Last month the EU proposed a tough set of waste recycling targets that have been met with much resistance by the packaging industry. The new proposals revolve around the aim for 80% of packaging waste materials to be recycled by 2030. ...
Poland-based plastic film producer Ergis group will launch a second PET film production line and acquire a new plastic packaging line in Southern Poland. The company will acquire the packaging line for its Plexergis subsidiary in Nowy ...
Europe recycled close to 65 billion PET bottles in 2013, as per the figures released by European non-profit trade association Petcore Europe. This is a 7% increase in the number of recycled bottles over the 2012 figures. The ...
Tags: PET bottles, Packaging
Corrugated and plastics packaging company DS Smith has completed the acquisition of remaining 50% stake in Italian recycling company Italmaceri Srl. DS Smith's acquisition of Italmaceri was a part of the acquisition of SCA Packaging in ...
Private equity firm Graham Partners has acquired Desser Tire & Rubber Co. LLC and its affiliated companies, Aero Wheel & Brake Service Corp. and Cee Bailey’s Aircraft Plastics. Desser is primarily a supplier of aircraft tires and ...
The manifesto focuses on enabling the plastics recycling sector to meet the government’s low carbon manufacturing ambitions, which are central to meeting aspirations of a circular economy and resource efficiency. A series of ...
Tags: BPF Recycling, Packaging
US food manufacturer Ventura Foods has signed a supply agreement with Oleo-Fats (OFI) to produce and distribute its food products in the Asia-Pacific region as part of its expansion strategy. Oleo-Fats is a subsidiary of customized food ...
Tags: Ventura Foods, products, Food
BDT Media Automation GmbH is contributing its expertise in B2 format feeders for digital printing. Fujifilm Dimatix is adding its know-how in inkjet printheads for commercial and industrial printing. And Phoseon Technology is bringing ...
Irwin & Sheehan has ceased to manufacture steel cans. This is the story. The business has been making steel cans in Waterloo since the '30s. Much has changed in eighty years. Waterloo is now an inner urban suburb. And residents are much ...
Tags: Irwin&Sheehan, Packaging, Printing
Kellogg has announced new global sustainability commitments in two areas – responsible sourcing and natural resources, that are actionable until 2020. "This company was founded on the belief that there's an inherent goodness in ...
Amcor's statutory profit for the year ended 30 June 2014 from continuing operations was $737.00 million, a surge in profit of 24.6% over the previous year's result - $589.20 million. Earnings per share (EPS) was boosted by 24.7% to 61.1 ...
BASF and the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), building on a decade of successful joint research and development, are expanding their cooperation on emissions reduction. Under a new strategic agreement, the two ...
Tags: BASF, CRAES, Construction, Decoration
The physical properties of the ultra-white scales on certain species of beetle could be used to make whiter paper, plastics and paints, while using far less material than is used in current manufacturing methods. The Cyphochilus beetle, ...
Tags: Beetle Shells, Construction, Decoration
Storopack, an American manufacturer and marketer of protective packaging solutions, has acquired the industrial packaging business of CleanPak Products based in Tampa, Florida. The acquisition would cover loose fill manufacturing and ...
Members of the Australian packaging supply chain voiced their opinion on the need for cross-company collaboration at a joint AIP/APPMA meeting held in Melbourne last night. The group of over 80 packaging professionals had gathered to hear ...