St-Luc Labels & Packaging has purchased and installed a Comexi L20000 water-based laminator at its headquarters in Belgium. Employing more than 200 people, St- Luc prints and converts flexible packaging from its production sites located ...
Self-adhesive label materials manufacturer UPM Raflatac said that it will open a new slitting and distribution terminal in Santiago, Chile in early 2018. This new terminal will allow UPM Raflatac to improve its service capabilities and ...
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Constantia Flexibles has invested approximately €6m to meet increasing demand for specialty laminates with high property barriers for confectionery, coffee, dry food and snacks as well as processed meat industries. The company ...
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CTI Industries, a manufacturer and marketer of flexible packaging and storage products, laminated films and novelty balloons, has reported net sales of $12.81m for second quarter ended 30 June 2017, compared to $14.15m for the same period ...
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Specialty biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films manufacturer Treofan is investing around $45m in a new orientation line at its Americas facility in Zacapu, Mexico. The five-layer and 10.4m orientation line will help to enhance the ...
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Self-adhesive label materials manufacturer UPM Raflatac has expanded its food labeling product range with the introduction of two new peel and reseal label materials. Launched in the European market, Peel-Rseal PP White FTC 60 and ...
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Swiss specialty chemicals firm Clariant is strengthening its collaboration with Gettel High-Tech Materials on biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) manufacturing in China. The companies will jointly promote additives and liquid feeding ...
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Kite Packaging has expanded its in-box solutions range with the introduction of new premium polystyrene void fill. The new void fill has been developed to reduce damage from shock, vibration and the movement of goods in the box. The new ...
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Australian packaging company Amcor has acquired China-based Hebei Qite Packing for around RMB185m ($28m). The acquisition will allow Amcor to expand its flexible packaging operations in the Northern China region. Hebei Qite, which ...
CTI Industries, a manufacturer and marketer of flexible packaging and storage products, laminated films and novelty balloons, announced its results of operations for the second quarter and first six months of 2016. For the second quarter ...
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Transilwrap Company, a manufacturer of specialty film products, has signed a letter of intent to acquire the specialty films business of US based Dow Chemical. Dow's specialty films business provides film solutions used in medical, ...
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV has developed new ultra barrier films for the flexible encapsulation of organic electronics (OEs) Currently, the facility for coating films by atomic layer deposition ...
Plastic consumer packaging specialist Berry Plastics has restructured its operations to better serve its customers and drive future growth. As part of the restructuring, the company created three new market-focused divisions including ...
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Fuwei Films, a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality BOPET plastic films in China, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fuwei Films Shandong has passed the audit assessment of Amcor again and continues to be one of the stable ...
Constantia Flexibles has opened a new research and development (R&D) center for polymer films and film laminates for flexible packaging in Germany. The move is in line with the company's multi-million investment for upgrading equipment ...