Ireland's Reprographic Systems installed the first Crystal 5080 XPS exposure units in the UK. XPS Crystal is claimed to produce LED UV Exposure that is digitally controlled to result in high quality and highly consistent flexo plate ...
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SIG Combibloc, along with Rio Grande do Sul’s production cooperative Languiru, has introduced a new digital solution for traceability, digital marketing and supply chain optimization. The solution offers transparency for quality and ...
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PPG has opened a $49m paint and coatings manufacturing facility and commercial operation in the Lipetsk region of Russia. The site will provide about 200 total positions and produce about 25 million liters (6.6 million gallons) of ...
Mercedes-Benz has started construction on a new engine plant in Poland, which will be the company's second facility for engines outside of Germany. The company is building a 50ha plant in Jawor by investing €500m in the site and ...
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Nestlé USA has forayed into the direct-to-consumer (DTC) prepared meals business by acquiring a minority stake in Freshly. The Nestle subsidiary was the leading investor in a $77m funding round in the DTC healthy prepared meals ...
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Plant-based frozen smoothie producer Bright Greens has raised a seed round led by Kellogg Company’s venture capital fund eighteen94 capital. Blu Venture Investors, an early stage investment group based in the Mid-Atlantic, also ...
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INX International Ink has doubled the size of its manufacturing facility in Edwardsville, located in the US state of Kansas. The 75,000ft² building enhances the company’s ability to support continued growth for its energy ...
A survey by the British Plastics Federation (BPF) revealed that the UK plastics industry has half of its temporary workers hailing from the European Union member states. This shows the continued dependence of the industry on EU workers, ...
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Advent International backed Sovos Brands has agreed to acquire Rao's Specialty Foods, the owner of Rao's Homemade pasta sauce made from natural ingredients. The transaction is expected to be completed during the third quarter of this ...
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Pro Mach is set to showcase packaging solutions from various brands at Expo Pack Guadalajara event in Mexico. The event will take place from 13 to 15 June in Guadalajara. At the event, Pro Mach will exhibit automated capping solutions ...
Coding and labelling solutions provider Interactive Coding Equipment (ICE) has appointed three new sales engineers to support business growth across the UK. The recruits, which have together amassed over 65 years of industry experience ...
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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen has acquired Germany-based software developer Docufy for an undisclosed price. Based in Bamberg, Docufy develops professional software solutions that are used for technical documentation. It is also claimed to ...
Affinity Packaging has purchased a Signature Premier 110 CS folder-gluer machine from ACE Machinery in South Korea, through its Wakefield agent Lloyds Print Services. Folding carton capacity is set to increase by 50% and the new addition ...
American Packaging has broken ground on a new 350,000ft2 manufacturing facility in Monroe County, New York. The company is investing around $170m to develop the facility, which will allow to create up to 260 permanent jobs, in addition to ...
Tags: Packaging, packaging converter
Self-adhesive label materials producer UPM Raflatac has introduced four new products for security labeling to the European market. The four materials, Raflasec Holo Security, Raflasec Fibres, Raflasec Seal and Raflasec Chameleon, have ...