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CEPI:Price Gap Between The Costs for Energy in Europe and Those in The Rest of The World

Feb 13, 2014

Following the release of the Industrial Renaissance Communication, "Basta! Get back on track!" calls for the EU to reduce red tape, help win the global competitiveness race, rethink exisiting policies and put the focus back on industry. ...

Tags: EU packaging, packaging waste directive, costs for energy

Equator's 3-5 Year Growth Plan Aims to Take The Company Beyond £20m Turnover

Feb 13, 2014

The acquisition secures a Southern Ireland footprint together with an established Eire customer base for the firm, which has six international offices - including the US, Australia and China as well as its European operations. Equator's ...

Tags: Equator

Metsa Says Carta Allura Has 'exceptional' Smoothness Making It Ideal for Foil Lamination

Feb 13, 2014

Metsä says Carta Allura has 'exceptional' smoothness making it ideal for foil lamination, high-gloss varnish and other special effects. With high brightness and an attractive visual appearance it creates the right impression when ...

Tags: environmental legislation, cost of energy, EU packaging, packaging waste

Navajo Nation Changing Food Habits on The Largest Indian Reservation in The United States.

Feb 13, 2014

The Navajo Nation is going to use sales tax policies to try changing food habits on the largest Indian reservation in the United States. The Navajo Nation Council on Jan. 30 approved an additional 2-percent sales tax on so-called ...

Tags: Healthy Food, food safety

China Is Still Expected to Maintain Steady Growth This Year

Feb 12, 2014

Investors are second-guessing the underlying strength of the world’s two biggest economies as each faces homegrown challenges. China is still expected to maintain steady growth this year, albeit without the vim it once had. But its ...

Tags: Chinese Economies, U.S.Economies

Actega DS Has Registered a FoodSafe Brand for Sealant Compounds and Closures

Feb 12, 2014

Actega DS has registered a FoodSafe brand for sealant compounds and closures which it will be demonstrating at Interpack 2014. FoodSafefe stands for low-migration (falls short of the global migration limits) and certification for direct ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Seasonally-Adjusted Industrial Production Decreased by 0.7 Percent

Feb 12, 2014

In December last year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production decreased by 0.7 percent in both the euro area and in the EU-28 as compared with November, while industrial production in November had increased by 1.6 percent and by 1.3 ...

Tags: Industrial Output, capital goods

New West Midlands Site Marks an Exciting New Chapter for Quantum

Feb 11, 2014

The new premises provide 30,227 sq.ft of modern warehouse/industrial accommodation with a total site area of approximately 2.08 acres and with a very prominent frontage to the busy A461. The company's sales director Giles Foden ...

Tags: Packaging, warehouse, industrial accommodation

Bubble Wrap Was First Invented by Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes in 1957

Feb 11, 2014

Bubble Wrap?was first invented by Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes in 1957,with its initial intention to be sold as wallpaper.However,the creators soon realised that it would be a much better alternative to newspaper packaging. This ...

Tags: Bubble Wrap, protective packaging products, Packaging

The Indiana-Based Group Is to Buy a 75% Stake in Qingdao P&B Co

Feb 10, 2014

The Indiana-based group is to buy a 75% stake in Qingdao P&B Co, which is headquartered in the Qingdao free-trade zone. P&B, which has around 550 employees, is partly owned by Chinese drinks business Wuliangye Group, one of the ...

Tags: Plastics Buy-out, P&B

Distribution and Credit Management for Cargo's Music and Home Entertainment Products

Feb 10, 2014

Cinram will provide logistical services including packaging,warehousing,fulfilment,distribution and credit management for Cargo's variety of music and home entertainment products. Music distribution might be considered by the current ...

Tags: logistical services, Packaging, Logistics

Five New England States to Impose Labeling Requirements on Foods

Feb 10, 2014

Knitting together at least five New England states to impose labeling requirements on foods with ingredients containing genetically modified organisms(GMOs)just became more elusive. That's because in New Hampshire,the House of ...

Tags: foodsafety, GMO, Food

Cat Formula Cat Food for Possible Salmonella Contamination

Feb 10, 2014

PMI Nutrition,LLC,of Arden Hills,MN,has initiated a voluntary recall of its 20-lb.bags of Red Flannel?Cat Formula cat food for possible Salmonella contamination,according to a U.S.Food and Drug Administration announcement issued ...

Tags: Cat Food, animals food, animal

Joint Venture to Build a Sustainable Health Care Center

Feb 7, 2014

Joint venture to build a sustainable health care center of excellence and strengthen health care services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saudi Aramco, a fully integrated global energy and chemicals enterprise, and Johns Hopkins Medicine, ...

Tags: health care, Saudi Arabia, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Saudi Aramco

Packaging News Entered Debate Via Local Radio as National Newspapers Seized on a Report

Feb 7, 2014

Packaging News entered the debate via local radio as national newspapers seized on a report in the Grocer, claiming that 74% of respondents had been “forced” to take a knife to open packaging with 63% claiming they’d ...

Tags: Packaging, Grocer, wrap rage, Radio Devon