Mesirow Financial has served as the exclusive financial advisor to Fleetwood-Fibre Packaging & Graphics on its sale to Golden West Packaging Group, a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg. Headquartered in City of Industry, CA, Fleetwood ...
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Zara has selected DS Smith Plastics, Injection Moulded Products to design a tote to meet all their expectations. ZARA, a clothing company, needed a reusable and nestable tote to use in the fully automated distribution centre. ZARA had ...
Of 3.1 million tons of PET bottles and containers placed in Europe last year, a 59.8% (1.88 million tons) of them were collected and 1.77 million tons have been recycled, according to a survey by Petcore Europe. The survey revealed that ...
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Austria-based plastic packaging firm Greiner Packaging has acquired the remaining 49% stake in Turkish joint venture (JV). Greiner acquired 51% majority stake in Teknik Plastik and Teknik IML in 2015, which were merged to form Teknik ...
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A&R Logistics (A&R) has signed a collaboration agreement with Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) to open an export supply chain facility for the US plastic resin industry. The project will be aimed at establishing a transportation and plastics ...
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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has recently adopted a position on use of degradable additives in plastic packaging. The institute has recently passed a series of changes to its policy positions, as well as a new policy ...
German industrial packaging firm Mauser Group is investing $10m in a new packaging facility in Geismar, Louisiana, US. Mauser USA will operate the 40,000ft² packaging and logistics facility, close to the company’s major clients ...
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Corrugated and plastics packaging solutions provider DS Smith has developed new display solution for DermaPharm. The new display has been created for DermaPharm’s 10th anniversary, providing an opportunity to re-launch its product ...
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DS Smith, a provider of corrugated & plastics packaging, has agreed to acquire US-based bag-in-box liquid solutions manufacturer Parish Manufacturing. Financial terms of the deal, which is subject to certain customary completion ...
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UK-based packaging firm DS Smith has completed the acquisition of Portugal based corrugated producer Gopaca for undisclosed amount. Employing approximately 135 people, the Gopaca is engaged in production of corrugated packaging and has ...
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India-based rigid packaging firm Manjushree Technopack has acquired Varahi for undisclosed amount, in a bid to strengthen its business. Established in 1971, Varahi offers packaging solutions including plastic bottles, caps, closures, ...
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Eckart is set to exhibit its new pigments and colour trends for plastic packaging applications at the K 2016 event in Germany. The event will take place in Düsseldorf from 19 to 26 October. The new Luxan K family pigments have been ...
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US-based Dow Chemical Company has developed new recyclable stand-up pouches using the RecycleReady technology. Made with Retain polymer modifiers, the stand-up pouch features barrier film that can be recycled in a polyethylene recycling ...
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Petainer Innopac Packaging has opened a new plant in the Indian state of Maharashtra which will produce plastic packaging solutions. The new plant employs Petainer's advanced polymer engineering technology to provide high performance ...
Sonoco renames all facilities of the former Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG). As of January 1st 2016, former Weidenhammer plants and branches will operate under the name Sonoco Consumer Products Europe. This step completes the ...
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