Austrian flexible packaging group Constantia Flexibles has completed the acquisition of 100% of Globalpack in Mexico. The parties have not disclosed the purchase price of the transaction. Constantia Flexibles CEO Thomas Unger said, "With ...
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North American printing and label converting company,WS Packaging Group has announced the acquisition of New York-based full-service printer Label World for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 1985,Label World develops pressure-sensitive ...
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Global consumer packaging group Rexam has received approval from the Chinese authorities and hopes to complete the sale of its Cosmetics, Toiletries and Household care products business for $459m to Sun European Partners’ affiliate. ...
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The deal for the stake in the 170m-turnover group was announced this morning by Sun European Partners, the European arm of US-based Sun Capital which has recently bought businesses including Britton Group, Albéa, Kobusch-Sengewald ...
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It's a staggering figure – around 2.9m tonnes of food and drink is wasted each year, according to Wrap. It's a number that's been troubling politicians and environmentalists but it is a problem that packaging can help tackle. And ...
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Packaging is increasingly recognised as a vital weapon in the fight against food waste. Philip Chadwick reports on how the flexible plastics sector is innovating to play its part in packaging's biggest challenge It's a staggering figure ...
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Consumer packaging group Silgan Holdings has revised its earnings estimates for the year due to lower volumes for metal food containers. The US-based supplier of rigid consumer goods packaging also announced that it has extended the ...
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UPM-Kymmene has started exclusive negotiations with the joint venture formed by a company from the VPK Packaging Group and Klingele Papierwerke on the sale of assets of the French paper mill Stracel. The takeover offer is subject to the ...
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Global consumer packaging group Rexam has concluded the previously announced sale of its High Barrier food container business to a Silgan Holdings’ subsidiary for $250m. The food container business of Rexam provides thermoformed ...
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Germany-based rlc packaging group has completed the expansion of its Pharmacenter in Rudersdorf near Berlin by doubling machine capacity, in an effort to address the growing demand for pharmaceutical packaging. In the new building, ...
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Glass packaging group Owens-Illinois has revealed plans to spend €140m to upgrade its European manufacturing footprint next year The business, which has 37 plants in Europe including two facilities in the UK in Harlow, Essex and ...
UK-based Contego Packaging, acquired by Platinum Equity in 2011, has invested in a new 6,200 sq m factory in Wolfen, Germany to replace its existing facility. The new factory enables production and warehousing to be located under one roof ...
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Irish paper and packaging group Smurfit Kappa has won the PPI award for the Eco Tray, a corrugated tray offering a green alternative to conventional polystyrene and plastic trays. According to the company, the 100% recyclable Eco Tray ...
UPM a Finland-based paper company has announced that the company is set to negotiate with VPK Packaging Group and Klingele Papierwerke for the sale of the assets and part of the land at its French Stracel paper mill. Both the companies ...
US-based full-service packaging provider PaperWorks has announced increased environmental certifications for its Packaging Group, as part of its commitment to the environment and customers. The company said that at all its packaging ...
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