflet with a patient alert card in a ...
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