International Paper (IP) and corrugated packaging producer in Brazil Jari Celulose, Embalagens e Papel, a Grupo Orsa company, have sealed the previously announced deal to form a new joint venture (JV), in which IP will invest about $470m. ...
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US-based global packaging company, Sonoco has announced that it will raise the price for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) products by $25 per ton, effective for shipments in the US and Canada from 11 February 2013. Sonoco ...
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Global consumer packaging group Rexam has received approval from the Chinese authorities and hopes to complete the sale of its Cosmetics, Toiletries and Household care products business for $459m to Sun European Partners’ affiliate. ...
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When the blades started spinning on SC Johnson's two new wind turbines, the company's Waxdale manufacturing facility began to further minimize its dependence on fossil fuels. The addition of the turbines means that products made and ...
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Consumer packaging group Silgan Holdings has revised its earnings estimates for the year due to lower volumes for metal food containers. The US-based supplier of rigid consumer goods packaging also announced that it has extended the ...
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As a leading consumer packaging company with 83 manufacturing sites across the globe, Rexam makes the packaging for many of the world’s favorite brands, striving to produce it as efficiently and sustainably as possible. Producing 4.5 ...
The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)'s consumer website has released a new YouTube video, Meet Norman, that shows how bottled water bans are having an unintended effect by shifting consumption to less healthy drinks packaged ...
Companies spend $130 billion a year on boxes, bags and blister packs, yet many packaged goods still remain hard-to-open, undersized, or overwrapped for the products inside. Consumer Reports took a close look at common packaging challenges ...
Slovakia-based drinks maker SPACElab has selected Rexam's 250ml Slim cans for its health product Body Fat Killer. Body Fat Killer, designed to naturally regulate body weight, was originally launched to the Slovakian market in 2004 in ...
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Global consumer packaging group Rexam has concluded the previously announced sale of its High Barrier food container business to a Silgan Holdings’ subsidiary for $250m. The food container business of Rexam provides thermoformed ...
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Rieke Packaging, based in Indiana, has secured the renewal of Environmental Stewardship Program (ESP) from the State of Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). An ESP member, who is entrusted with various sustainability ...
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Global consumer packaging company Huhtamaki, a subsidiary of Finland-based Huhtamäki has announced plans to invest $8.48m to expand its operations at its Hammond facility in Indiana, US. The production capabilities will be expanded ...
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US firm MOM Brands has added multigrain berry and multigrain cinnamon varieties to its Three Sisters cereal line. The additions bring the line-up of the shredded wheat cereal range to ten. All the varieties are made with whole grain oats, ...
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The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)'s consumer website has released a new YouTube video, Meet Norman, that shows how bottled water bans are having an unintended effect by shifting consumption to less healthy drinks packaged ...
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North American corrugated and consumer packaging manufacturer RockTenn has declared the acceleration of the February 2013 dividend of $0.225 per share on its Class A Common Stock to shareholders of record at the close of business on 17 ...