International Paper (IP) will exit from Chinese coated board joint venture (JV) by selling its 55% stake to JV partner Shandong Sun Holding for $23m. The IP-Sun JV operates one manufacturing facility with four paper machines in Shandong ...
US packaging firm MeadWestvaco (MWV) has inked a licensing agreement with design agency Burgopak for marketing the latter's medication adherence packaging. Burgopak's package is said to boost patient's adherence to medication through ...
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AR Packaging will invest €3m in the newly acquired plants at Krakow in Poland and Graz in Austria. With the investment at the two facilities, the German company is expecting to strengthen its foothold in the European packaging ...
Packaging company MeadWestvaco (MWV) has entered into an agreement with International Paper to buy its Carolina coated bristols brand for an undisclosed amount. International Paper decided to sell the brand as it wanted to convert its ...
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Electronic packaging involves the use of engineering and other technologies to incorporate in-built security and protective features in the packaging of products. The use of electronics in packaging is gaining importance as it reduces ...
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Rock-Tenn Company has collaborated with US-based global packaging company MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV) to create a combined company of packaging (NewCo) in a transaction with an equity value of $16 billion. Under the terms of the ...
MeadWestvaco Corporation has announced that its board of directors has approved a plan to fully separate its Specialty Chemicals business from the rest of the company. The separation is expected to be executed by means of a tax-free spinoff ...
MeadWestvaco Corp. (MWV) has received a grant to provide its Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) to The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in projects to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. MEMSCap Medication Event Monitoring System ...
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Illinois-based KapStone Paper and Packaging will spend about $115m at its Cooper River site to modernise three papermaking machines and to make other improvements for increasing the capacity and efficiency. In a statement released on ...
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Packaging solution providers MeadWestvaco (MWV) have launched a software-based solution Avive Multimed system which offers multiple benefits like medication regimens syncronisation, adherence improvement and medication therapy management. ...
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Atlas Holdings portfolio company ASG announced that it has acquired Poland-based beauty and personal care folding carton business Bydgoszcz from MeadWestvaco (MWV). ASG intends to use the assets of Bydgoszcz operation to expand its ...
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MeadWestvaco (MWV), a global packaging company has introduced SmartFare, a new package for chilled ready meals (CRM). The new SmartFare packages are said to transform the CRM tray into a brandable experience, as well as increase brand ...
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Product packaging plays an important role in enhancing consumers’ skincare experience, according to a new ‘Skincare Research & Insights Study’ by MeadWestvaco (MWV). The study, which involved 23 ethnographies and 16 ...
MeadWestvaco (MWV) has chosen to renew its partnership with Xerox for IT management services as the global packaging company continues to grow in targeted packaging and specialty chemicals markets. Partners since 2006, Xerox will extend ...
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MeadWestvaco (MWV) has introduced a new lightweight paperboard, EnShield kit 5 for packaging foods. According to the company, the new EnShield offers barrier protection for foods that require resistance to oil and grease. The repulpable ...