Orkla has reported a 10% increase in operating profit , totalling NOK 725m in the first quarter of 2015. The Branded Consumer Goods business achieved EBIT (adj.) of NOK 769 million, an improvement of 11% from the first quarter of 2014. ...
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Swiss personal care company Arbonne International, LLC or Arbonne has introduced its first sports nutrition line called PhytoSport which is aimed at athletes and activity enthusiasts. PhytoSport collection combines science with natural, ...
Australia’s packaging company Amcor will be acquiring the internal tobacco packaging operations of Souza Cruz in Brazil for $30m (BRL96m). Majority-owned by British American Tobacco, Souza Cruz is considered to be one of the ...
Tags: Amcor, Tobacco Packaging, 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
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 ...
Australia-based packaging solution provider Amcor has announced the acquisition of South African packaging company Nampak Flexibles for $22m (ZAR250m). Amcor specialises in supplying a range of rigid and flexible packaging products to ...
Mumbai-based private equity firm Kedaara Capital has forayed into the packaging sector by investing close to $32m (Rs 200 crore) in an unlisted folding cartons and paper packaging company, Parksons Packaging. The company said that it ...
Tags: folding cartons, paper packaging, Packaging
US apparel marketer Gap Inc said it has been honoured for the ninth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute in recognition of fostering a culture of ethics and transparency at every level of the company. According to a Gap press ...
US-based blow molded packaging solutions provider Pretium Packaging has acquired Intertech, a manufacturer of custom and plastic bottles for an undisclosed amount. Intertech specializes in developing blow molded high-density ...
Tags: Plastic Bottles, Packaging
US-based Replenish Bottling that creates new formats for plastic spray bottles and containers has opted for R&D/Leverage for its injection mold building expertise. As a part of scaling up from its initial pilot molds, the Replenish ...
Tags: Injection Mold, Packaging
Global Closure Systems will showcase its portfolio of closures at Packaging Innovations 2015, which is scheduled to be held in Birmingham, England, from 25-26 February. The company will exhibit its portfolio of standard as well as bespoke ...
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The supplier of packaging for the cosmetics and personal care industry has worked for three years with Franco-Spanish tube manufacturer CTL/Tuboplast. The result has been the launch of the Easy Supply Tube (EST) in the UK, previously only ...
Tags: Tube Packaging, Vetroplas
UK-based Essentra has completed the acquisition of Clondalkin’s specialist packaging division (SPD) for $455m, paving way for opening up the US market to Essentra as well as boost its existing presence across Europe. Clondalkin ...
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Packaging solutions provider Glenroy has agreed to acquire the pouch converting operations of PF Flexibles, formerly known as Pouch Converting Technologies. Based in Hartford, Wisconsin, PF Flexibles is a contract manufacturer of ...
Tags: liquids, military applications, chemicals, Agriculture
PPG Industries’ packaging coatings business has announced that it will feature a new generation of coatings for the protection of monobloc aerosol cans and aluminum and plastic tubes during the Aerosol and Dispensing Forum in Paris, ...