DuPont and other medical packaging and sterilization suppliers are participating at 2017 Medtec China in September. The rapid development of the medical industry brings with it increasingly demanding requirements with regards to aseptic ...
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Kite Packaging has acquired North London-based packaging distributor, Brooks Packaging, as part of its efforts to expand operations in the region. Established in 1967 by Jeffrey Horwood, Brooks Packaging supplies archive boxes to the ...
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India-based Jindal Poly Films (JPFL) has agreed to acquire Netherlands-based Apeldoorn Flexible Packaging Holding (AFP) for around €82.3m. AFP, which is incorporated in 2014, manufactures load security films, bread and cheese ...
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Netflix has announced fledgling support for Dolby Atmos audio within its original content, but it’s hard to imagine a more limited test run. The movie theatre-like surround sound tech will only available initially on a single ...
UK flexible packaging manufacturer Skymark has joined forces with European Union (EU) partners to develop new recycling technology for printed films. The new advanced technology will be used to recycle printed films through removing ...
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Covestro has expanded its film production capability, investing around €20m in a new production facility for multilayered flat films in Dormagen, Germany. The total investment also includes the related infrastructure and logistics. ...
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UK retailer Waitrose is set to introduce new triangular sandwich wrappers, which can be easily recycled and reused. The new sandwich wrappers, which will be launched in August, were developed with the support of packaging manufacturer RAP ...
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Biesterfeld Plastic has agreed to distribute BASF’s polystyrene in Europe, North Africa and the CIS region. Biesterfeld Plastic will distribute BASF’s polystyrene 158K and the recently commercialised polystyrene 148HQ from ...
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Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – has announced the installation of 2848 of its solar panels (equivalent to 484.16kW in capacity) on ...
The event is due to be held in September this year in Brussels, Belgium. SPGPrints’ rotary screen printing workflow for labels is claimed to be centred around its nickel RootMesh and re-usable RotoPlate screen programmes. The ...
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Sonoco has agreed to acquire Clear Lam Packaging for about $170m to expand its global flexible packaging and thermoforming plastics operations. Clear Lam Packaging, which was established in 1969, develops and manufactures flexible and ...
Sun Chemical, along with acpo, will exhibit expanded offering at this year’s Labelexpo event in Belgium to promote smart and cost-efficient solutions for narrow web, flexible packaging converting. The event will take place from 25 ...
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UK-based speciality packaging solutions provider Parkside has introduced new reclose lidding film for a snack fruit pack in the US. The Handy Candy pack, which is designed for a snack fruit pack in America, can be used for either ...
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Specialty biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films manufacturer Treofan is investing around $45m in a new orientation line at its Americas facility in Zacapu, Mexico. The five-layer and 10.4m orientation line will help to enhance the ...
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Self-adhesive label materials manufacturer UPM Raflatac has expanded its food labeling product range with the introduction of two new peel and reseal label materials. Launched in the European market, Peel-Rseal PP White FTC 60 and ...
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