Plastic Food Containers are widely used in Packaging Industry because of their light weight and relatively low cost. Besides, plastics are attributed with exceptional moisture barrier properties, which is very important to protect the food ...
Market research firm Canadean has rsaid the Japanese plastic packaging industry is in rapid growth, with flexible and rigid plastics packaging demand projected to increase by 6.9 billion packs between 2012 and 2017. “Japanese ...
Tags: Plastic Packaging, Packaging
Henkel and CMS Technology have announced a strategic alliance in North America to develop food-safe additives for packaging. CMS microbial-resistant technology for paper and plastic packaging is said to enhance Henkel's position in ...
Tags: Henkel, Food-Safe Additives, Packaging
At its foundations, The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is an educational body with a broad mission to impart packaging expertise to the wider industry. So, early in 2013, the AIP worked with the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) ...
Continuous development and innovation over recent years has brought focus to this material and attracting increased producer attention within the beverage industry. A senior analysts at Canadean told Packaging News: “Continuous ...
US-based flexible packaging company Bemis has signed an agreement with Hood Packaging to sell its paper packaging division. As part of the deal, Hood Packaging will acquire offices and manufacturing facilities of the division, situated in ...
Flight Plastics has unveiled its new plastic packaging plant at Lower Hutt in New Zealand to produce food grade PET packaging from recycled PET (RPET) flake. The new plant is claimed to be the first in the country to offer plastic ...
Asset management and investment group Alcentra has completed unitranche investment in the plastic packaging division of France-based Chesapeake. The investment will provide capital to increase business in areas of high agricultural ...
In its study "A little story about the monsters in your closet" published in mid January, the environmental organization Greenpeace criticized numerous discoveries of harmful substances in children's clothing from renowned brand ...
Tags: children's clothing, skin contact, health
US-based Berry Plastics has received permit from the competent approval authority in China to acquire controlling interest of Qingdao P&B. The pending registration, associated with the transaction, with the local company registry would be ...
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UK-based rigid plastic packaging supplier RPC Group has acquired injection moulded rigid plastic packaging specialist Helioplast in a deal worth £8.4m. UK-based rigid plastic packaging supplier RPC Group has acquired injection ...
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The Facts 2012 – showed a 34% recycling rate, 35% energy recovery rate and 31% landfill figure. It found 69.2% of all plastic packaging waste was recovered in 2012, the balance going to landfills and incineration without energy ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Plastic Packaging
Many of today's hottest fashions come from an unexpected source: yesterday's plastics. New recycling technologies have enabled designers to incorporate fabrics and materials made with used plastic packaging into on-trend clothing and ...
Plastic packaging manufacturer Amcor has signed a deal to purchase the US business of Constar International, which supplies plastic bottles. Constar interim CEO Louis Imbrogno, Jr said the transaction with Amcor will allow the company ...
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Flexible plastic packaging company Chantler Packaging has expanded its portfolio with the introduction of the new EnduroPouch. Available with a reinforced handle that is made using less plastic packaging, EnduroPouch also has a slider ...