Since 2010 the government began reducing corporation tax in stages, falling from 28% to 23%. This will be cut to 21% from April 2014 and will reach 20% in 2015. The small profits rate has also been cut to 20%. While the government ...
Finnish packaging products supplier Huhtamaki has acquired the UK-based corrugated packaging manufacturer BCP Fluted Packaging for a purchase price of about €20m. The transaction is part of Huhtamaki's plans to improve the quality as ...
Tags: Fluted Packaging, Packaging
Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has introduced lower-weight board for the production of pharmaceutical cartons in high-speed packaging lines. The new Tambrite board, which is 215gsm, is tested and qualified by the packaging ...
Tags: Stora Enso, Pharmaceutical Cartons
Sweden-based packaging manufacturer SCA has introduced new sustainable packaging products which will be produced at its Ortviken paper mill. The new products are claimed to offer better printability. Sustainable Packaging product has ...
Plastic packaging manufacturer Amcor has entered into an agreement to buy Australian flexibles packaging business Detmold Flexibles for $50m. Following the transaction, the business will be integrated with Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific. ...
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Austria-based plastic packaging manufacturer Alpla has opened new manufacturing facility at Bowling Green in Kentucky Transpark, US with an investment of about $22.4m The new facility is located in spec Building IV in the Transpark and ...
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Plastic packaging manufacturer Amcor Rigid Plastics will sponsor for the America Recycles Day 2013, a national initiative of the US-based non-profit organization Keep America Beautiful. The manufacturer will join Anheuser-Busch, the ...
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Plastic Packaging manufacturer Appe has developed an environmentally friendly recycled PET (rPET) bottle for Oji's sustainable functional fruit drink, in collaboration with Oji and Hero. The new bottle allows the brand to achieve closed ...
Tags: Plastic Packaging, Pet Bottle, Fruit Drink
US-based flexible packaging manufacturer Admiral Packaging has expanded its product portfolio with the addition of a new 24” Hi-Speed Quad Seal/Dual Stand up pouch machine made by Modern Manufacturing Services. With the addition of ...
Tags: Admiral Packaging, Pouch Machine
Finland-based packaging firm Huhtamki Oyj has sold its Italian subsidiary Huhtamaki to polystyrene packaging manufacturer Diesse for €5m. The sale includes the rigid plastic manufacturing units in Settimo Torinese, Sant'Ilario d'Enza ...
Tags: Rigid Plastic, Packaging
The medicinal products market is changing. Sensitive biopharmaceuticals require more robust packages. Falsification has to be prevented with special seals and codes. And additional package features are necessary so that patients can safely ...
With the increasing number of companies marketing online the need to identify a companya€s genuine status is important. Packaging materials production is currently a booming business due to the huge demand from across the globe but ...
Multi-material food packaging manufacturer Linpac Packaging has welcomed the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) decision to give an official positive opinion regarding the super-cleaning process used in its factories in Spain, ...
Tags: food packaging, Multi-material
The 3Q performance for the new Harvetek Hsinchu factory profits were driven up due to rising utilization rates, said the company Chairman Billy Wang. The company expects 3Q results to make a turn for the better and ultimately affect 2013 ...
Netherlands-based dairy firm FrieslandCampina, German food packaging manufacturer Südpack and Oman-based PET resin and sheet producer Octal have developed a new packaging product for cheese. Made with direct-to-sheet PET (DPET), the ...
Tags: Cheese Packaging, dairy firm