Mexican dairy company Grupo Lala is nearing an agreement to acquire Brazil-based dairy and food firm Vigor Alimentos. Grupo Lala completed the negotiation process to complete the purchase of Vigor Alimentos, including its shareholding in ...
Conner Industries, a provider of integrated packaging solutions, has received from existing investors additional growth capital which, when added to the investment made in April 2017, totals $10m. The capital infusion will be used for ...
German paper company Voith has received an order from Portuguese pulp and paper firm The Navigator Company to supply its XcelLine tissue machine. The XcelLine tissue machine’s production line has been designed to produce ...
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MillerCoors has designated CROWN Beverage Packaging Mexico, a business unit of Crown Holdings, as its 2016 Packaging Materials Supplier of the Year. Crown’s facility in Monterrey, Mexico supplies MillerCoors with crowns and aluminum ...
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Moretto, which provides automation technology for the plastic processing industry, is expanding its activities globally with the opening of three new branches in China, India and Russia. Three markets where Moretto’s technology has ...
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BMW said that it will build a fully electric version of the Mini in the UK at itsfacility in Oxford, England. The company will produce a new fully electric Mini 3 door variant. From 2019, BMW will start producing the fully electric Mini ...
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US-based packaging firm Sonoco has completed its purchase of flexible and forming plastic packaging films manufacturer Clear Lam Packaging for about $170m. Clear Lam Packaging, which was established in 1969, operates manufacturing plants ...
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Great Lakes Cheese (GLC) is building a new $55m cheese packaging facility in Wausau, Wisconsin, US. The company has entered into an agreement with the City of Wausau to build the plant, which will help to enhance its production operations ...
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American packaging company Crown has reported net sales of $2.16bn for the second quarter of 2017, compared to $2.14bn for the same period in 2016. Increase in sales has been attributed to increased global beverage can volumes and pass ...
Multi-Color Corporation has agreed to acquire Constantia Flexibles’ labels division for around €1.15bn ($1.3bn). Once the deal concludes, Constantia Flexibles will have 16.6% stake in Multi-Color and two representatives will ...
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German manufacturer Gerresheimer said it will launch a new integrated, passive syringe safety solution to the pharma and healthcare sectors. The company acquired an exclusive license for the syringe safety solution from West ...
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UPM-Kymmene has launched a SC paper custom-developed for coldset web offset printing. UPM Impresse plus C is claimed to offer a smooth, glossier finish and magazine-quality which is ideally suited for CSWO printing. The company says ...
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) has completed the construction of a two-train polyethylene facility in the US for ExxonMobil Chemical. MHIA, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), secured the construction order from ...
Sonoco-Alcore said it will again raise prices for paper-based tubes and cores, effective from shipments starting on 24 July 2017. Karsten Kemmerling, Director of Sales and Marketing - Tubes and Cores, Europe, said: "Prices of coreboard ...
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Erema said manufacturers are banking on its energy-saving add-on technology, including for food contact compatibility. Last year, Erema re-launched its Multi-Purpose Reactor (MPR) at its Discovery Day. The Austrian based manufacturer of ...