RF power transistors supplier Freescale Semiconductor of Austin, TX, USA has launched two ultra-wideband RF power gallium nitride (GaN) transistors in new plastic packages. "The industry-leading bandwidth of these two products will enable ...
Tags: GaN Transistors, Plastic Packages
A joint venture between BillerudKorsnas and FibreForm Packaging has developed a new material that is claimed to be an alternative to plastic. The development is said to be the first 3D strechable paper and is targeting the packaging ...
Glass and plastic packaging supplier Plasdene Glass-Pak has acquired West Australia-based Silverlock Packaging, expanding its size by more than 50%. The move, which will expand the firm's geographic coverage, product offering and sales ...
In a move to check pollution, the European Parliament (EP) has voted in favour of limiting the use of thin plastic bags in Europe. As per the new law, EU citizens will have to reduce their annual average consumption of ...
Specialist French manufacturer Lucien Georgelin will be packaging a range of its high quality fruit compotes and desserts in To-Go snack packs that have been developed in collaboration with RPC Bebo Bouxwiller. A part of the RPC Group, ...
Tags: RPC Containers, Pack Fruit
Denmark-based packaging company Farch Plast is planning to tap markets beyond the European Union with plans of expanding in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, South Africa, the Middle East and Israel. Faerch Plast specialises in ...
Industrial, consumer and protective packaging provider Sonoco will be investing $11.8m in building a research and development facility for consumer packaging products in Hartsville. The company has already commenced the construction of ...
North America based plastic packaging designer and manufacturer Placon has launched the completely recyclable Selectables packaging range with a custom packaging look. The sustainable food packaging range also features inserts that ...
Tags: Placon, Recyclable Selectables Food Packaging, Food Packaging
Canada’s recycling rate of post-consumer plastic packaging has increased by 9% in a single year, according to the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA). The country reportedly collected over 311 million kilograms of ...
Tags: plastic packaging, used plastics, Packaging
Rigid plastic packaging manufacturer will be acquiring the APPE Packaging Division of La Seda de Barcelona Group for €360m. The amount includes a gross up of €65m of accounts payable that will be discounted from the bid which ...
Tags: Plastipak Packaging, Printing
Swedish company Finner dja with its Superfos’s SuperLock to package a new berry and fruit purée to help keep the products fresh for longer. The product Bara Br - meaning Simply Berries is a new product and required a ...
Tags: RPC, Swedish company, Packaging
Finland-based global supplier of pressure sensitive label materials UPM Raflatac has launched a selection of label stock products for wet wipes applications in Europe. The company has released adhesives combined with Clear and White PP ...
Germany-based plastic packaging company Sanner has developed Brilliance, a new packaging solution for effervescent tablets. Sanner specializes in manufacturing plastic packaging for pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare products. ...
Tags: Tablets, Brilliance, Packaging
Who are the world’s biggest polluters? A report by non-profit environmental and social responsibility organisation, As You Sow, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), examined the packaging practices of forty-seven fast ...
Tags: plastic packaging, packaging
A partnership between petrochemicals company Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and liquid food packaging firm Elopak will help in making available beverage cartons coated with plastic made from SABIC’s certified renewable ...