Packaging manufacturer Coveris has agreed to divest its Americas packaging business to Transcontinental (TC Transcontinental) in a deal worth $1.320bn. Coveris Americas, which is a subsidiary of Sun Capital Partners portfolio firm ...
Irish packaging firm Smurfit Kappa has rejected €8.6bn ($10.6bn) takeover offer from the US-based International Paper. Smurfit Kappa said the unsolicited proposal from International Paper failed to reflect the company's strong growth ...
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US-based Corrugated Synergies International (CSI) has invested in Electronics For Imaging’s (EFI) full ecosystem of technologies, as part of its efforts to advance its corrugated packaging operations. The company purchased full ...
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X-Rite’s eXact family of handheld spectrophotometers is now supporting new ISO standard for Spot Color Tone Value (SCTV). eXact allows printers and packaging converters to understand, control, manage, and communicate color through ...
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Praxis Packaging Solutions has selected TraceLink to help its pharmaceutical manufacturing customers comply with the serialization deadline for the US Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) After experiencing connectivity challenges with ...
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Finnish food packaging specialist Huhtamaki has completed the purchase of International Paper's foodservice packaging operations in China. The divested business has two facilities in Shanghai and Tianjin and a workforce of about 200 ...
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US-based packaging and bottling line systems manufacturer Krones is investing in a new training and technology center in southeastern Wisconsin, US. The 40,000ft² facility, which will serve the company’s customers and ...
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Finnish packaging company Huhtamaki has agreed to acquire International Paper’s foodservice packaging operations in China for €15m. The acquisition will include two manufacturing units in Shanghai and Tianjin, which employ ...
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Bemis Company has reported financial results for its first quarter ended 31 March, 2017. Initiatives to Improve U.S. Packaging Operations and Profitability As part of the Company’s efforts to improve the profitability of its U.S. ...
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2 Sisters Food Group is planning to close its Smethwick poultry processing facility in the West Midlands, which could impact 630 jobs. The ageing poultry factory located at Bevan Way in the Alpha Business Park has considerable challenges ...
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Spanish containerboard and corrugated packaging manufacturer Europac Group has acquired packaging plant in the town of Lucena, in Cordoba, for €9.8m to boost its packaging operations. The firm acquired two companies that jointly own ...
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US-based packaging firm Sonoco is planning to invest $20m in the development of a new packaging center to support Duracell’s new North America battery packaging operations. The company said its Display and Packaging unit will be ...
India-based e-commerce firm TeaBox has introduced new individually packaged tea bags called TeaPacs. The new packaged tea bags are sealed at the source by using a natural nitrogen flush, helping to preserve flavor and freshness. TeaBox ...
UPS has collaborated with Sealed Air Corporation to offer advanced e-commerce packaging and shipping solutions for the retailers, e-tailers and other businesses. The solutions will help to maximize the efficiency of their packaging ...
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New York based New Mill Capital Holdings and Tiger Capital Group, through their joint venture, have acquired a manufacturing plant in Indiana operated by General Mills. However, the financial details to purchase the dough-products ...