Packaging company MeadWestvaco (MWV) has entered into an agreement with International Paper to buy its Carolina coated bristols brand for an undisclosed amount. International Paper decided to sell the brand as it wanted to convert its ...
Tags: MWV, International Paper, Packaging
AkzoNobel has announced that it is exploring new ways of increasing business value by piloting a unique four dimensional approach. The so-called 4D method looks at the whole value chain and is designed to measure both positive and ...
Tags: AkzoNobel, business, Construction
Last year, Asia Pulp & Paper installed solar panels in China that are providing 70.5 megawatts of solar power. APP is to add another 200 megawatts across eight of its mill companies in China. That is enough to power more than 500,000 ...
Tags: Pulp, Paper, Solar Rooftop
Aditya Birla Group has announced the launch of Birla Cellulose’s ‘Liva’ brand. The Liva fabric uses Birla Cellulose’s viscose staple fibre (vsf) and is manufactured by the company’s accredited partners, who are ...
Tags: Aditya Birla Group, Liva fabric, fabric
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 ...
Tim Woods, managing director of IndustryEdge, knows that corrugated packaging is the powerhouse of Australasia’s paper industry. Here, he explains why. Australia and New Zealand use the full array of fibre packaging options, from ...
Tags: Virgin material, Virginity, Packaging
Carrington Tea will launch its Carrington Organics Tea line in bio-based NatureFlex packaging films from UK-based Innovia Films. Produced from wood pulp sourced from managed plantations, the flexible packaging material prevents oxygen and ...
Tags: Packaging, Organics Tea, Tea Packaging
Global food and beverage company FAL Food and Beverages has launched a range of coconut-based beverages in Australia. The Coco Joy Flavoured Coconut Milk range is available in Chocolate, Banana and Coffee flavours in 500mL or 250mL ...
Tags: Coconut Milk, beverage
Birla Cellulose, the cellulosic fibre producing division of Indian multinational conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, will exhibit its latest nature-themed Spring/Summer 2016 collection at the upcoming trade event Première Vision Yarns, ...
Philippines abaca fibre market is expected to register a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of around 5.7 per cent from 2014 to 2019, according to a recently published TechSci Research report titled “Philippines Abaca Fibre Market ...
Tags: abaca fibre, global market
Softblock is one half of molo’s softwall+softblock modular system. Softblock can be thought of as paper partition building blocks that stack and attach end to end, then quickly reconfigure to fulfil new functions. Their modular design ...
Tags: wall, window, even ceiling structure, Furniture
Germany-based CD Cartondruck has won Pro Carton / ECMA Award 2014 under the Beauty & Cosmetics category for the packaging design of Issey Miyake's Pleats Please L'Elixir ladies perfume. CD Cartondruck used Algro Design solution from ...
Tennessee-based printing papers, specialty papers and pulp manufacturing company Verso Paper has completed the acquisition of its larger rival NewPage Holdings for $1.4bn. Verso announced that with this acquisition, it will have ...
Tags: flexible packaging, technical paper applications, Agriculture
Panasonic has launched its first Slow Juicer product for the U.S. market at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) as part of its expanded line-up of healthy-lifestyle small home appliances. The Panasonic Slow Juicer ...
Tags: healthy-lifestyle, frozen fruits, vegetables, Agriculture
Russia-based Syassky Pulp and Paper Mill has signed a contract with Italy’s Toscotec for the supply of a new tissue line at its mill in Syasstroy, in the Leningrad region of Russia. The new equipment will help in producing higher ...
Tags: Syassky Pulp, Paper Mill