DS Smith has completed the acquisition of North American packaging company Corrugated Container Corporation (CCC) for an undisclosed amount. The CCC, which is a family-owned business, has around 190 employees across its four operations in ...
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Eltete Group, a provider of transport packaging solutions, has acquired the remaining 55% stake in Poland-based Packprofil. Eltete, which owned 45% stake in Packprofil before 2001, now became the sole owner of the company by purchasing ...
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International technology group Andritz has purchased technology and intellectual property assets from Swedish firm Franssons Recycling Machines. Based in Sundsvall, Franssons Recycling manufactures and produces machinery for recycling ...
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Toscotec has secured a contract to reconstruct PM1 tissue machine at Correll Tissue facility in Durban, South Africa. The rebuilding of the machine is expected to start in the second half of 2017. Correll Tissue is the primary tissue ...
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Sugar Bowl Bakery has introduced a new compostable packaging for its organic product line at the International-Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association show being held in Houston, Texas, US. The new compostable packaging has been designed for its ...
Wood pulp and paper maker Sappi has completed the sale of its Cape Kraft Mill in Cape Town, South Africa to the Golden Era Group. The move comes on the heels of Enstra Mill's sale earlier this month. The sale of Cape Kraft Mill and ...
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The Welsh Government has published guidance on waste management, ahead of new EU legal requirements on the separate collection of waste paper, metal, plastic and glass for recycling, due to come into force at the start of next year. All ...
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Due to be introduced on January 1st 2015, the new waste regulations mean that businesses, including shopping centres and retail outlets in England and Wales, will be required to separate waste paper, metal, plastic and glass for collection. ...
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Green packaging and tissue paper products manufacturer Cascades has signed an agreement with H.I.G Capital subsidiary Rolland Enterprises to sell its fine papers activities for around $39.5m. The divestment includes Rolland Division and ...
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Austria-based Andritz has signed an agreement with Spanish recycling specialist Alucha to supply new technologies and equipment for pyrolysis of rejects (waste) produced in the processing of liquid packaging board for paper production. ...
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The Caribbean Container (CCI) has commissioned a $44m waste recycling plant at its facility in Farm East Bank Demerara, Guyana, South America. The new facility is a part of the company's strategy to strengthen its recycling capabilities ...
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) said the vote in Strasbourg will save more than 20,000 direct green jobs in the paper industry and an estimated additional 140,000 indirect jobs in Europe. “We are glad to see ...
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Like any burnt fuel, biomass briquettes produce high calorific energy and heat that is equivalent to any solid black fuel. Bio fuel briquettes are renewable and eco-friendly resource that is produced by processing waste and residues of agro ...
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The German-born designer Pia Wustenberg's passion for?transforming piles of waste paper (i.e. magazines and posters) has created quite the collection of eco-friendly pendant lights. Source: Pia Design Her pieces involve wrapping, ...
North American recycled paper provider, FutureMark Paper has signed ten long-term purchase agreements worth more than $20m annually, to secure about 50% of the recovered paper needed to run its business. The agreements will help the ...
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