The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) today announced the winners of its 2012 Clear Choice Awards. This year, eight consumer product goods companies were recognized for their achievements in creating innovative glass packages with shelf ...
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Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA) (“Vitro” or the “Company”), one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, today announced 3Q’12 unaudited results. Third Quarter 2012 ...
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Glass container manufacturer Ardagh has agreed to acquire US-based Anchor Glass Container from private investment funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners in a deal worth €721m ($880m). Ardagh chairman Paul Coulson said the ...
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Ardagh Group has secured US regulatory approval and completed the previously announced acquisition of Anchor Glass Container in the US for $880m (€721m) from private investment funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners. The deal ...
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Verallia North America, a manufacturer of glass containers for food and beverage industries, has introduced a new line of yogurt glass jars in the US. The new line features four and six ounce capacity single serve yogurt glass jars. The ...
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Verallia North America, a glass container manufacturer has announced the introduction of a new line of single serve yogurt glass jars for national distribution. According to the US-based Verallia, the new four and six ounce capacity ...
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US-based Arpac has launched the new Performance-Series PC-4500, a member of the company’s line of case packers. The new continuous motion wraparound case packer is capable of reaching speeds up to 45 cases/trays per minute. ...
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Sydney-based Pro-Pac, a subsidiary of PPG has announced the acquisition of business and assets of Australian Pharmaceutical Containers (APC), for an undisclosed amount. Pro-Pac chief executive officer Brandon Penn said the purchase will ...
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German adhesives provider HB Fuller will introduce its new Swifttak range of water-based labeling adhesives developed to address modern labeling needs for plastic and glass containers. The containers may be returnable or one-way, use ...
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19 November 2012 has seen the start of work for a new production plant in Zhangjiagang, China for the pharmaceutical packaging leader Stevanato Group, based in Piombino Dese, Padua (Italy). The multinational company, which expects to end ...
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The North American branch of FT System, an Italy-based manufacturer and supplier of container inspection and monitoring solutions, is to launch its new pressure and leak inspection system - the PCS700-LS - to measure total pressure and leak ...
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Allied Glass Containers is delighted to announce that the company has been shortlisted in the Glass Pack of the Year category of the UK Packaging Awards 2012 with The Macallan Chairman's Release bottle,manufactured for The Edrington Group. ...
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Glass manufacturer Beatson Clark will welcome a royal visitor to its plant in Rotherham,South Yorkshire in next month. Prince Richard,Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO,will tour the factory on Thursday 6th September to see how£10 million ...
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According to statistics, in May, the country produced 23.29 million square meters glass, compared to last year, up 25.9%; cumulative production of 101,140,000 square meters, compared to last year, an increase of 25.2%. In May the national ...
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