Filtration Group announced the closing of its acquisition of Multisorb Technologies, a world leader in active packaging technology. As part of the Filtration Group family, Multisorb will now be able to enhance its product portfolio and ...
Packaging firm Sonoco has agreed to acquire US-based Highland Packaging Solutions for about $150m in cash. Based in Plant City of Florida, Highland Packaging manufactures thermoformed plastic packaging solutions for fresh produce and ...
Tags: Packaging, dairy products
Petainer, a provider of plastic container solutions, has expanded its global keg product portfolio with the introduction of petainerKeg Hybrid. The new petainerKeg Hybrid has been developed by a team of scientists and technical experts at ...
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DS Smith Plastics business unit Rapak North America has introduced EvacuStrip dip strip technology beverage bag for bag-in-box packaging formats. The dip strip rigid and rectangular evacuation assistance device in the bag enables ...
Tags: Beverage Bag, packaging formats
Schubert will exhibit a range of packaging machines and robotic solutions at this year’s ProSweets fair in Cologne, Germany. The event will take place between 28 and 31 January 2018. At the event, the company will exhibit its ...
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Simmons Pet Food has broken ground on a facility expansion at its flexible packaging plant in Emporia, located in the US state of Kansas. The $38m expansion project will increase the space at the facility to around 200,000ft², and ...
Tags: Flexible Packaging, Packaging
German primary packaging solutions provider Gerresheimer is set to unveil new Gx ready-to-fill vials at CPhl Worldwide event in Frankfurt. The event will take place between 24 and 26 October. Customers will be provided with identically ...
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Tetra Pak has invested €30m in upgrading the Packaging Material Converting Factory in Denton, US, to meet the needs of the US and Canadian markets. As part of the upgrade, a new laminator has been installed at the plant, which will ...
Tetra Pak has announced €30m investment to expand its packaging material converting factory in Texas to facilitate its business growth in the US and Canada. The investment will be used for modernization in the factory located in ...
Shareholders of Refresco Group have approved the acquisition of Cott's bottling activities for $1.25bn in cash. The deal is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of this year subject to certain closing conditions and regulatory ...
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Packaging solutions provider Coveris has invested in two Hosokawa Alpine coextrusion lines to expand its business in food and consumer sectors across the UK. Coveris signed an agreement with KPMG, the administrators of Gelpack Excelsior, ...
Romaco is set to exhibit Siebler HM 1 series machines at this year’s CPhI Worldwide event in Germany. The event will take place from 24 to 26 October in Frankfurt/Main. At the event, the company will exhibit strip packaging ...
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A new report from Smithers Pira expects the worldwide rigid plastic packaging consumption to grow during 2017–2022 at an annual rate of 3.7% to 63.4 million tonnes. Economic and demographic trends are key determinants of packaging ...
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Speciality packaging solutions provider Parkside has won a Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Award for its reclosable sharing crisp bag. The accolade acknowledges the company’s continued innovation within the packaging sector. ...
UK-based speciality packaging solutions provider Parkside has introduced new reclose lidding film for a snack fruit pack in the US. The Handy Candy pack, which is designed for a snack fruit pack in America, can be used for either ...
Tags: snack fruit pack, tomato, Snack Pots