Global packaging firm Sonoco has acquired privately held flexible packaging company Plastic Packaging (PPI) in a bid to expand its capabilities in Southeast US. However, the financial terms of the deal were undisclosed. PPI is engaged ...
Tags: Sonoco, Plastic Packaging
Australian rigid and flexible packaging products provider Amcor has closed acquisition of plastic blow molding operations of the US-based packaging firm Sonoco Products for $280m. As part of the deal signed earlier, Amcor has purchased ...
Tags: flexible packaging, Amcor
US based packaging firm Sealed Air has introduced cartoning solution designed to protect package cartons during transit while eliminating the use of outer boxes or additional packaging materials. StealthWrap claims to provide security and ...
Tags: Sealed Air, Package Cartons
Irish firm Cup Print has installed a new packaging machine at its facility in Ennis, Co Clare to produce the Frugalpac paper coffee cup. The facility currently produces 150m cups per year for customers including Mars, Kraft and Bunzl. ...
Tags: paper coffee cup, paper cup
German packaging firm Mauser Group plans to invest in new production lines at its facility in St Priest to meet the increasing demand for industrial packaging solutions in the Rhone Valley and the South of France. In January 2017, the ...
Tags: multi-product plants, packaging
India’s flexible packaging materials and solution company Uflex has developed 9.5 micron specialty ALOx polyester film, Flexaloxprotcettm F-PGX. Said to be the thinnest PET ALOx specialty film available globally, Flexaloxprotcettm ...
Tags: Packaging, Alox Polyester Film
Swedish firm AR Packaging Group has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Indonesian paper packaging firm PT Maju Jaya Sarana Grafika (MJSG) for undisclosed amount. Maju Jaya provides services from design, prepress, ...
Tags: AR Packaging, Packaging
Germany-based rigid industrial packaging firm Mauser Group has unveiled new packaging solutions for industrial and dangerous goods. The company is exhibiting fire-resistant composite IBCs, ISO containers for loading, high-performance ...
Tags: Mauser, NCG, ISO containers
Finland based food packaging firm Huhtamaki is planning to expand its footprint with a launch of new manufacturing and distribution center in Goodyear, Arizona, US with an investment of $100m. The 750,000ft2 facility, which will serve ...
Tags: Huhtamaki, footprint expasion, investment
Packaging firm Essel Propack has acquired remaining 75.1% stake in its German joint venture Essel Deutschland (EDG) for $32m. As part of the agreement, Essel’s Mauritius subsidiary Lamitube Technologies (LTL) will increase its stake ...
Tags: Essel Propack, stake, EDG, LTL
Australian packaging company Amcor has signed an agreement to acquire the North American plastic blow molding operations of US-based packaging firm Sonoco Products for $280m. Under terms of the deal, Amcor will acquire Sonoco Specialty ...
Tags: Amcor, Sonoco Products, agreement
Intertek has supported UK packaging firm Frugalpac in the development of a recyclable coffee cup. Intertek has been helping Frugalpac in establishing the viability of the recyclable cup by taking up recycling trials, testing its ...
Tags: Intertek, Frugalpac, recyclable coffee cup
UK-based packaging firm Frugalpac has developed a new recyclable coffee cup to meet the needs of world’s major coffee brands. Entrepreneur Martin Myerscough and his UK team at Frugalpac have partnered with Intertek to establish the ...
UK based packaging maker RPC Group has acquired packaging firm British Polythene Industries (BPI) for about £261m ($379m). BPI is focused on manufacturing and supplying of about 275,000t of polythene films annually for markets ...
Tags: retail food, waste polythene, RPC
Greiner Packaging has established a joint venture (JV) company in India, in a bid to expand its operations in the country. The European company, along with Indian plastic packaging firm Century Ultrapack, has established a new JV firm ...